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This setting controls whether the Favorites folder is shown on the Start Menu.

Open your registry and find the key mentioned below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, named 'StartMenuFavorites'. Modify the value to equal '1' to enable Favorites or '0' to disable them.

Exit your registry and log off for the changes to take effect.

Note: This restriction can be used either on a user by user basis by adding it to HKEY_CURRENT_USER or on a computer wide basis by adding it to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

		(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
		StartMenuFavorites	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)

	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Adv...

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.