Disable Expanding Internet Explorer New Menu (All Windows)

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Disable Expanding Internet Explorer New Menu (All Windows)
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Usually when you click on the New menu in Internet Explorer it is expanded to include options like New Window, Message, Post and Internet Call. Using this tweak will stop the menu expanding and therefore only display the "New Window" option.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value called 'NoExpandedNewMenu' and set the value to '1' to stop the expanded menu from displaying.


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


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Exp...

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
Name: NoExpandedNewMenu
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = expanded, 1 = not expanded)

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.

Last Modified: April 4, 2002

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