Disable the Ability to Customize Toolbars (All Windows)

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Disable the Ability to Customize Toolbars (All Windows)
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By right clicking on a toolbar you are usually given the option to Customize, which allows you to change which functions are available from the toolbar. This tweak allows you to disable that function.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value named "NoToolbarCustomize" and set the value to "1" to disable the ability to customize the toolbars.

You may need to log-off for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
NoToolbarCustomize	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: NoToolbarCustomize
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (1 = enable restriction)

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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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