Remove the Windows Security on Start Menu (Windows Terminal Server)

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Remove the Windows Security on Start Menu (Windows Terminal Server)
Category: Home > Security > Start Menu and Taskbar

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This setting is used to hide the Windows NT Security menu item on the Start Menu of a terminal server session.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoNtSecurity' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
NoNtSecurity	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: NoNtSecurity
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = display, 1 = remove)

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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: October 29, 2002

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