Remove My Documents from the Desktop (All Windows)

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Remove My Documents from the Desktop (All Windows)
Category: Home > Windows > Desktop

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This setting is used to remove the My Documents folder from the Windows desktop.

Open your registry and find the key below for your OS version.

Windows 95, 98 and Me
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\ShellFolder]

Windows NT, 2000 and XP
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\ShellFolder]

Modify the value called "Attributes" and set it to either "0xf0500174" to hide or "0xf0400174" to display My Documents.

Click on a blank area of desktop and press F5 to refresh for the change to take effect.

Note: This tweak can also by used on a system wide basis by entering the same values under the [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE] hive.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
Attributes	REG_DWORD	0xf0500174 (4031775092)


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

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
CLSID\{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}\ShellFolder]
Name: Attributes
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0xf0500174 = Hidden, 0xf0400174 = Default)

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: December 14, 2001

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