| Registry DataBase : Start Menu | |
| Menu delay - Alignment - Menu order - Restrictions Special submenus - Windows Update - Customize Find options |
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| Top | Menu delay |
| Key :
HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop Entry : MenuShowDelay System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K Type : REG_SZ Default : 400 |
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| Delay in milliseconds until a Start Menu submenu is displayed or closed when hovering on it with the mouse. Decrease this value to speed up submenu display. | |
| Top | Alignment |
| Key :
HKCU \Control Panel \Desktop Entry : ? MenuDropAlignment System : 98 Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Aligns menu options to the right. I have never seen that entry work. | |
| Top | Menu order |
| System
: 95+IE4.x, 98, ME Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Explorer \MenuOrder \Start Menu \Menu System : NT, 2K Key : HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Explorer \MenuOrder \Start Menu Entry : Order Type : REG_BINARY |
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| Delete this entry to display Start Menu programs in default alphabetical order. | |
| Top | Restrictions |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoChangeStartMenu System : 98, ME, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Disable icon drag and drop on Start Menu. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoClose (Explorer) System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Disable Close
in Start Menu and in Shutdown
dialog box, but not in Windows NT Ctrl+Alt+Del
dialog box. Different from NoClose (Program Manager). |
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| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoStartMenuSubFolders System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes folders located in upper part of Start Menu. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoFind System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes Start Menu \Find command. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoSMHelp System : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes Start Menu \Help command. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K Entry : NoRun (Explorer) Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes Start Menu \Run
command. Different from NoRun (Program Manager). |
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| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer System : 2K Entry : MemCheckBoxInRunDlg Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Enables Run in separate memory areas checkbox in Windows 2000's Start Menu \Run dialog box. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoSetFolders System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes Control Panel and Printers from Start Menu \Parameters submenu, from My Computer and from Explorer. If the \Parameters submenu is empty, it will be hidden too. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoNetworkConnections System : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes Start Menu \Parameters \Network Connections and Remote Access submenu in Windows 2000. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoSetTaskBar System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes Start Menu \Parameters \Taskbar submenu and disables Taskbar context menu. If the \Parameters submenu is empty, it will be hidden too. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : Intellimenus System : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes Use intellimenus from the Taskbar properties. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoFavoritesMenu System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes Start Menu \Favorites submenu. For Windows 95, at least IE 4.01, Service Pack 1 and Active Desktop must have been added to the system. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoRecentDocsMenu System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes Start Menu \Documents submenu. For Windows 95, at least IE 4.01, Service Pack 1 and Active Desktop must have been added to the system. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoRecentDocsHistory System : 98, ME, 2K Type : REG_BINARY Range : 00 00 00 00 or 01 00 00 00 Default : 00 00 00 00 |
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| 01 00 00 00 : Prevents shorcut creation in %WinDir% \Recent. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : ClearRecentDocsOnExit System : 98, ME, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Empties Start Menu \Documents submenu at Windows shutdown. Works for Windows 98/ME/2K. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoSMMyDocs Système : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes Start Menu \Documents \My Documents submenu in Windows 2000. | |
| Key
: HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoFolderOptions System : 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes Folder options submenu from Start Menu \Parameters, from My Computer and from Explorer. For Windows 95, at least IE 4.01, Service Pack 1 and Active Desktop must have been added to the system. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software\Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \System Entry : NoCommonGroups System : NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes common programs from Start Menu (located in %SystemRoot% \Profiles \All Users\ Start Menu) and the options Open All Users and Explore All Users from Start Menu context menu. Removing common programs prevents using administration tools from Start Menu (protects from rookies only). | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software\Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoLogoff (95/98) System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME Type : REG_BINARY Range : 00 00 00 00 or 01 00 00 00 Default : 00 00 00 00 |
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| 01 00 00 00 : Removes Start Menu \Log off option in Windows 98/ME. For Windows 95, at least IE 4.01, Service Pack 1 and Active Desktop must have been added to the system. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software\Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : ForceStartMenuLogOff System : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Adds Start Menu \Log off option in Windows 2000. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoSMBalloonTip System : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Disables balloon tips on Start Menu items in Windows 2000. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software\Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \System Entry : NoTrayContextMenu System : NT, 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Disables right click on Taskbar, Start Menu context menu, clock and Taskbar icons. For Windows NT, at least Service Pack 2 must have been added to the system. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \System Entry : DisableTaskManager System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Disables Windows 95/98/ME
Task Manager. Corresponding Windows NT/2K entry : DisableTaskMgr. |
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| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoManageMyComputerVerb System : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes Manage my computer option from Windows 2000 Explorer context menu. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo System : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Windows 2000 tries to find the target files for shortcuts when the link is broken. Shortcuts may contain an absolute path to the initial target file and a relative path to the current target file. If the system is unable to find the target file in the current target path (relative), it will look into the initial target path (absolute). If the file was copied onto another computer, the initial target path can lead to a computer on the network, including external resources such as an Internet server. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoHardwareTab System : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes the Hardware tab from Control Panel \Mouse, \Keyboard, \Sounds and multimedia icons in Windows 2000. Also removes the Hardware tab from the local drives' properties boxes, including harddrives, floppy drives and CD-ROM drives. Thus, users can not use the Hardware tab to view or edit the device list or the device properties, nor can they use the Device troubleshooting button. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoChangeAnimation System : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Prevents changing window, menu and list animation in Windows 2000. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoChangeKeyboardNavigationIndicators System : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Disables the Alt key displays keyboard navigation indicators option from the Control Panel \Display icon. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoDFSTab System : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes the DSF tab from Windows 2000 Explorer. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoComputersNearMe System : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Removes the workgroup user computers or the local domain computers from the network resource list in Windows 2000 Explorer and Network Favorites. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : CDRAutorun System : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 1 |
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| 0 : Disables CD-R autorun in Windows 2000. | |
| Key :
HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoToolbarCustomize System : 2K Type : REG_DWORD Range : 0 or 1 Default : 1 |
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| 1 : Users can not choose which buttons will be displayed in Windows 2000 Explorer and Internet Explorer standard toolbars. Also removes the Display \Toolbars \Customize command. | |
| Top | Special submenus |
| System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K | |
| In order to add a Control
Panel submenu to your Start Menu,
create a shortcut called WhateverYouLike.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2D D-08002B30309D} in your Start Menu. It is thus possible to add any object provided you know its CLSID. |
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| System : 95, 95+IE4.x, 98, ME, NT, 2K | |
| In order to add a Printers
submenu to your Start Menu, create a
shortcut called WhateverYouLike.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} in your Start Menu. It is thus possible to add any object provided you know its CLSID. |
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| Top | Windows Update |
| Key
: HKCU \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion
\Policies \Explorer Entry : NoWindowsUpdate System : 98, ME, 2K Type : REG_SZ Range : 0 or 1 Default : 0 |
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| 1 : Disables Windows 98/ME/2000 Start Menu \Windows Update option. | |
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