Winxp registry start menu and taskbar

The WINDOWS Start Menu suddenly does not support keeping records of recent access programs, which is inconvenient to use. Therefore, I have not found it online for a long time.

This time we found the relevant information and kept it.

 

21. How to remove the "favorites" menu from the "Start" menu

Removes the favorites menu from the Start Menu.

The procedure is as follows:

(1) Open the Registry Editor and find the items shown in the following table.

(2) create or modify an existing DWORD Value named "NoFavoritesMenu" according to the following table.

(3) Exit the Registry Editor and restart Windows for the change to take effect.

Settings:

Item (User ):[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer] Item (system ):[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer] Name:NoFavoritesMenu Type:REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value:(0 = display favorites, 1 = no favorites)

22.How to remove the list of common programs from the "Start" menu

Removes the list of common programs from the Start Menu.

The procedure is as follows:

(1) Open the Registry Editor and find the items shown in the following table.

(2) create or modify a DWORD Value named "NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList" according to the following table.

(3) Exit Registry Editor, restart or log out of Windows to make the change take effect.

Note: This setting can only be applied to windows xp-style "start" menus, but not classic "start" menus.

Settings:

Item (User ):[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer] Item (system ):[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer] Name:NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList Type:REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value:(0 = default, 1 = enabled)

23.How to remove the personal program list from the Start Menu

Removes the personal program list from the Start menu, and removes Internet and email options from the Start Menu.

The procedure is as follows:

(1) Open the Registry Editor and find the items shown in the following table.

(2) create or modify a DWORD Value named "NoStartMenuPinnedList" according to the following table.

(3) Exit Registry Editor, restart or log out of Windows to make the change take effect.

Note: This setting can only be applied to windows xp-style "start" menus, but not classic "start" menus.

Settings:

Item (User ):[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer] Item (system ):[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer] Name:NoStartMenuPinnedList Type:REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value:(0 = default, 1 = enabled)

24. How to remove the username from the "Start" menu

Hide the current user name that is usually displayed at the top of the windows xp Start Menu.

The procedure is as follows:

(1) Open the Registry Editor and find the items shown in the following table.

(2) create or modify a DWORD Value named "NoUserNameInStartMenu" according to the following table.

(3) Exit Registry Editor, restart or log out of Windows to make the change take effect.

Note: This setting can only be applied to windows xp-style "start" menus, but not classic "start" menus.

Settings:

Item (User ):[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer] Item (system ):[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer] Name:NoUserNameInStartMenu Type:REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value:(0 = show user name, 1 = hide user name)

25.How to remove the "All Programs" button from the "Start" menu

Removes the "All Programs" button for all installed applications from the "Start" menu.

The procedure is as follows:

(1) Open the Registry Editor and find the items shown in the following table.

(2) create or modify an existing DWORD Value named "NoStartMenuMorePrograms" according to the following table.

(3) Exit Registry Editor, restart or log out of Windows to make the change take effect.

Note: This setting can only be applied to windows xp-style "start" menus, but not classic "start" menus.

Settings:

Item (User ):[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer] Item (system ):[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer] Name:NoStartMenuMorePrograms Type:REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value:(0 = default value, 1 = disabled button)

26.How to remove an offline computer from the Start Menu

It can be used to hide or display the "undock computer" option in the "Start" menu.

The procedure is as follows:

(1) Open the Registry Editor and find the items shown in the following table.

(2) create or modify a DWORD Value named "NoStartMenuEjectPC" according to the following table.

(3) Exit Registry Editor, restart or log out of Windows to make the change take effect.

Note: This option can only be used on a portable computer with a docking station.

Settings:

Item (User ):[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer] Item (system ):[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer] Name:NoStartMenuEjectPC Type:REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value:(0 = show off-dock, 1 = hide off-Dock)

27. How to clear the cached command lines in the "run" command

A large number of historical records are saved in the "run" command in the "Start" menu. This setting helps you clear all irrelevant commands.

(1) Open the Registry Editor and find the items shown in the following table.

(2) Delete the command to be cleared, or clear all the lists.

(3) Close the Registry Editor and the change takes effect immediately.

Settings:

Item (User ):[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ RunMRU]

28. How to display items in Control Panel in layers

Set the "control panel" in the "Start" menu to display as a cascade menu or a simple folder link.

The procedure is as follows:

(1) Open the Registry Editor and find the items shown in the following table.

(2) create or modify an existing string value named "CascadeControlPanel" according to the following table.

(3) Exit Registry Editor, restart or log out of Windows to make the change take effect.

 

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