Tweaks added with Windows Vista
Open Regedit and browse through to the key as below (or create if doesnot exist)HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer"Start Menu" tweaks in Windows Vista are different from previous ones in a way that the actions performed by these are already available with "Start Menu" Control Panel item. Enabling these using registry however prohibits user from controlling the said actions.
ValueName | Description |
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QuickLaunchEnabled | This policy setting controls whether the QuickLaunch bar is
displayed in the Taskbar. If you enable this setting, the QuickLaunch bar will be visible and cannot be turned off. If you disable this setting, the QuickLaunch bar will be hidden and cannot be turned on. If you do not configure this setting, then users will be able to turn the QuickLaunch bar on and off. |
ForceRunOnStartMenu | If you enable this setting, the Run command is added to the Start menu. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the Run command is not visible on the Start menu by default, but it can be added from the Taskbar and Start menu properties. If the "NoRun" is enabled, this has no effect. |
UseFoldersInStartMenu | User folders links launch a folder view of users files instead of a library view. |
NoUserFolderInStartMenu | If you enable this setting the start menu will not show a link to
the user's storage folder. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the start menu will display a link, unless the user chooses to remove it in the start menu control panel. |
NoSearchCommInStartMenu | If you enable this setting the start menu search box will not
search for communications. If you disable or do not configure this, the start menu will search for communications, unless the user chooses not to in the start menu control panel. |
NoSearchProgramsInStartMenu | If you enable this setting the start menu search box will not
search for programs. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the start menu will search for programs, unless the user chooses not to in the start menu control panel. |
NoSearchInternetInStartMenu | If you enable this setting the start menu search box will not
search for internet history or favorites. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the start menu will search for internet history or favorites, unless the user chooses not to in the start menu control panel. |
NoSearchFilesInStartMenu | If you enable this setting the start menu search box will not
search for files. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the start menu will search for files, unless the user chooses not to in the start menu control panel. |
NoSearchComputerLinkInStartMenu | If you enable this setting, the "See all results" link will not
be shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box. If you disable or do not configure this policy, the "See all results" link will be shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box. |
NoStartMenuMyGames | If you enable this setting the start menu will not show a link to
the Games folder. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the start menu will show a link to the Games folder, unless the user chooses to remove it in the start menu control panel. |
ClearRecentProgForNewUserInStartMenu | If you enable this setting, the recent programs list in the start
menu will be blank for each new user. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the start menu recent programs list will be pre-populated with programs for each new user. |
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