Remove My Documents from the Start Menu (Windows 2000/Me/XP)
Category: Home > Security > Start Menu and Taskbar > Documents and Folders
This restriction removes My Documents which is shown under the Documents folder on the Start Menu.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoSMMyDocs' set the value to equal '1' to enable the restriction.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart for the changes to take effect.
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|  | (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) | |
|  | NoSMMyDocs | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) | |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Exp... |  |
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| Settings: |
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
Name: NoSMMyDocs
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction)
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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: April 3, 2002
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