Remove Selected Internet Explorer Toolbar Buttons (All Windows)
Category: Home > Software > Internet Explorer > Appearance
These settings allow you to hide and disable specific buttons on the Internet Explorer toolbar.
Open your registry and find the key below, creating it if it does not already exist.
Create a new DWORD value called "SpecifyDefaultButtons" and set it to "1" to enable the removal of buttons.
In addition create a new DWORD value and set the value to "2" for each button you want to remove from the list below.
- Btn_Back
- Btn_Forward
- Btn_Stop
- Btn_Refresh
- Btn_Home
- Btn_Search
- Btn_Folders
- Btn_Favorites
- Btn_Media
- Btn_History
- Btn_Fullscreen
- Btn_Tools
- Btn_MailNews
- Btn_Size
- Btn_Print
- Btn_Edit
- Btn_Discussions
- Btn_Cut
- Btn_Copy
- Btn_Paste
- Btn_Encoding
- Btn_PrintPreview
Restart Internet Explorer for the changes to take effect.
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|  | SpecifyDefaultButtons | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) | |
| | Btn_Back | REG_DWORD | 0x00000002 (2) | |
| | Btn_Refresh | REG_DWORD | 0x00000002 (2) | |
| | Btn_Search | REG_DWORD | 0x00000002 (2) | |
| | Btn_Print | REG_DWORD | 0x00000002 (2) | |
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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: SpecifyDefaultButtons
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
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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 18, 2002
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