Remove Start menu option in Start Menu Properties dialog.
This setting removes the simple Start menu option in Start Menu Properties dialog so that only Classic Start menu display is available to users.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
In windows xp and windows 2003, you can choose between the start menu and the classic start menu display. This can be seen in the start menu tab when you open start > settings > taskbar and start menu. But, this setting can remove the start menu option from the dialog, leaving only classic start menu display. For this, go to start > run, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a dword value nosimplestartmenu, if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value to 1 which removes the start menu from the dialog. However, if you want to get back to the original state, change the value to 0. The changes will take effect after a restart or logoff. Note: this feature works on internet explorer version 5 and above. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
In windows xp and windows 2003, you can choose between the start menu and the classic start menu display. This can be seen in the start menu tab when you open start > settings > taskbar and start menu. But, this setting can remove the start menu option from the dialog, leaving only classic start menu display. For this, go to start > run, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a dword value nosimplestartmenu, if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value to 1 which removes the start menu from the dialog. However, if you want to get back to the original state, change the value to 0. The changes will take effect after a restart or logoff. Note: this feature works on internet explorer version 5 and above. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Then, go to <b>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]</b> key, and in the open area right-click to create and new DWORD value "NoSimpleStartMenu".
The created DWORD value will look like below.
Next, right-click on the "NoSimpleStartMenu" DWORD value and click on 'Modify'.
Finally, enter the value "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]
- Location: Current User
- Value Name: NoSimpleStartMenu
- Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
- Enabled Value: 1
- Disabled Value: 0
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