Remove My Network Places from desktop. (For All Users).
If you install a Windows Network on your PC, Windows will show the My Network Places icon on the desktop. This setting enables you to hide this system icon.
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Description:
If you install a windows network on your pc, windows will show the my network places icon on the desktop. This setting enables you to hide this system icon. If you enable this setting, you cant use the unc feature. This has influence on the explorer, the run command of the start menu and unc directories set by the administrator. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a dword value nonethood, if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value to 1 which can hide the my network places from desktop. However, if you want to get back to the original state, change the value to 0. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. Note: the name of network icon on windows 98/me is network neighborhood. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
If you install a windows network on your pc, windows will show the my network places icon on the desktop. This setting enables you to hide this system icon. If you enable this setting, you cant use the unc feature. This has influence on the explorer, the run command of the start menu and unc directories set by the administrator. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a dword value nonethood, if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value to 1 which can hide the my network places from desktop. However, if you want to get back to the original state, change the value to 0. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. Note: the name of network icon on windows 98/me is network neighborhood. 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".
Second, go to <b>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\] </b> and create a new 'DWORD value' as "NoNetHood".
Right Click on "NoNetHood" and select 'Modify'.
Finally, set the value data as "1" and click 'OK'.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]
- Location: Local Machine
- Value Name: NoNetHood
- Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
- Enabled Value: 1
- Disabled Value: 0
- Action Type: Add an Entry
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