Hide My Documents from the Start Menu (For All Users)
This tweak is used to hide My Documents folder from the Start menu.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
My documents lets us access letters, notes, reports, charts etc. It also stores audio & video, images and web files. This setting removes this folder and also removes corresponding checkbox from the start menu customization cpl. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If the sub key \explorer\ is not present, create it as explained below. Then, create a dword value nosmmydocs, if this value does not exists. Now, right-click and modify the value to 1 to hide. However, if you want to get back to the original state, change the value to 0. After restart or logoff, changes take effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
My documents lets us access letters, notes, reports, charts etc. It also stores audio & video, images and web files. This setting removes this folder and also removes corresponding checkbox from the start menu customization cpl. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If the sub key \explorer\ is not present, create it as explained below. Then, create a dword value nosmmydocs, if this value does not exists. Now, right-click and modify the value to 1 to hide. However, if you want to get back to the original state, change the value to 0. After restart or logoff, changes take effect. 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".
Go to <b> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]</b>, key and create a new key with the name "Explorer" under "Policies".
Now, right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "NoSMMyDocs" in "Explorer" key.
Next, right-click on "NoSMMyDocs" and click on 'Modify'.
Finally, enter the value "1" (Base Hexadecimal) without quotation in the text box and click on 'OK'. Once you are done. Exit from registry. After a restart or logoff, the changes take effect.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]
- Location: Local Machine
- Value Name: Explorer
- Data Type: Key
- Action Type: Add an Entry
- Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]
- Location: Local Machine
- Value Name: NoSMMyDocs
- Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
- Enabled Value: 1
- Disabled Value: 0
- Action Type: Add an Entry
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