Start menu items

[Maka84]

How do i remove the search and the settings menu's from my start menu.

Included attachment.

[Maka84]

Ive managed to remove the search menu by going into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\

Explorer and adding a DWORD string called NoFind and setting it to 1

I cant figure out how to remove settings though, any ideas?

[DonDamm]

You can more esily control those items by right clicking anywhere on the Taskbar and choosing properties. On the Start Menu tab click Start Menu /Customize... In the dialog box click the Advanced tab and in the middle you'll see all the items you can check and uncheck for the Start menu - including the ones you are asking about! :^) Just uncheck them and they'll go away. No need to go into the registry.

[Maka84]

Thanks, but that option isnt available to me. It doesent show up under properties/Start menu/advanced.. maybe it does under the normal start menu, but not the classic one.

[Yzöwl]

The only way I know of to remove search but still keep the F3 and winkey+f and other search functionality is this:

Open %systemroot%\explorer.exe in Reshacker.

Go to:

menu » 204 » 1033 and remove the text:

	POPUP "&Settings", 508, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
	{
		MENUITEM "&Control Panel", 505, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&Windows Security...", 5001, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&Network Connections", 557, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&Printers and Faxes", 510, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&Taskbar and Start Menu", 413, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	}
	POPUP "Sear&ch", 520, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
	{
		MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
	}

Click on compile script and save as explorer.exe to e.g. desktop.

Now use a batch file something like this:

@ECHO OFF
TSKILL EXPLORER>NUL
COPY/Y %USERPROFILE%\DESKTOP\explorer.exe %SYSTEMROOT%>NUL
EXPLORER

Alternatively use replacer to replace your explorer.exe with this new one.

[Maka84]

Yep, that works.

Thanks!

[jeebee78]

it works but after a reboot the original explorer.exe seems to be restored.

how can i prevent this from happening.

[spacesurfer]

you need to replace explorer.exe in dllcache with the patched one.