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Remove the Ability to Right Click on the Start Button (All Windows) Popular

Usually when a user right clicks on the start button they are able to select Open, Explore or Find. Use this tweak to remove these options and secure your desktop.

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Open your registry and find the key [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell] then rename it from 'shell' to 'shell.old'.

Do the same with the key [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell] and rename it to [...\shell.old].

Once complete the two original keys should now be called [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell.old] and [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell.old] respectively.

Now when you right click on the start button, you should no longer be given the option to Open, Explore or Find.

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Last modified: October 24, 2002