Remove user folder link from Start Menu
Jump to overview

Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Start Menu and Taskbar
Supported on
Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista

Supported OS tags: Windows7, WindowsServer2008, WindowsVista

If you enable this policy the start menu will not show a link to the user's storage folder. If you disable or do not configure this policy, the start menu will display a link, unless the user chooses to remove it in the start menu control panel.

Internal name
NoUserFolderOnStartMenu
Policy ID
36d9ad6f4d4a
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value name
NoUserFolderInStartMenu
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value name
NoUserFolderInStartMenu
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

This policy has no additional user input fields.