Tag: User Configuration
Prevent changes to Taskbar and Start Menu Settings
This policy setting allows you to prevent changes to Taskbar and Start Menu Settings. If you enable this policy setting The user will be prevented from opening the Taskbar Properties dialog box. If the user right-clicks the taskbar and then clicks Properties a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the action. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the Taskbar and Start Menu items are available from Settings on the Start menu.
Remove Default Programs link from the Start menu.
This policy setting allows you to remove the Default Programs link from the Start menu. If you enable this policy setting the Default Programs link is removed from the Start menu. Clicking the Default Programs link from the Start menu opens the Default Programs control panel and provides administrators the ability to specify default programs for certain activities such as Web browsing or sending e-mail as well as which programs are accessible from the Start menu desktop and other locations. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the Default Programs link is available from the Start menu. Note: This policy setting does not prevent the Set Default Programs for This Computer option from appearing in the Default Programs control panel.
Remove Documents icon from Start Menu
This policy setting allows you to remove the Documents icon from the Start menu and its submenus. If you enable this policy setting the Documents icon is removed from the Start menu and its submenus. Enabling this policy setting only removes the icon. It does not prevent the user from using other methods to gain access to the contents of the Documents folder. Note: To make changes to this policy setting effective you must log off and then log on. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting he Documents icon is available from the Start menu. Also see the “Remove Documents icon on the desktop” policy setting.
Remove Music icon from Start Menu
This policy setting allows you to remove the Music icon from Start Menu. If you enable this policy setting the Music icon is no longer available from Start Menu. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the Music icon is available from Start Menu.
Remove Network icon from Start Menu
This policy setting allows you to remove the Network icon from Start Menu. If you enable this policy setting the Network icon is no longer available from Start Menu. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the Network icon is available from Start Menu.
Remove Pictures icon from Start Menu
This policy setting allows you to remove the Pictures icon from Start Menu. If you enable this policy setting the Pictures icon is no longer available from Start Menu. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the Pictures icon is available from Start Menu.
Remove user’s folders from the Start Menu
Hides all folders on the user-specific (top) section of the Start menu. Other items appear but folders are hidden. This setting is designed for use with redirected folders. Redirected folders appear on the main (bottom) section of the Start menu. However the original user-specific version of the folder still appears on the top section of the Start menu. Because the appearance of two folders with the same name might confuse users you can use this setting to hide user-specific folders. Note that this setting hides all user-specific folders not just those associated with redirected folders. If you enable this setting no folders appear on the top section of the Start menu. If users add folders to the Start Menu directory in their user profiles the folders appear in the directory but not on the Start menu. If you disable this setting or do not configured it Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional display folders on both sections of the Start menu.
Force classic Start Menu
This setting affects the presentation of the Start menu. The classic Start menu in Windows 2000 Professional allows users to begin common tasks while the new Start menu consolidates common items onto one menu. When the classic Start menu is used the following icons are placed on the desktop: Documents Pictures Music Computer and Network. The new Start menu starts them directly. If you enable this setting the Start menu displays the classic Start menu in the Windows 2000 style and displays the standard desktop icons. If you disable this setting the Start menu only displays in the new style meaning the desktop icons are now on the Start page. If you do not configure this setting the default is the new style and the user can change the view.
Remove Clock from the system notification area
Prevents the clock in the system notification area from being displayed. If you enable this setting the clock will not be displayed in the system notification area. If you disable or do not configure this setting the default behavior of the clock appearing in the notification area will occur.
Prevent grouping of taskbar items
This setting affects the taskbar buttons used to switch between running programs. Taskbar grouping consolidates similar applications when there is no room on the taskbar. It kicks in when the user’s taskbar is full. If you enable this setting it prevents the taskbar from grouping items that share the same program name. By default this setting is always enabled. If you disable or do not configure it items on the taskbar that share the same program are grouped together. The users have the option to disable grouping if they choose.