Hide Network Locations icon on desktop

Removes the Network Locations icon from the desktop.

This setting only affects the desktop icon. It does not prevent users from connecting to the network or browsing for shared computers on the network.

Note: In operating systems earlier than Microsoft Windows Vista, this policy applies to the My Network Places icon.

Supported on: At least Windows 2000

Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry PathSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value NameNoNetHood
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

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