Remove Network Connections from Start Menu

Prevents users from running Network Connections.

This setting prevents the Network Connections folder from opening. This setting also removes Network Connections from Settings on the Start menu.

Network Connections still appears in Control Panel and in Windows Explorer, but if users try to start it, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the action.

Also, see the "Disable programs on Settings menu" and "Disable Control Panel" settings and the settings in the Network Connections folder (Computer Configuration and User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Network Connections).

Supported on: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000

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

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