HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\StartPinAppsWhenInstalled

Disable context menus in the Start Menu
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DisableContextMenusInStart
Remove "Recently added" list from Start Menu
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\HideRecentlyAddedApps
Remove the People Bar from the taskbar
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\HidePeopleBar
Force Start to be either full screen size or menu size
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\ForceStartSize
Show Start on the display the user is using when they press the Windows logo key
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\ShowStartOnDisplayWithForegroundOnWinKey
List desktop apps first in the Apps view
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DesktopAppsFirstInAppsView
Search just apps from the Apps view
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DisableGlobalSearchOnAppsView
Show the Apps view automatically when the user goes to Start
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\ShowAppsViewOnStart
Go to the desktop instead of Start when signing in
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\GoToDesktopOnSignIn
Show "Run as different user" command on Start
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\ShowRunAsDifferentUserInStart
Change Start Menu power button
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\PowerButtonAction
Prevent users from uninstalling applications from Start
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoUninstallFromStart
Remove Videos link from Start Menu
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoStartMenuVideos
Remove Recorded TV link from Start Menu
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoStartMenuRecordedTV
Remove Downloads link from Start Menu
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoStartMenuDownloads
Remove Homegroup link from Start Menu
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoStartMenuHomegroup
Show or hide "Most used" list from Start menu
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\ShowOrHideMostUsedApps
Start Layout
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\LockedStartLayout
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\StartLayoutFile
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\ReapplyStartLayoutEveryLogon
Pin Apps to Start when installed
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\StartPinAppsWhenInstalled
Clear tile notifications during log on
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\ClearTilesOnExit
Add Search Internet link to Start Menu
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\AddSearchInternetLinkInStartMenu
Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenu
Turn off storage and display of search history
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DisableSearchHistory
Do not allow pinning Store app to the Taskbar
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoPinningStoreToTaskbar
Remove Notifications and Action Center
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DisableNotificationCenter
Show Windows Store apps on the taskbar
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\ShowWindowsStoreAppsOnTaskbar
Do not allow taskbars on more than one display
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\TaskbarNoMultimon
Do not allow pinning items in Jump Lists
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoPinningToDestinations
Do not allow pinning programs to the Taskbar
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoPinningToTaskbar
Do not display or track items in Jump Lists from remote locations
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoRemoteDestinations
Turn off feature advertisement balloon notifications
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoBalloonFeatureAdvertisements
Disable showing balloon notifications as toasts.
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\EnableLegacyBalloonNotifications
Turn off automatic promotion of notification icons to the taskbar
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoSystraySystemPromotion
Remove pinned programs from the Taskbar
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\TaskbarNoPinnedList
Configure the inclusion of Microsoft Edge tabs into Alt-Tab
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\MultiTaskingAltTabFilter
Start File Explorer with ribbon minimized
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\ExplorerRibbonStartsMinimized
Location where all default Library definition files for users/machines reside.
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DefaultLibrariesLocation
Turn off display of recent search entries in the File Explorer search box
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DisableSearchBoxSuggestions
Turn off Windows Libraries features that rely on indexed file data
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DisableIndexedLibraryExperience
Turn off the display of snippets in Content view mode
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\HideContentViewModeSnippets
Disable Known Folders
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DisableKnownFolders
Pin Libraries or Search Connectors to the "Search again" links and the Start menu
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\TryHarderPinnedLibrary
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\Library0
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\Library1
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\Library2
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\Library3
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\Library4
Pin Internet search sites to the "Search again" links and the Start menu
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\TryHarderPinnedOpenSearch
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\OpenSearch0
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\OpenSearchLabel0
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\OpenSearch1
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\OpenSearchLabel1
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\OpenSearch2
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\OpenSearchLabel2
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\OpenSearch3
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\OpenSearchLabel3
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\OpenSearch4
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\OpenSearchLabel4
Remove the Search the Internet "Search again" link
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoSearchInternetTryHarderButton
Turn off access to the Store
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoUseStoreOpenWith
Turn off Aero Shake window minimizing mouse gesture
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoWindowMinimizingShortcuts
Turn off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders
Turn off Autoplay for non-volume devices
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoAutoplayfornonVolume