How do i remove the search and the settings menu's from my start menu.

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Ive managed to remove the search menu by going into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\

Explorer and adding a DWORD string called NoFind and setting it to 1

I cant figure out how to remove settings though, any ideas?

You can more esily control those items by right clicking anywhere on the Taskbar and choosing properties. On the Start Menu tab click Start Menu /Customize... In the dialog box click the Advanced tab and in the middle you'll see all the items you can check and uncheck for the Start menu - including the ones you are asking about! :^) Just uncheck them and they'll go away. No need to go into the registry.

Thanks, but that option isnt available to me. It doesent show up under properties/Start menu/advanced.. maybe it does under the normal start menu, but not the classic one.

The only way I know of to remove search but still keep the F3 and winkey+f and other search functionality is this:

Open %systemroot%\explorer.exe in Reshacker.

Go to:

menu » 204 » 1033 and remove the text:

	POPUP "&Settings", 508, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
	{
		MENUITEM "&Control Panel", 505, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&Windows Security...", 5001, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&Network Connections", 557, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&Printers and Faxes", 510, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
		MENUITEM "&Taskbar and Start Menu", 413, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED
	}
	POPUP "Sear&ch", 520, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, 0
	{
		MENUITEM "", 65535, MFT_SEPARATOR, MFS_ENABLED
	}

Click on compile script and save as explorer.exe to e.g. desktop.

Now use a batch file something like this:

@ECHO OFF
TSKILL EXPLORER>NUL
COPY/Y %USERPROFILE%\DESKTOP\explorer.exe %SYSTEMROOT%>NUL
EXPLORER

Alternatively use replacer to replace your explorer.exe with this new one.

Yep, that works.

Thanks!

it works but after a reboot the original explorer.exe seems to be restored.

how can i prevent this from happening.

you need to replace explorer.exe in dllcache with the patched one.