HoppaLong Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I created a "micro menu" that runs from the Quick Launch Toolbar. It displays allthe items listed under My Computer. I know, it's simplier to add a seperate toolbarto the main taskbar, but I wanted to keep the taskbar clean.I thought it would be easy to eliminate items that I don't need or never accessfrom My Computer. The Registry Values for Dial-Up Networking, Infrared Recipient,Scheduled Tasks, and Web Folders were right where they should be in the Registry.I simply exported these four items as a backup file, and deleted the Values.The two I'm having trouble with are Printers and Control Panel. They are in theStart Menu, but I don't need them under My Computer. (In the Registry, MyComputerhas no spaces, it's one word.)My favorite old Registry search app is called RegStudio. It quickly creates a list.I've tinkered with all instances of Printers and Control Panel in the Registry, but Ican't hide or eliminate these two items from My Computer. Is there a solution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loblo Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) Look up under those keys for removing Printers from My Computer (and delete the subkeys corresponding to the Printers CLSID): HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\Namespace HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace Control Panel can be hidden through a policy setting but I think (I might be wrong) this will hide anything that is not drives in My Computer which might not always be desirable.. http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/WindowsNT/RegistryTips/Customization/HideControlPanelPrintersandMyComputerFoldersinExplorer.html Edited April 26, 2015 by loblo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoppaLong Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Hello loblo.Using RegStudio to search, there are two instances of My Computer. They are both underHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.The four items I deleted were found here:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\MyComputer\NameSpaceThere is no "MyComputer" listed under HKEY_CURRENT_USER.I have several tweaker apps that provide hundreds of options to hide almost anything youwant, except uneeded items under My Computer. Kind of strange. Maybe there is a tweakerapp I don't have that can do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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