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"settings" from "start" menu is missing.

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by wendell_song

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How to get "settings" back from " Start" menu.

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by dklippert

Back up your Registry first!

Here are the instructions for removal. To put them back use the value 00 00 00 00 instead of 01 00 00 00.

REMOVING "SETTINGS" FROM START MENU. To remove the Settings entry from the Start Menu, two registry hacks are required in this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
Left-click once the Explorer folder. In the right panel, right-click and select New Binary Value.
Name it NoSetFolders, double-click it and type in the new window,
01 00 00 00
and click OK. This removes the Control Panel and Printers folders. Right-click the panel again, make a similar entry called NoSetTaskbar and assign the same value. Reboot.
You can also retain the Settings entry and just delete the folders or taskbar sub-settings.

Open regedit to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Right-click the right pane and select New, Binary Value:

To remove Documents, name the binary value: NoRecentDocsMenu
To remove Favorites, name the binary value: NoFavoritesMenu
To remove Find, name the binary value: NoFind
To remove Log Off, name the binary value: NoLogOff
To remove Run, name the binary value: NoRun
To disable Shut Down, name the binary value: NoClose
To disable Control Panel and Printer folders, name the binary value: NoSetFolders
To disable Taskbar context menu, name the binary value: NoTrayContextMenu

Double-click the new entry, select modify and add this value: 01 00 00 00
To reverse the action, change the value to: 00 00 00 00
Help cannot be removed but you could disable it so it doesn't work.

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