JSI Tip 4525. Managing the Advanced tab of the Windows 2000 Taskbar & Start Menu via the registry.

Jerold Schulman

December 9, 2001

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To set the options at Start / Settings / Taskbar & Start Menu / Advanced via the registry, navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced

Use the following table to set the options:

  Option  

  Value Name  

  Data Type  

  Checked    data value  

  Unchecked    data value  

  Display Administrative Tools  

  StartMenuAdminTools  

  REG_SZ  

  YES  

  NO  

  Display Favorites  

  StartMenuFavorites  

  REG_DWORD  

  1  

  0  

  Display Logoff  

  StartMenuLogoff  

  REG_DWORD  

  1  

  0  

  Expand Control Panel  

  CascadeControlPanel  

  REG_SZ  

  YES  

  NO  

  Expand My Documents  

  CascadeMyDocuments  

  REG_SZ  

  YES  

  NO  

  Expand Network and Dial-UP Connections  

  CascadeNetworkConnections  

  REG_SZ  

  YES  

  NO  

  Expand Printers  

  CascadePrinters  

  REG_SZ  

  YES  

  NO  

  Scroll the Programs Menu  

  StartMenuScrollPrograms  

  REG_SZ  

  YES  

  NO  



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