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Show Favorites on the Start Menu (Windows 2000/XP)
This setting controls whether the Favorites folder is shown on the Start Menu.
Disable Balloon Tips (Windows XP)
Windows sometimes offers tips and advice to new users by opening a balloon window from the taskbar. The feature can disabled using this tweak.
Automatically Hide Inactive Tray Icons (Windows XP)
This setting controls whether running tray programs should be hidden automatically when they are not active.
Remove Suspend from the Start Menu (Windows 95/98/Me)
If the Suspend option doesn't work as it should, or you simply want to remove the option from the Start Menu, then use this tweak.
Remove the Start Banner on the Taskbar (All Versions) Popular
Hide the bouncing arrow and the "Click Here to Begin" caption that appear on the taskbar when you start Windows.
Group Similar Taskbar Buttons (Windows XP)
This setting is used to control whether similar items are grouped together as a single item or are displayed as individual buttons on the taskbar.
Change the Taskbar Group Size (Windows XP)
This setting defines the number of open windows of the same application before they are grouped together on the taskbar.
Remove Favorites from the Start Menu (All Versions) Popular
This tweak allows you to remove the Favorites folder from the Start Menu.
Remove Frequent Programs List from the Start Menu (Windows XP)
This restriction removes the list of frequently used programs from the Start menu.
Remove Pinned Programs List from the Start Menu (Windows XP)
This restriction removes the pinned programs list from the Start menu. It also removes the Internet and E-mail checkboxes from the Start menu.
Remove Username from the Start Menu (Windows XP)
This restriction hides the current username normally displayed at the top of the Windows XP Start Menu.
Remove "All Programs" Button from the Start Menu (Windows XP)
This restriction is used to remove the "All Programs" button which displays a list of all the installed applications.
Remove Undock Computer from Start Menu (Windows XP)
This policy is used to hide or display the "Undock Computer" option on the Start Menu.
Sort Start Menu and Favorites in Alphabetical Order (All Versions)
This tweak allows you to alphabetically sort the Start Menu and Favorites Menu.
Change the Start Button Text (All Versions) Popular
Would you like to change the Start button to say something else, perhaps your name, company or any other 5 or less letter word? This article explains the procedure to manually modify the text of the Windows Start button.
Clear Cached Command Lines from the Run Menu (All Versions)
Got a lot of items in the Start Menu's run command history? This tip will allow you to remove any extraneous commands.
Disable Taskbar Context Menus (All Versions)
This setting removes the context menus (right click on the taskbar) for the system tray, including the Start button, Tab control, and Clock.
Show Cascading Control Panel Items (Windows 2000/Me/XP)
This tweak controls whether the Control Panel is shown as a cascading menu or as a simple folder link on the Start Menu.
Show Cascading Network Connections (Windows 2000/Me/XP)
This tweak makes the 'Network and Dial-up Connections' folder on the Start Menu into a cascading menu instead of a simple folder link.
Show Cascading My Documents Folder (Windows 2000/Me/XP)
This tweak makes the 'My Documents' folder on the Start Menu into a cascading folder, which then give you direct access to sub-folders without having to open the main 'My Documents' directory first.
Enable Start Menu Scrolling (Windows 2000/Me/XP)
When there are more items on the Start Menu than can fit on the screen, Windows can either create a second column of items or it can create a scrolling menu. This tweak controls that functionality.
Show Cascading Printers Folder (Windows 2000/Me/XP)
This tweak controls whether the 'Printers' sub-folder under 'Settings' on the Start Menu, is displayed as a cascading folder.
Change the Number of Recent Documents to Display (Windows 2000/Me/XP)
This setting is used to specify the number of documents and files that are kept in the recent documents section of the Start menu.
Show Cascading My Pictures Folder (Windows 2000/Me/XP)
This setting causes the "My Pictures" folder on the Start Menu to act as a cascading folder.
Lock the Size and Position of the Taskbar (Windows Me/XP)
This setting is used to lock or unlock the size and position of the taskbar on the Windows desktop.
Remove the Eject Option from the Start Menu (Windows 2000)
This tweak allows you to remove the "Eject PC" option from the Windows 2000 Start menu.
Remove the Disconnect Menu Item (Windows Terminal Server)
This setting is used to hide the Disconnect menu item on a terminal server Start menu.
Add an Expanding Control Panel to Start Menu (All Versions) Popular
Want easy access to the Control Panel options? With this tip you can add an expanding Control Panel folder to the start menu. This trick will work with most special folders too.
Creating a Shortcut to the System Folders (All Versions)
This function allow you to add a shortcut to various system folders on your Desktop or Start Menu.
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