Remove the Distributed File System Tab

This restriction removes the Distributed File System (DFS) tab from Windows explorer. This prevents users from viewing or changing the properties of local DFS shares.
Navigate the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and create Dword value NoDFSTab and give the value 1.

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Hide All Items on the Desktop

Enabling this options hides all the items and programs on the Windows desktop.
Navigate the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and create Dword value NoDesktop and give the value 1.

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Disable the Ability to Right Click on the Desktop

This setting removes the context menu that would normally appear when the user right clicks on the desktop or in the Explorer right results pane.
Navigate the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and create Dword value NoViewContextMenu and give the value 1.

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Hide The Username On The Start Menu

Use this trick to hide the Username that is usually displayed in theXP start menu (not the Classic Start Menu, where the username isnot displayed).

Navigate to:

HCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

And to:HLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Change the DWORD Value NoUserNameInStartMenu to 1 to hide the username display. The default is 0.

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Disable desktop cleanup wizard

By default the Desktop Cleanup Wizard runs every 60 days to cleanup unused shortcuts and other desktop items. You can change the setting with clicking the properties on start button and navigating thier but you may want to do from registry setting. If so navigate to

HCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz

Modify the DWORD Value called NoRun to 0, or to 1 to bringback the poor Wizard if you like to begin it again

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Edit The Startup Programs List

Many of the programs that start up at boot time do not show in the Startup folder. If you want to stop more than one application from loading at startup, you will need to go and unmark the preference in each application one by one.It is tedious and time consuming. Following hack can help you do this in one go.

Navigate to the following registry settings

HLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

And to:

HCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

All the programs that load at boot time will be specified under these two keys. Review the applications listed in this list anddelete all the entries you dont want started up at boot time. Next window start or logoff , they will be gone.

In most cases, it is safe to delete all setting in that registry setting but you have to be careful. If you don't know about associated application donot delet it. And don't forget to backup your settings.

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Disabling Drives in My Computer

If you want to prevent any users to access your computer or network shared drives using My Computer then you can hide the all drives for example C:/, D:/ and save your data from any unknown user. But next time you can turn on the display of these drives using registry editor. Now edit the computer registry to turn off the display of drives, but be careful to work with computer registry.

Follow the given steps to hide computer drives:

First click on Start button then type Regedit in Run option.

Here locate the location to:

HKey_Current_User \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows

\ Current Version \ Policies \ Explorer

Here right click on right side of Registry editor panel and add new DWORD then put its value 3FFFFFF.

Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.

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