Add "Run in Separate Memory Space" check box to Run dialog box

MemCheckBoxInRunDlg

Lets users run a 16-bit program in a dedicated (not shared) Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) process. All DOS and 16-bit programs run on Windows 2000 Profes...

Add Logoff to the Start Menu

ForceStartMenuLogOff

This policy only applies to the classic version of the start menu and does not affect the new style start menu. Adds the "Log Off <username>" item to...

Add Search Internet link to Start Menu

AddSearchInternetLinkInStartMenu

If you enable this policy, a "Search the Internet" link is shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box. This button launches...

Add the Run command to the Start Menu

ShowRunInStartMenu

If you enable this setting, the Run command is added to the Start menu. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the Run command is not visib...

Change Start Menu power button

PowerButtonAction

Set the default action of the power button on the Start menu. If you enable this setting, the Start Menu will set the power button to the chosen acti...

Clear history of recently opened documents on exit

ClearRecentDocsOnExit

Clear history of recently opened documents on exit. If you enable this setting, the system deletes shortcuts to recently used document files when the...

Clear the recent programs list for new users

ClearRecentProgForNewUserInStartMenu

If you enable this policy setting, the recent programs list in the start menu will be blank for each new user. If you disable or do not configure thi...

Clear tile notifications during log on

ClearTilesOnExit

If you enable this setting, the system deletes tile notifications when the user logs on. As a result, the Tiles in the start view will always show the...

Disable context menus in the Start Menu

DisableContextMenusInStart

This policy allows you to prevent users from being able to open context menus in the Start Menu. If you enable this policy, then invocations of conte...

Disable showing balloon notifications as toasts.

EnableLegacyBalloonNotifications

This policy disables the functionality that converts balloons to toast notifications. If you enable this policy setting, system and application notif...

Do not allow pinning items in Jump Lists

NoPinningToDestinations

This policy setting allows you to control pinning items in Jump Lists. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot pin files, folders, websites,...

Do not allow pinning programs to the Taskbar

NoPinningToTaskbar

This policy setting allows you to control pinning programs to the Taskbar. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot change the programs curren...

Do not allow pinning Store app to the Taskbar

NoPinningStoreToTaskbar

This policy setting allows you to control pinning the Store app to the Taskbar. If you enable this policy setting, users cannot pin the Store app to...

Do not allow taskbars on more than one display

TaskbarNoMultimon

This policy setting allows you to prevent taskbars from being displayed on more than one monitor. If you enable this policy setting, users are not ab...

Do not display any custom toolbars in the taskbar

NoToolbarsOnTaskbar

This setting affects the taskbar. The taskbar includes the Start button, buttons for currently running tasks, custom toolbars, the notification area,...

Do not display or track items in Jump Lists from remote locations

NoRemoteDestinations

This policy setting allows you to control displaying or tracking items in Jump Lists from remote locations. The Start Menu and Taskbar display Jump L...

Do not keep history of recently opened documents

NoRecentDocsHistory

Prevents the operating system and installed programs from creating and displaying shortcuts to recently opened documents. If you enable this setting,...

Do not search communications

NoSearchCommInStartMenu

If you enable this policy the start menu search box will not search for communications. If you disable or do not configure this policy, the start men...

Do not search for files

NoSearchFilesInStartMenu

If you enable this policy setting the Start menu search box will not search for files. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the St...

Do not search Internet

NoSearchInternetInStartMenu

If you enable this policy the start menu search box will not search for internet history or favorites. If you disable or do not configure this policy...

Do not search programs and Control Panel items

NoSearchProgramsInStartMenu

If you enable this policy setting the Start menu search box will not search for programs or Control Panel items. If you disable or do not configure t...

Do not use the search-based method when resolving shell shortcuts

NoResolveSearch

This policy setting prevents the system from conducting a comprehensive search of the target drive to resolve a shortcut. If you enable this policy s...

Do not use the tracking-based method when resolving shell shortcuts

NoResolveTrack

This policy setting prevents the system from using NTFS tracking features to resolve a shortcut. If you enable this policy setting, the system does n...

Force classic Start Menu

NoStartPage

This setting affects the presentation of the Start menu. The classic Start menu in Windows 2000 Professional allows users to begin common tasks, whil...

Force Start to be either full screen size or menu size

ForceStartSize

If you enable this policy and set it to Start menu or full screen Start, Start will be that size and users will be unable to change the size of Start...

Go to the desktop instead of Start when signing in

GoToDesktopOnSignIn

This policy setting allows users to go to the desktop instead of the Start screen when they sign in. If you enable this policy setting, users will al...

Gray unavailable Windows Installer programs Start Menu shortcuts

GreyMSIAds

Displays Start menu shortcuts to partially installed programs in gray text. This setting makes it easier for users to distinguish between programs th...

Hide the notification area

NoTrayItemsDisplay

This setting affects the notification area (previously called the "system tray") on the taskbar. Description: The notification area is located at the...

Hide the TaskView button

HideTaskViewButton

This policy setting allows you to hide the TaskView button. If you enable this policy setting, the TaskView button will be hidden and the Settings to...

List desktop apps first in the Apps view

DesktopAppsFirstInAppsView

This policy setting allows desktop apps to be listed first in the Apps view in Start. If you enable this policy setting, desktop apps would be listed...

Lock all taskbar settings

TaskbarLockAll

This policy setting allows you to lock all taskbar settings. If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot access the taskbar control panel. The...

Lock the Taskbar

LockTaskbar

This setting affects the taskbar, which is used to switch between running applications. The taskbar includes the Start button, list of currently runn...

Pin Apps to Start when installed

StartPinAppsWhenInstalled

This policy setting allows pinning apps to Start by default, when they are included by AppID on the list.

Prevent changes to Taskbar and Start Menu Settings

NoSetTaskbar

This policy setting allows you to prevent changes to Taskbar and Start Menu Settings. If you enable this policy setting, The user will be prevented f...

Prevent grouping of taskbar items

NoTaskGrouping

This setting affects the taskbar buttons used to switch between running programs. Taskbar grouping consolidates similar applications when there is no...

Prevent users from adding or removing toolbars

TaskbarNoAddRemoveToolbar

This policy setting allows you to prevent users from adding or removing toolbars. If you enable this policy setting, the user is not allowed to add o...

Prevent users from customizing their Start Screen

NoChangeStartMenu

This policy setting allows you to prevent users from changing their Start screen layout. If you enable this setting, you will prevent a user from sel...

Prevent users from moving taskbar to another screen dock location

TaskbarNoRedock

This policy setting allows you to prevent users from moving taskbar to another screen dock location. If you enable this policy setting, users are not...

Prevent users from rearranging toolbars

TaskbarNoDragToolbar

This policy setting allows you to prevent users from rearranging toolbars. If you enable this policy setting, users are not able to drag or drop tool...

Prevent users from resizing the taskbar

TaskbarNoResize

This policy setting allows you to prevent users from resizing the taskbar. If you enable this policy setting, users are not be able to resize their t...

Prevent users from uninstalling applications from Start

NoUninstallFromStart

If you enable this setting, users cannot uninstall apps from Start. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, users can access the uninstal...

Remove "Recently added" list from Start Menu

HideRecentlyAddedApps

This policy allows you to prevent the Start Menu from displaying a list of recently installed applications. If you enable this policy, the Start Menu...

Remove access to the context menus for the taskbar

NoTrayContextMenu

This policy setting allows you to remove access to the context menus for the taskbar. If you enable this policy setting, the menus that appear when y...

Remove All Programs list from the Start menu

NoMoreProgramsList

If you enable this setting, the Start Menu will either collapse or remove the all apps list from the Start menu. Selecting "Collapse" will not displa...

Remove and prevent access to the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and Hibernate commands

NoClose

This policy setting prevents users from performing the following commands from the Start menu or Windows Security screen: Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, a...

Remove Balloon Tips on Start Menu items

NoBalloonTip

Hides pop-up text on the Start menu and in the notification area. When you hold the cursor over an item on the Start menu or in the notification area...

Remove Clock from the system notification area

NoTaskBarClock

Prevents the clock in the system notification area from being displayed. If you enable this setting, the clock will not be displayed in the system no...

Remove common program groups from Start Menu

NoCommonGroups

Removes items in the All Users profile from the Programs menu on the Start menu. By default, the Programs menu contains items from the All Users prof...

Remove Default Programs link from the Start menu.

NoSMConfigurePrograms

This policy setting allows you to remove the Default Programs link from the Start menu. If you enable this policy setting, the Default Programs link...

Remove Documents icon from Start Menu

NoSMMyDocuments

This policy setting allows you to remove the Documents icon from the Start menu and its submenus. If you enable this policy setting, the Documents ic...

Remove Downloads link from Start Menu

NoStartMenuDownload

This policy setting allows you to remove the Downloads link from the Start Menu. If you enable this policy setting, the Start Menu does not show a li...

Remove Favorites menu from Start Menu

NoFavoritesMenu

Prevents users from adding the Favorites menu to the Start menu or classic Start menu. If you enable this setting, the Display Favorites item does no...

Remove frequent programs list from the Start Menu

NoFrequentUsedPrograms

If you enable this setting, the frequently used programs list is removed from the Start menu. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the...

Remove Games link from Start Menu

NoGamesFolderOnStartMenu

If you enable this policy the start menu will not show a link to the Games folder. If you disable or do not configure this policy, the start menu wil...

Remove Help menu from Start Menu

NoHelp

This policy setting allows you to remove the Help command from the Start menu. If you enable this policy setting, the Help command is removed from th...

Remove Homegroup link from Start Menu

NoStartMenuHomegroup

If you enable this policy the Start menu will not show a link to Homegroup. It also removes the homegroup item from the Start Menu options. As a resul...

Remove links and access to Windows Update

NoWindowsUpdate

This policy setting allows you to remove links and access to Windows Update. If you enable this policy setting, users are prevented from connecting t...

Remove Logoff on the Start Menu

StartMenuLogOff

This policy setting allows you to removes the "Log Off <username>" item from the Start menu and prevents users from restoring it. If you enable this...

Remove Music icon from Start Menu

NoSMMyMusic

This policy setting allows you to remove the Music icon from Start Menu. If you enable this policy setting, the Music icon is no longer available fro...

Remove Network Connections from Start Menu

NoNetAndDialupConnect

This policy setting allows you to remove Network Connections from the Start Menu. If you enable this policy setting, users are prevented from running...

Remove Network icon from Start Menu

NoSMMyNetworkPlaces

This policy setting allows you to remove the Network icon from Start Menu. If you enable this policy setting, the Network icon is no longer available...

Remove Notifications and Action Center

DisableNotificationCenter

This policy setting removes Notifications and Action Center from the notification area on the taskbar. The notification area is located at the far ri...

Remove Personalized Website Recommendations from the Recommended section in the Start Menu

HideRecommendedPersonalizedSites

Remove Personalized Website Recommendations from the Recommended section in the Start Menu

Remove Pictures icon from Start Menu

NoSMMyPictures

This policy setting allows you to remove the Pictures icon from Start Menu. If you enable this policy setting, the Pictures icon is no longer availab...

Remove pinned programs from the Taskbar

TaskbarNoPinnedList

This policy setting allows you to remove pinned programs from the taskbar. If you enable this policy setting, pinned programs are prevented from bein...

Remove pinned programs list from the Start Menu

NoPinnedPrograms

If you enable this setting, the "Pinned Programs" list is removed from the Start menu. Users cannot pin programs to the Start menu. In Windows XP and...

Remove programs on Settings menu

NoSetFolders

This policy setting allows you to remove programs on Settings menu. If you enable this policy setting, the Control Panel, Printers, and Network and C...

Remove Quick Settings

DisableControlCenter

This policy setting removes Quick Settings from the bottom right area on the taskbar. The quick settings area is located at the left of the clock in...

Remove Recent Items menu from Start Menu

NoRecentDocsMenu

Removes the Recent Items menu from the Start menu. Removes the Documents menu from the classic Start menu. The Recent Items menu contains links to t...

Remove Recommended section from Start Menu

HideRecommendedSection

This policy allows you to prevent the Start Menu from displaying a list of recommended applications and files. If you enable this policy setting, the...

Remove Recorded TV link from Start Menu

NoStartMenuRecordedTV

This policy setting allows you to remove the Recorded TV link from the Start Menu. If you enable this policy setting, the Start Menu does not show a...

Remove Run menu from Start Menu

NoRun

Allows you to remove the Run command from the Start menu, Internet Explorer, and Task Manager. If you enable this setting, the following changes occu...

Remove Search Computer link

NoSearchComputerLinkInStartMenu

If you enable this policy, the "See all results" link will not be shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box. If you disable...

Remove Search link from Start Menu

NoFind

This policy setting allows you to remove the Search link from the Start menu, and disables some File Explorer search elements. Note that this does no...

Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link

NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenu

If you enable this policy, a "See more results" / "Search Everywhere" link will not be shown when the user performs a search in the start m...

Remove the "Undock PC" button from the Start Menu

RemoveUnDockPCButton

If you enable this setting, the "Undock PC" button is removed from the simple Start Menu, and your PC cannot be undocked. If you disable this setting...

Remove the battery meter

HideSCAPower

This policy setting allows you to remove the battery meter from the system control area. If you enable this policy setting, the battery meter is not...

Remove the Meet Now icon

HideSCAMeetNow

This policy setting allows you to remove the Meet Now icon from the system control area. If you enable this policy setting, the Meet Now icon is not...

Remove the networking icon

HideSCANetwork

This policy setting allows you to remove the networking icon from the system control area. If you enable this policy setting, the networking icon is...

Remove the People Bar from the taskbar

HidePeopleBar

This policy allows you to remove the People Bar from the taskbar and disables the My People experience. If you enable this policy the people icon wil...

Remove the Security and Maintenance icon

HideSCAHealth

This policy setting allows you to remove Security and Maintenance from the system control area. If you enable this policy setting, the Security and M...

Remove the volume control icon

HideSCAVolume

This policy setting allows you to remove the volume control icon from the system control area. If you enable this policy setting, the volume control...

Remove user folder link from Start Menu

NoUserFolderOnStartMenu

If you enable this policy the start menu will not show a link to the user's storage folder. If you disable or do not configure this policy, the start...

Remove user name from Start Menu

NoUserNameOnStartMenu

This policy setting allows you to remove the user name label from the Start Menu in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. If you enable this policy set...

Remove user's folders from the Start Menu

NoStartMenuSubFolders

Hides all folders on the user-specific (top) section of the Start menu. Other items appear, but folders are hidden. This setting is designed for use...

Remove Videos link from Start Menu

NoStartMenuVideos

This policy setting allows you to remove the Videos link from the Start Menu. If you enable this policy setting, the Start Menu does not show a link...

Search just apps from the Apps view

DisableGlobalSearchOnAppsView

This policy setting prevents the user from searching apps, files, settings (and the web if enabled) when the user searches from the Apps view. This p...

Show "Run as different user" command on Start

ShowRunAsDifferentUserInStart

This policy setting shows or hides the "Run as different user" command on the Start application bar. If you enable this setting, users can access the...

Show additional calendar

ConfigureTaskbarCalendar

By default, the calendar is set according to the locale of the operating system, and users can show an additional calendar. For zh-CN and zh-SG locale...

Show or hide "Most used" list from Start menu

ShowOrHideMostUsedApps

If you enable this policy setting, you can configure Start menu to show or hide the list of user's most used apps, regardless of user settings. Selec...

Show packaged Microsoft Store apps on the taskbar

ShowWindowsStoreAppsOnTaskbar

This policy setting allows users to see packaged Microsoft Store apps on the taskbar. If you enable this policy setting, users will see packaged Mic...

Show QuickLaunch on Taskbar

QuickLaunchEnabled

This policy setting controls whether the QuickLaunch bar is displayed in the Taskbar. If you enable this policy setting, the QuickLaunch bar will be...

Show Start on the display the user is using when they press the Windows logo key

ShowStartOnDisplayWithForegroundOnWinKey

This policy setting allows the Start screen to appear on the display the user is using when they press the Windows logo key. This setting only applies...

Show the Apps view automatically when the user goes to Start

ShowAppsViewOnStart

This policy setting allows the Apps view to be opened by default when the user goes to Start. If you enable this policy setting, the Apps view will a...

Start Layout

LockedStartLayout

Specifies the Start layout for users. This setting lets you specify the Start layout for users and prevents them from changing its configuration. The...

Turn off all balloon notifications

TaskbarNoNotification

This policy setting allows you to turn off all notification balloons. If you enable this policy setting, no notification balloons are shown to the us...

Turn off automatic promotion of notification icons to the taskbar

NoSystraySystemPromotion

This policy setting allows you to turn off automatic promotion of notification icons to the taskbar. If you enable this policy setting, newly added n...

Turn off feature advertisement balloon notifications

NoBalloonFeatureAdvertisements

This policy setting allows you to turn off feature advertisement balloon notifications. If you enable this policy setting, certain notification ballo...

Turn off notification area cleanup

NoAutoTrayNotify

This setting affects the notification area, also called the "system tray." The notification area is located in the task bar, generally at the bottom...

Turn off personalized menus

Intellimenus

Disables personalized menus. Windows personalizes long menus by moving recently used items to the top of the menu and hiding items that have not been...

Turn off taskbar thumbnails

TaskbarNoThumbnail

This policy setting allows you to turn off taskbar thumbnails. If you enable this policy setting, the taskbar thumbnails are not displayed and the sy...

Turn off user tracking

NoInstrumentation

This policy setting allows you to turn off user tracking. If you enable this policy setting, the system does not track the programs that the user run...