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Tweak and Securing the Start Button in Windows XP.

Tweak: Disabling Right Click on Start Menu

Before you start to use the Tweak make sure you Create a System Restore Point or have Backup before applying this.

You can use this Tweak for Securing your Desktop .
This tweak will help you to hide the Options which appear when someone Right clicks on the start menu & try to explore.
To use this tweak follow the steps below:

  1. Open Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
  2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell & to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
  3. Now rename the key shell to shell.old
  4. Now reboot your PC.
If you want to show it again then rename it to shell again.

Good luck!

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