XP Pro and Vista: Remove the Explorer File Menu

Contributed by William_Wilson

March 18, 2006

Tagged: Windows

Often you wish to restrict your users’ access to the File menu. Here is how it is done.

open the group policy editor
Start\Run type gpedit.msc

now move through the left pane to:
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer\

now to the right find the key: Remove File Menu from Windows Explorer
double click and select enable

This will remove the file menu from all menus controlled by explorer alone.

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-William. § (marvin_gohan)