et rid of Favorites and Libraries entries, Windows Explorer
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et rid of Favorites and Libraries entries, Windows Explorer
If you dislike the Favorites and Libraries entries in the Navigation Pane of Windows Explorer, you can remove them with a registry edit or create .reg files from each of the four parts below to remove or restore as needed.
Remove Favorites
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{323CA680-C24D-4099-B94D-446DD2D7249E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a9400100
Restore Favotites
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{323CA680-C24D-4099-B94D-446DD2D7249E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0900100
Remove Libraries
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:b090010d
Restore Libraries
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:b080010d
Posted by Noel Carboni here (I created the .reg files from his info):
Remove Favorites, Libraries, and Homegroup from Navigation Pane
Also in Noel's post, how to get rid of HomeGroup if it appears there as well.
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Good info