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Highlight New Programs on Start Menu (Windows XP)
When you install a new Windows program the icon will be highlighted on the Start Menu to allow you to quickly locate it. This tweak controls whether new programs should be highlighted.

View Enhanced Start Menu Folders (Windows XP)
These settings allow you to customize which items are shown on the Windows XP enhanced Start Menu.

Remove Set Program Access and Defaults from Start Menu (Windows 2000/XP)
This setting is used to remove the "Set Program Access and Defaults" icon from the Start Menu. This feature was introduced with Windows XP SP1 and Windows 2000 SP3 to allow users to configure the default applications used on the PC.

Show Programs in the Frequently Used Programs List (Windows XP)
This setting allows you to decide which programs may be shown in the most frequently used programs list on the Windows Start menu.

Remove My Computer from the Desktop and Start Menu (Windows 2000/Me/XP)
This restriction removes My Computer from the desktop and Start menu.

Remove Frequent Programs List from the Start Menu (Windows XP)
This restriction removes the list of frequently used programs from the Start menu.

Remove Pinned Programs List from the Start Menu (Windows XP)
This restriction removes the pinned programs list from the Start menu. It also removes the Internet and E-mail checkboxes from the Start menu.

Remove Username from the Start Menu (Windows XP)
This restriction hides the current username normally displayed at the top of the Windows XP Start Menu.

Remove "All Programs" Button from the Start Menu (Windows XP)
This restriction is used to remove the "All Programs" button which displays a list of all the installed applications.

Remove Undock Computer from Start Menu (Windows XP)
This policy is used to hide or display the "Undock Computer" option on the Start Menu.

Sort Start Menu and Favorites in Alphabetical Order (All Windows)
This tweak allows you to alphabetically sort the Start Menu and Favorites Menu.

Remove the Eject Option from the Start Menu (Windows 2000)
This tweak allows you to remove the "Eject PC" option from the Windows 2000 Start menu.

Remove the Disconnect Menu Item (Windows Terminal Server)
This setting is used to hide the Disconnect menu item on a terminal server Start menu.

Change the Start Button Text (All Windows)
Would you like to change the Start button to say something else, perhaps your name, company or any other 5 or less letter word? This article explains the procedure to manually modify the text of the Windows Start button.

Show Favorites on the Start Menu (Windows 2000/XP)
This setting controls whether the Favorites folder is shown on the Start Menu.

Show Log Off Option on the Start Menu (Windows Me/2000)
This setting controls whether the 'Log Off [Username]' option is shown on the Start Menu.

Enable Start Menu Scrolling (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP)
When there are more items on the Start Menu than can fit on the screen, Windows can either create a second column of items or it can create a scrolling menu. This tweak controls that functionality.

Remove Suspend from the Start Menu (Windows 95/98/Me)
If the Suspend option doesn't work as it should, or you simply want to remove the option from the Start Menu, then use this tweak.

Clear the Cached Run Commands (All Windows)
Do you have a lot of items in the run command history on Start Menu? This tweak will allow you to clear the most-recently-used (MRU) list.