Remove Downloads link from Start Menu
- Policy ID
- NoStartMenuDownload
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Start Menu and Taskbar
Description
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 link to the Downloads folder.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Downloads link is available from the Start Menu.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- NoStartMenuDownloadsREG_DWORD