Remove user folder link from Start Menu

Policy ID
NoUserFolderOnStartMenu
Scope
User Configuration
Supported on
Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Start Menu and Taskbar

Description

If you enable this policy the start menu will not show a link to the user's storage folder.

If you disable or do not configure this policy, the start menu will display a link, unless the user chooses to remove it in the start menu control panel.

Registry

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • NoUserFolderInStartMenuREG_DWORD

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