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How to Remove the Folder Options Menu Item from the Tools Menu in Windows Explorer
What is this Tip?

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The Folder Options Menu Item in the windows explorer gives access to the Folder Options Dialog box from which various tasks can be performed on the behavior of different file types and file views. If you prefer to hide this menu item from your windows explorer then follow the below given tip.
How to implement this Tip?



1. Click the start menu Run and type in Regedit and press Ok to launch the registry editor.

2. Navigate to the below given registry entry.


HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoft

WindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorer


3. In the right hand pane of the registry editor look for a key called NoFolderOptions. If it is not there create a new DWORD item by right clicking on the right hand side of the above given entry and select New DWORD. Name it NoFolderOptions. And edit its value by right clicking and selecting Modify and provide 0 as the value. This will make the Folder Options menu item to disappear from windows explorer. If you want to make this menu item reappear, then modify this keys value to 1.

4. Close registry editor and Restart your computer for this effect to take place.