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Secrets
about your Computer
List
of secrets and tips about your workstation: Secrets
about your PC and Software Prevent
Loitering: Hide the Network Neighborhood Icon Open
the Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
and add a DWORD value named NoEntireNetwork. Set that value to 1. (The default
is 0 if the value already exists.) Save your changes and restart your system.
All
network resources will still be available through UNC or net commands, but
only the users who really need them are likely to access them that way.
Moving,
deleting, or renaming the Links folder on the
Favorites menu in Internet Explorer, it is automatically re-created the
next time you start your computer.
Although
the Links folder cannot be deleted, the properties of the Links folder can
be set to Hidden so that the folder is no longer displayed when you open
the Favorites. To set the properties of the Links folder to Hidden: 1. Click Favorites on the toolbar.
2. Right-click
the Links folder, and then click Properties. 3.
Click to select the Hidden check box. 4. Click
OK. You can press F5 to refresh the file listing and the Links folder will no
longer be displayed, although it will still be in the system and function
normally.
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Keyboard Hotkeys/Guide?
Network users frequently click around in Network Neighborhood, either to find
a particular resource or just to see what's there. A great deal of network
browsing can create something of a traffic jam by causing master browsers and
backup browsers to repeatedly build resource lists. To prevent curious users
from loitering in Network Neighborhood, consider hiding the Network
Neighborhood icon by making this registry change: