Remove Network Icon From Computer

[FN-GM]

Hi,

 

I am deploying Windows 7. You can make a regedit to get rid of the network icon from Computer. I have made a regedit and tried to deploy this in group policy but it doesnt seem to work. I think its because of permissions.

 

How did everyone else manage to get rid of it?

 

Thanks

[Steve21]

Do you mean the network icon as in My computer? or the network icon as in, bottom right "on your computer" ?

 

The networking icon (system tray) can be done with GPO for sure.

 

Thought the My computer one could too.

 

Steve

[jtotheb]

Hi,

 

I am deploying Windows 7. You can make a regedit to get rid of the network icon from Computer. I have made a regedit and tried to deploy this in group policy but it doesnt seem to work. I think its because of permissions.

 

How did everyone else manage to get rid of it?

 

Thanks

 

Are you trying to change a dword value on a shellfolder? If so then yes it's a permission on the registry key. By default you haven't got full control permissions on the key.

 

I changed the permissions and the value before making the image. When you do change it you need to reboot before the change is apparent.

[FN-GM]

Do you mean the network icon as in My computer?

 

Thats the one

[Steve21]

Thats the one

 

The basics of this should work, but you'll have to check the links etc.

 

set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strFileName = oFSO.GetTempName
set oFile = oFSO.CreateTextFile(strFileName)
oFile.WriteLine "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder [1]"
oFile.Close

set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
oShell.Run "regini " & strFileName, 8, true

oFSO.DeleteFile strFileName

Dim objShell, RegLocate
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
On Error Resume Next
RegLocate = "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder\Attributes"

objShell.RegWrite RegLocate,"b0040064","REG_DWORD"

WScript.Quit 

 

Basically:

 

Writes temp file with script to set permission (1 = full control for admins)

Runs regini and sets permission

Runs script to set value

 

Think I did that right, but as always, check on test pc please

 

Steve

Edited May 23, 2011 by Steve21

[Duke5A]

 

[Steve21]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]10193[/ATTACH]

 

 

Read the description on the left

 

"This setting only affects the desktop icon... etc etc"

 

Steve

[Duke5A]

Read the description on the left

 

"This setting only affects the desktop icon... etc etc"

 

Steve

 

 

FN-GM replied in post number 4 that it was the desktop icon he was looking to remove, or at least that is how I read it.

[FN-GM]

FN-GM replied in post number 4 that it was the desktop icon he was looking to remove, or at least that is how I read it.

 

I mean asin my computer not the desktop

[round2it]

try this adm template file

 

i used it to disable the network button on all dialogue boxes in eplorer

 

CLASS User

 

CATEGORY !!Custom

 

CATEGORY !!ExplorerExtras

 

POLICY !!HideNetworkInExplorer

KEYNAME "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\NonEnum"

EXPLAIN !!HideNetworkInExplorer_Help

VALUENAME "{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}"

VALUEON NUMERIC 1

VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0

END POLICY

 

END CATEGORY

 

END CATEGORY

 

[strings]

Custom="Custom Policies"

ExplorerExtras="Windows Explorer Extra's"

HideNetworkInExplorer="Hide the Network Icon in Explorer 2008/Vista/Windows 7"

HideNetworkInExplorer_Help="Enable this to hide the netowrk icon, disable or unconfigure to show the network icon."

 

 

use at your own risk blah blah im not responsible

 

it has worked here for me

Edited May 25, 2011 by round2it

[Chunks_]

I found this really helpful.. Has the same adm as above (plus the way you were trying using the reg edit to do it)..... But also has additional links to items you may wish to remove for school computers like removing the library icon and couple of other bits.

[alan-d]

Using the above guide was hit and miss for me. Editing the registry via gpo did not work. Editing the registry directly on the PC did work but only if the value was set to 1 instead of 0 as suggested.

 

The adm worked perfectly though.

[round2it]

i have an adm now that removes the network links and the librarys when im back in school i can post if required

[FN-GM]

I found this really helpful.. Has the same adm as above (plus the way you were trying using the reg edit to do it)..... But also has additional links to items you may wish to remove for school computers like removing the library icon and couple of other bits.

 

I used method 2 on your link and that did the trick. Thanks