This registry edit1 will Remove “Network” from Windows Explorer Navigation Pane (restart required). However, before you can apply the registry, you will need to take owenership of the registry key. You can use SetACL.exe Application. see DisableNetworkIconExplorer.cmd
Changing Owenership of Reg Keys
DisableNetworkIconExplorer.cmd
%~dp0SetACL.exe -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder" -ot reg -actn setowner -ownr n:Administrators
%~dp0SetACL.exe -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder" -ot reg -actn ace -ace "n:Administrators;p:full"
%~dp0SetACL.exe -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder" -ot reg -actn setowner -ownr n:Administrators
%~dp0SetACL.exe -on "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder" -ot reg -actn ace -ace "n:Administrators;p:full"
reg import %~dp0DisableNetworkIconExplorer.reg
Disable Network Icon Explorer Registray Key Change to b0940064
DisableNetworkIconExplorer.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:b0940064
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:b0940064
MDT Application import
- Download & Extract
Action-DisableNetworkIconExplorer.zip
- Import as Application
Action-DisableNetworkIconExplorer
- Run Command:
cmd.exe /c DisableNetworkIconExplorer.cmd
- Use as a Task Sequence in your reference / deployment image
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