Remove Taskbar from the Desktop

[Guest]

Is there a way to remove Taskbar from the Desktop?

Thanks for the help.

Johnny

 

[Guest]

Not sure if you would want to remove it, but you can hide it. Right click
Start, Properties, Taskbar, check Auto-hide the task bar. The only other way
I know to do it using group policy.

 

[Guest]

Johnny,
I beleive you would have to auto-hide the task bar and then in group policy
under User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Desktop. There are many
settings there to configure the desktop. One I use is to hide and disable
all items on the desktop on the computers we provide for public access. I
then autoload IE to give them the access they need and nothing else.

Hope this helps.

Mark

 

[Guest]

No, It didn't work.
The auto-hide doesn't work for me, I need to hide or remove totally.
The computer will run our software only, nothing user can do on this machine.

Johnny

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

You may want to look at replacing the Shell statement in the Registry.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

The Shell value in the right pane can be changed. It could load your software directly, bypassing Explorer.exe. This can also be done on a per user basis. Just add the Shell value to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Note: You'll need to actually be logged onto the account you wish to change. However, see www.dougknox.com, Win XP Tips, Advanced Registry Editing for a method of modifying a specific user's registry settings without being logged onto that account.

 

[Guest]

Doug,

I logged on to a particular user, went to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
added the Shell=IEXPLORE.EXE (it didn't work)
tried Shell='C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE' (It didn't
work either)

Am I missing something here?

Johnny

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

I just tested it with a new account, and it works.

Add the Shell value to the Winlogon subkey as:

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

It doesn't even require quotes around it. I got a blank Desktop and an open IE window. If you make the change while logged on to the account you want restricted, you'll have to log off/log on to see the change.

Note: The only way you will be able to log off the account is through Task Manager. There won't be a taskbar or start button.