In most cases, just clear the
checkbox for the item, or if it??™s shown as a folder here, just select Don??™t
display this item to get rid of it.
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The only right-column entry you won??™t see in the Customize
Start Menu window is Recent Items. To get rid of this entry,
close the Customize Start Menu window, and turn off the
Store and display a list of recently opened files option,
something you may want to do anyway for privacy and security
purposes.
Among these items is also the Run command, which you may choose to
hide even if you frequently use this feature. For one, the Search box,
discussed earlier in this section, is a more convenient ???run??? tool; just
type the filename or command you wish to run, and press Enter. Or, if
you want the drop-down list of recently run items, you can hold the
Windows logo key and R (Winkey+R) to open the Run window, even if
Run isn??™t present in your Start menu.
Shut Down button
Last but not least is the red Shut Down button, which appears at the
bottom of the right column along with a Lock this computer button and
the tiny arrow that lets you switch users, restart, log off, put your PC to
sleep (see Chapter 5), and shut down.
By default, Windows puts your PC to sleep when you click
the red button. If you??™d rather use this button to shut
down your PC, see ???Start Windows Instantly (Almost)??? in
Chapter 5.
To remove the Shut Down button et al., open the Group Policy editor
(gpedit.
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