Missing XP style Start menu option in the Taskbar properties
Last Updated on Monday, 16 August 2010 05:17 Written by DarkBlak Monday, 24 May 2010 12:45
Missing XP style Start menu option in the Taskbar properties
When you open the Task bar properties and switch to Start menu tab, the “Start menu” check box may not be available and you’re forced to use the Classic Start menu. This is due to a policy setting, especially if your system is joined in a domain. Contact the network admin to change this setting. For those computers that is not joined in a domain, try the following steps.
Using the Registry Editor
1. Open Registry Editor and navigate to:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
In the right-pane, set NoSimpleStartMenu to 0 [dword:00000000]
Note: If you didn’t find NoSimpleStartMenu, just create a new DWORD value name it NoSimpleStartMenu and set its value to 0.
2. Restart explorer.exe
Using the Group Policy Editor – Windows XP Professional
1. Click Start, Run and type GPEDIT.MSC
2. Double-click User Configuration | Administrative Templates
3. Click Start menu and Taskbar
4. Double-click Force classic Start Menu and set it to Not Configured
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