Removing Favorites Windows 7

Removing Favorites

When the Registry Editor appears, navigate to the following folder:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{323CA680-C24D-4099-B94D-446DD2D7249E}\ShellFolder
When you get there, right-click on ShellFolder and select the Export command, as shown in Figure. (Take note of the Permissions command as you will use it in the next step.)


You'll use the Export command to make a REG file that you can later use to restore the Favorites feature to Windows 7.
When you see the Export Registry File dialog box, choose the folder in which you want to save your REG file and then name the file Show Favorites, as shown in Figure. You can use this file later to restore the Favorites feature to Windows 7.


Save the file with the name Show Favorites so that you can find it easily when and if you need it.
Now, right-click ShellFolder again, and this time, select the Permissions command. When you see the Permissions for ShellFolder dialog box, select Administrators in the Group or User Names panel and then select the Full Control check box in the Permissions for Administrators panel, as shown in Figure. Click OK to continue.


You must set the Permissions for Administrators to Full Control so that you can change the contents of ShellFolder.
Now, right-click on the Attributes value and select the Modify command. When you see the Edit DWORD (32-bit) Value dialog box, you'll see that the default Value Data setting is a0900100
Now, press backspace to remove the value and type the new value a9400100 as shown in Figure.


You'll set the set the Value Data to a9400100.

Now click OK, close the Registry Editor, and then log off. When you log back on, you'll see the Favorites no longer show up in Windows Explorer, as shown in Figure.

Favorites no longer show up in Windows Explorer.