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aimlessanomaly · 06 Apr 2010

i am attempting to ascertain if there is a way to remove the "Common Tasks" (i believe it is called that) from windows.

i am usually best friends with google, however, since i'm not aware of the element's proper name i have been unable to locate any relevant information.

anyway, the element in question is marked with a red rectangle on my attached screenshot

Lomai · 06 Apr 2010

Hi

It's called the navigation pane and a tutorial on how to achieve what you want is here:

Navigation Pane - Turn On or Off (credits to Brink)

Hope this helps and regards

aimlessanomaly · 07 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Lomai

Hi

It's called the navigation pane and a tutorial on how to achieve what you want is here:

Navigation Pane - Turn On or Off (credits to Brink)

Hope this helps and regards

the element i am attempting to remove is the one that sits on the left of the window when you are in the "personalize" or "network and sharing center" (among others) screen.

i believe the panel in question is an independent element, although i may be incorrect.

(i have also gone through the steps to turn off the navigation pane long ago, so i am positive it will not remove the element in question)

not so gray matter · 07 Apr 2010

I don't believe it's possible to remove that pane from the sub menus in Control Panel.

You're talking about this area yes?

aimlessanomaly · 07 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by notsograymatter

I don't believe it's possible to remove that pane from the sub menus in Control Panel.

You're talking about this area yes?

indeed.

whs · 07 Apr 2010

just out of curiosity - why would you want to remove it ?? What are you trying to achieve.

aimlessanomaly · 08 Apr 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by whs

just out of curiosity - why would you want to remove it ?? What are you trying to achieve.

i don't see it as a necessary element.

i may be incorrect in assuming i can access all the places it links to, but if i am correct, it would be nice to save some space.

it is mostly an aesthetic issue.

sergiogarcia9 · 08 Apr 2010

I really doubt that is possible to remove. The image is located in shell32.dll, but to remove it, it would need hex editing and (maybe) registry editing as well.

Thorsen · 08 Apr 2010

ANN: new Classic Shell versions 1.0.3 and 1.9.0

Maybe classic Shell can fix? I looked through the stuff it does and didn't see it, but it might be worth a shot. You could also send Ivo (the developer) a PM asking if it does this. Windows 7 Forums - View Profile: Ivo

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