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    Window Explorer Toolbar - Remove

    How to Remove Windows Explorer Toolbar in Windows 7
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    How to Remove Windows Explorer Toolbar in Windows 7


       Information
    In windows 7 Microsoft implemented a new toolbar in Windows Explorer. It has options like: Organize, Share with, Burn, New Folder. Do you want to get rid of this for good? This is how.

    Window Explorer Toolbar - Remove-want-get-rid-.png
       Note
    If you do this you will not be able to access any of the features that are on this bar, that includes changing which panes are up. You can however use these tutorials registry edits to turn them on or off:

    To use custom themes after removing the explorer toolbar, you will have to extract the file to:

    C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\"Custom Theme"\Shell\NormalColor







    OPTION ONE

    To Remove Windows Explorer Toolbar


    1. Click on the Download button below to download the Remove Explorer Bar.zip file.
    2. Disable Aero.

    1. Right click on the Desktop, select "Personalize"
    2. Select "Windows Classic" theme:

      Window Explorer Toolbar - Remove-personailize.png
    3. Download and install "Add_Take_Ownership.reg".

    1. Extract: "Add_Take_Ownership.reg"
    2. Run: "Add_Take_Ownership.reg"
    3. If prompted by User Access Control, then select "Yes".
    4. "Registry Editor" will ask something like:

      Window Explorer Toolbar - Remove-registry-editor.png
    5. Select "Yes"
    6. "Registry Editor" will say something like:

      Window Explorer Toolbar - Remove-registry-asks.png
    7. Select "OK"
    4. Determine whether your operating system is 64 bit or 32 bit.

    1. Right Click on "Computer", select "Properties"
    2. Look next to "System type:", it will say one of these: "64-bit Operating System" or "32-bit Operating System":

      Window Explorer Toolbar - Remove-system-type.png
    5. Taking control of necessary files.
       Warning
    You MUST back up the following files if you ever wish to revert back. One way you might backup a file is by copying the original file and then renaming the copy "shellstyle - Original.dll" or "shellstyle - Backup.dll". Make sure you do a backup file for each file that you are going to change.


    1. Navigate to the folder:
      Code:
      C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Aero\Shell\NormalColor
    2. Right click on the file: "shellstyle.dll", select "Take Ownership":

      Window Explorer Toolbar - Remove-shell-resource.png
    3. If prompted by User Access Control, then select "Yes".
    4. The following Steps 5-7 are for "64-bit Operating System" only.
    5. Navigate to the folder: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64"
    6. Right click on the file: "shellstyle.dll", select "Take Ownership":

      Window Explorer Toolbar - Remove-shell-syswow64.png
    7. If prompted by User Access Control, then select "Yes".


    6. If your system is a "64-bit Operating System" perform steps 1-2.
    1. Extract (drag and drop to your desktop) and run the following files: "Shellstyle Extract x64.exe", "Shellstyle Extract x64_2.exe" from the download in step 1 above.
    2. If prompted by User Access Control, then select "Yes".
    7. If your system is a "32-bit Operating System" perform steps 1-2.

    1. Extract (drag and drop to your desktop) and run the following file: "Shellstyle Extract x86.exe" from the download in step 1 above.
    2. If prompted by User Access Control, then select "Yes".
    8. Re enable your original theme.

    1. Right click on your Desktop, click "Personalize"
    2. Enable your desired theme
    9. You are Done!





    OPTION TWO

    To Restore Windows Explorer Toolbar


    1. Disable Aero.

    1. Right click on your desktop, click "Personalize"
    2. Select "Windows Classic" theme
    2. Restore Backups.

    1. Navigate to the folder:
      Code:
      C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Aero\Shell\NormalColor
    2. Change the file "shellstyle.dll" to another name I.E. "shellstyle - NEW.dll"
    3. Put the original file back in this folder and name it "shellstyle.dll"
    1. Navigate to the folder: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64" (Note this folder is only on 64 bit versions of windows 7)
    2. Change the file "shellstyle.dll" to another name I.E. "shellstyle - NEW.dll"
    3. Put the original file back in this folder and name it "shellstyle.dll"
    3. Re enable your original theme.

    1. Right click on your Desktop, click "Personalize"
    2. Enable your desired theme
    4. You are Done!


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  2. kookster
    Posts : 134
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       New #1

    hope this helps someone, took me forever to find out how to do this, when I found it i figured there should be a tutorial on how too
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  4. fakts
    Posts : 14
    Windows 7
       New #2

    I really wanted this to work as I hate that sh**bar, but I couldn't get this to work
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  5. kookster
    Posts : 134
    Windows 7 64-bit Windows 7 32-bit
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       New #3

    did you follow all of the steps? Did you take ownership of the proper files?
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  6. fakts
    Posts : 14
    Windows 7
       New #4

    I did, but I don't have folder (C:\Windows\SysWOW64)
    Running W7, 32
    How come I don't have that folder?
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  7. kookster
    Posts : 134
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       New #5

    That folder is for 64 bit only, so if your windows is 32 bit it wont have it and you shouldn't have to worry about it.
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  8. fakts
    Posts : 14
    Windows 7
       New #6

    Ok, but
    After renaming the old ones and copying the new ones then explorer itself wont start
    I get the frame and it looks busy and nothing, explorer itself wont function anymore
    Luckily I have xplorer2 installed, otherwise I would be F*****
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  10. kookster
    Posts : 134
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       New #7

    wait so you are reverting it, and it did that? I need you to list in detail every step you did and how you did it.
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  11. fakts
    Posts : 14
    Windows 7
       New #8

    I did exactly as instructed, the problem is that Explorer wont function after switching Shellstyle files
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  12. kookster
    Posts : 134
    Windows 7 64-bit Windows 7 32-bit
    Thread Starter
       New #9

    What version of windows 7 do you have? and its 32 bit correct?

    Well doesnt matter, I was able to replicate this, im working on fixing it. Sorry about this.
    There seems to be a issue with the windows/system32 file. O also a note there are still ways you can get to files without explorer, if you open taskmanager select new task, run notepad. You can use its open file menu as a file browser pretty well, just make sure you select all files.
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