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Hide the tab DFS from Windows Explorer

This setting enables you to disallow the users to see or modify the settings of the local Distributed File System (DFS) shares.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000

Description:

This setting enables you to disallow the users to see or modify the settings of the local Distributed File System (DFS) shares.

If this setting is enabled, the Distributed File System (DFS) tab won’t be visible in Windows Explorer.

The Distributed File System (DFS) enables you to regard files from different sources (different servers) as one logically unit (one hard disk).

For this go to "Start->Run" and enter "regedit" and search the key listed below. You can create one DWORD value "NoDFSTab", if this value is not existing.

Now you can set this value to hide the tab DFS from Windows Explorer. After a restart or logoff the changes take effect.

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Hide the DFS tab from Windows Explorer.reg

The '.reg' file will hide the DFS tab from Windows Explorer.

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Show the DFS tab from Windows Explorer (Default).reg

The '.reg' file will show the DFS tab from Windows Explorer.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

NoDFSTab

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

‘DFS’ tab is removed from the Windows Explorer.

‘DFS’ tab is visible by default in the Windows Explorer.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\] key, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "NoDFSTab".

The created DWORD value will look like below.

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