NoComputersNearMe

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Description

Removes the Computers Near Me icon and the icons representing computers in the workgroup from My Network Places and from the Map Network Drive browser window.

This entry stores the setting of the No "Computers Near Me" in My Network Places Group Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry with a value of 1 when you enable the policy. If you disable the policy or set it to Not configured, Group Policy deletes this entry from the registry, and the system behaves as though the value is 0.

The Computers Near Me icon appears only on computers in a workgroup. This entry does not affect computers that are members of a domain.

This entry does not prevent users from connecting to computers in their workgroup by other commonly used methods, such as by typing the share name in the Run dialog box or the Map Network Drive dialog box.

Change method

To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds to the No "Computers Near Me" in My Network Places Group Policy (User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer).

Note

The Computers Near Me icon is designed for computers in a workgroup. This icon might appear on a computer in a domain if the system was upgraded from a pre-release version of Windows 2000.

Tip

For detailed information about particular Group Policy settings, see the Windows 2000 Resource Kit Group Policy Reference.

For general information about Group Policy, see Windows 2000 Server Help or Windows 2000 Professional Help.

To see a table associating policies with their corresponding registry entries, see the Group Policy Registry Table .

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