How to Enable or Disable Showing Remote Locations in Jump Lists in Windows


When you right click or press and hold on an app on the taskbar or Start menu, it will open the app's jump list.

Jump Lists is a feature that lists app specific tasks or items you can quickly open or get to for every day usage. Jump lists can include recently opened items, frequently opened items, tasks, or websites, in addition to pinned items. You'll always see the same items in the jump list for an app, regardless of whether you view the jump list on the Start menu, taskbar, or File Explorer.

If you like, you can disable displaying and tracking items over the network from remote locations in Jump Lists.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing remote locations in Jump Lists for all users in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable remote locations in Jump Lists.



Contents

  • Option One: Enable or Disable Showing Remote Locations in Jump Lists in Local Group Policy Editor
  • Option Two: Enable or Disable Showing Remote Locations in Jump Lists using a REG file



EXAMPLE: Enable and Disable remote locations in Jump Lists on taskbar, Start menu, and File Explorer
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Enable or Disable Showing Remote Locations in Jump Lists in Windows-jump_lists_on_start_menu_enabled.jpg Enable or Disable Showing Remote Locations in Jump Lists in Windows-jump_lists_on_start_menu_disabled.jpg
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OPTION ONE

Enable or Disable Showing Remote Locations in Jump Lists in Local Group Policy Editor


The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option Two below.


1 Open the all users, specific users or groups, or all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied.

2 In the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor, click/tap on to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, and Start Menu and Taskbar. (see screenshot below)

Enable or Disable Showing Remote Locations in Jump Lists in Windows-remote_locations_jump_lists_gpedit-1.jpg

3 In the right pane of Start Menu and Taskbar, double click/tap on the Do not display or track items in Jump Lists from remote locations policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4 Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


5 To Enable Showing Remote Locations in Jump Lists

A) Select (dot) either Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

Not Configured is the default setting.



6 To Disable Showing Remote Locations in Jump Lists

A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

Enable or Disable Showing Remote Locations in Jump Lists in Windows-remote_locations_jump_lists_gpedit-2.png


7 When finished, you can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.






OPTION TWO

Enable or Disable Showing Remote Locations in Jump Lists using a REG file


The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry keys below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

NoRemoteDestinations DWORD

(delete) = Enable
1 = Disable


1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


2 To Enable Showing Remote Locations in Jump Lists for All Users

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_remote_locations_in_Jump_Lists.reg

Download


3 To Disable Showing Remote Locations in Jump Lists for All Users

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_remote_locations_in_Jump_Lists.reg

Download


4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 Restart the explorer process, or sign out and sign in to apply.

8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


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