Registry Tweak to Hide/Remove/Disable Navigation Pane in Windows Explorer, File Open, File Save As Common Dialog Boxes of Windows server 2008 and Windows 7

To Hide/Remove/Disable:

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]
"PageSpaceControlSizer"=hex:d0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

 

Explorer with NO Navigation Pane:

 

To Show/Restore/Enable:

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

<p>[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]      <br />&quot;PageSpaceControlSizer&quot;=hex:d0,00,00,00,<font color="#0000ff">01</font>,00,00,00,00,00,00,00</p> 

 

Explorer with Navigation Pane:

 

To Hide/Remove/Disable in Open Common Dialog Box:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

<p>[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerCIDOpenModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]      <br />&quot;PageSpaceControlSizer&quot;=hex:d0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00</p> 

 

 

To Show/Restore/Enable in Open Common Dialog Box:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

<p>[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerCIDOpenModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]      <br />&quot;PageSpaceControlSizer&quot;=hex:d0,00,00,00,<font color="#0000ff">01</font>,00,00,00,00,00,00,00</p> 

 

 

 

To Hide/Remove/Disable in Save As Common Dialog Box:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

<p>[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerCIDSaveModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]      <br />&quot;PageSpaceControlSizer&quot;=hex:d0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00</p> 

 

 

 

To Show/Restore/Enable in Save As Common Dialog Box:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

<p>[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerCIDOpenModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]      <br />&quot;PageSpaceControlSizer&quot;=hex:d0,00,00,00,<font color="#0000ff">01</font>,00,00,00,00,00,00,00</p> 

 

 

 

 

In Short:

 

To Disable Navigation Pane:

<p>[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerCIDOpenModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]</p>    <p>&quot;PageSpaceControlSizer&quot;=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00</p>    <p>[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerCIDSaveModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]</p>    <p>&quot;PageSpaceControlSizer&quot;=hex:00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00</p>    <p>[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]</p>    <p>&quot;PageSpaceControlSizer&quot;=hex:d0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00</p>    <p>&#160;</p>    <p><strong><u>To Enable Navigation Pane:</u></strong></p>    <p>&#160;</p>    <p>[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerCIDOpenModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]</p>    <p>&quot;PageSpaceControlSizer&quot;=hex:d0,00,00,00,<font color="#0000ff">01</font>,00,00,00,00,00,00,00</p>    <p>[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerCIDSaveModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]</p>    <p>&quot;PageSpaceControlSizer&quot;=hex:d0,00,00,00,<font color="#0000ff">01</font>,00,00,00,00,00,00,00</p>    <p>[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerModulesGlobalSettingsSizer]</p>    <p>&quot;PageSpaceControlSizer&quot;=hex:d0,00,00,00,<font color="#0000ff">01</font>,00,00,00,00,00,00,00</p> 

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p>Note: You don’t need user re-login (logoff/login) for these changes to take effect.