I've recently rolled out Windows 7 and noticed that in some applications (Office 2003 - yes we are due for an upgrade - happening later this year), when a user clicks the down arrow in a "Save As" dialog box to view the available locations - a list of seemingly every computer in the broadcast domain is generated and displayed. This takes about 30-45 seconds. I don't want my users to be able to view a list of every computer in their broadcast domain, and I especially don't want them to be presented with said list every time they try to save something. In newer apps, the list is not automatically displayed but is still accessible by clicking the "Network" selection. What is the proper way to remove this? I've tried the following: 1) Disabling the NetBios over TCPIP service - works but prevents other things from working properly. 2) Disabling the Computer Browser service - does not work. 3) Changing HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder\Attributes from b0040064 to b0940064 as suggested here -http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/39699-network-add-remove-navigation-pane.html . This seems to work but I cannot find anything that says this is supported by Microsoft and I am wary of what side effects may occur. 4) Using a GPO to enable the "No Computers Near Me in Network locations" and "No Entire Network in Network locations." - no change. It seems like there should a simple way to do this as I can't be the only admin that doesn't want their users browsing a list of every computer on the network. Thanks!

Hi, Thanks for posting in Microsoft TechNet forums. I have tested on my machine, change the registry HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}\ShellFolder\Attributes from b0040064 to b0940064 is work to remove “Network” icon from Windows Explorer, and it will not cause any network problem. Since there is no professional KB of remove this icon from Windows Explorer of Microsoft, I suggest to back up the registry before you change it. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Regards, Leo Huang TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

I am deploying this on a wide scale today and will report my results. Thanks.

Hi, Did your issue solved? Please feel free to give me any update. Thanks. Regards, Leo Huang TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

I deployed the registry key change via GPO, but it did not seem to have the same effect as on my test systems. The "Network" option was still visible, yet the list was not automatically expanded as it had been before. It is possible that this is a coincidence and the registry key was not properly edited due to permissions. I will verify this.

If you have verified the issue related with the permissions of registry key, please feel free to let me know. Thank you for your cooperation. Regards, Leo Huang TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, I will mark my first reply as answer. It could help other communities here who have the same issue. Thanks for your understanding. Regards, Leo Huang TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi guys, I have the exact same problem but on a server 2008 R2 TS box. Unfortunatley that reg key that you suggest does not seemt o exist in 2008 R2. Any idea for a work around?? Many thanks, Adam