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This is related to How to hide “Start” button in Windows 8.1?.

I've got the useless, castrated, Microsoft provided start menu next to a 3rd party start menu. I'd like to remove Microsoft's useless, castrated start button. I want to remove it though the registry, without using yet another app store app.

I tried searching the registry, but the soft keyboard does not provide F3. So I can't quickly search the registry. I also tried removing it via a Local Security Policy, but it appears Microsoft has removed the item (or its only available on domain computers).

In essence, I need to know the keys shown under Centralized Configuration in Microsoft's technet article Exploring Windows 8.1 Start Screen and Start Button Options and Configurations.

And I don't have the RollBackToWindows8Build9200 key discussed in Disable Windows 8.1 Start Button (someone suggested it was a prank). I tired to add it but it did not help.

What is the registry key Microsoft uses to control the presence of their start button? What key is tools like 7+ Taskbar Tweaker writing to?

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  • BTW, you can enable the full keyboard for the touch keyboard, if you want F3 there. Or you can use the older accessibility On-Screen Keyboard.
    – Bob
    Commented Jul 13, 2014 at 9:39
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    Looks like there simply isn't a registry key. What gives you the impression that the tweaker is using one? It could be directly interfering with how the taskbar is drawn. Consider updating or changing your third-party start menu to one that supports 8.1 (and therefore hiding the built-in button).
    – Bob
    Commented Jul 13, 2014 at 9:42
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    If you consider the registry option may well be impossible (it'll only work if MS actually put that option in), this question essentially becomes a duplicate of this other one.
    – Bob
    Commented Jul 13, 2014 at 9:42
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    It looks like 7+ Taskbar Tweaker does not do anything to the registry. The only registry keys the tweaker modifies are its own settings. There are no registry keys for the options it provides. The tweaker does that by injecting a DLL to explorer, hooking/subclassing/some other methods of the dark side. That's what is says on the website. The program modifies/adds/replaces DLLs to do what you want to do. As @Bob said, I don't think there is a registry tweak to remove the start button...
    – ᔕᖺᘎᕊ
    Commented Jul 13, 2014 at 9:54

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RPEnabled "0" in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer no longer works? Dam you Microsoft!

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