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Web tab missing in the Customize Desktop dialog

When you click Customize Desktop button in the Display Properties, Desktop tab, the Web tab may be missing. This is due to one or more of the following Policies enabled.

  • NoActiveDesktopChanges
  • NoActiveDesktop
  • NoComponents

RESOLUTION

Click Start, Run and type REGEDIT

Navigate to the following keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer

and

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer

Delete the two values NoActiveDesktopChanges & NoActiveDesktop in the right-pane

Navigate to the following keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ ActiveDesktop

and

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ ActiveDesktop

Delete the value NoComponents in both the above locations.

More Information

NoActiveDesktopChanges corresponds to the Prohibit changes Group Policy

User Configuration \ AdministrativeTemplates \ Desktop \ Active Desktop

NoActiveDesktop corresponds to the Disable Active Desktop Group Policy

User Configuration \ AdministrativeTemplates \ Desktop \ Active Desktop

NoComponents stores the setting of the Disable all items Group Policy

To start the Group Policy Editor, type GPEDIT.MSC in Start, Run dialog.