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I want to stop creation of desktop.ini file by OS whenever a new user I create in Win7.

basiajoker
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A fix that doesn't involve hiding the files:

  1. Open the registry editor (Start > Run > regedit).
  2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
  3. Modify or create a DWORD called UseDesktopIniCache to have a value of 0 (zero).

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Addison
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