Remove Network Connections from Start Menu Prevents users from running Network Connections. This setting prevents the Network Connections folder from opening. This setting also removes Network Connections from Settings on the Start menu. Network Connections still appears in Control Panel and in Windows Explorer, but if users try to start it, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the action. Also, see the 'Disable programs on Settings menu' and 'Disable Control Panel' settings and the settings in the Network Connections folder (Computer Configuration and User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Network Connections).

(1) GPO: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar!Remove Network Connections from Start Menu (2) REG: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer!NoNetworkConnections