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(All Windows)
Internet Explorer has a feature that automatically hides site that are rarely visited from the Favorites menu. This setting allows you to enable or disable the personalized menu feature.

This tweak can be easily applied using WinGuides Tweak Manager.
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Open your registry and find the key mentioned below.

Create a new string value, or modify the existing value, named 'FavIntelliMenus'. Modify the value to equal 'YES' to enable smart menus or 'NO' to disable them.

Exit your registry and log off for the changes to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
FavIntelliMenus	REG_SZ	"No"


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Registry Settings

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
Value Name: FavIntelliMenus
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value Data: Yes or No

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: May 13, 2002