Thursday, 28 June 2018

Remove Windows Security icon from Start Menu on Windows 10 LTSC


As shown in the following image:


Menu Item: Windows Security


How can I remove the item "Windows Security" in start menu of Windows 10 (LTSC 2019)?


Same as this question on Microsoft TechNet, but no useful answer there.



Answer



Since it is NOT in locations for Start menu items


%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

MS is hiding something. The following procedures works (on windows 10 LTSC 2019), but use it in your danger.



  1. open an elevated Command Prompt (an Administrative command prompt), copy and paste the following lines (and press return)


     set WS=%SystemRoot%\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.SecHealthUI_cw5n1h2txyewy
takeown /f %WS% /r /a > nul
icacls %WS% /reset /t > nul
rmdir /s /q %WS%

Here is the screenshot Administrative command prompt




  1. in start menu, right-click Windows Security, -> more -> App settings Windows Security




  2. In the setting window, click reset -> reset




  3. now, the Windows Security is gone! Windows Security item gone




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