Prevent Outlook Express shortcut from being created for new user profiles

When a new user logs on to the computer, the Desktop is initialized and the new shortcuts for various applications such as Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player etc., are created. Some organizations want to prevent the usage of mail clients in the workstations. If you wish to prevent Outlook Express shortcut from being created for future user profiles, you need to modify the registry. Follow these steps:

• Click Start, Run and type Regedit

• Navigate to the following registry key and create a backup REG file

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft
\Active Setup
\Installed Components
\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}

• In the right-pane, double-click the StubPath value and set it blank.