Remove Libraries from Windows 8 Explorer sidebar

Solution 1:

Just found the solution in this other thread about Registry Permissions:

Launch the regedit with WIN+R and go to the following location:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}\ShellFolder

Open the "Permission..." on the ShellFolder and open the "Advanced" settings

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Change the Owner to "Administrators"

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Now you can set "Full Control" to the Administrators and change the values.

Now double-click on Attributes DWORD and change the value to b090010d

And then it is possible to change