Open regedit.exe through the start menu search or run box and navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

On the right-hand pane create a new 32-bit DWORD value with these properties:

• Name: NoCDBurning
• Value: 1

You’ll have to logout and back in to see the changes. To remove, just delete the key or change the value to 0.

To disable this, right click on the sidebar or sidebar icon, and choose properties.Uncheck the “Start Sidebar when Windows starts” checkbox.Then right-click on the icon, and choose Exit to close the sidebar.