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Stop highlighting newly installed apps in Start

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Sets Start_NotifyNewApps = 0 under Explorer\Advanced. Turns off the orange 'New' highlight Windows paints on freshly installed apps in the Start menu. Pure visual nag — the apps are still there and searchable. Takes effect on the next Explorer refresh. Reversible.

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