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Registery restrictions.txtList of All Kinds of Restrictions for Windows 2000, XP,

Vista, 7, 8, Server 2003 and 2008:Many times people access our system and change our customized settings here and there. Wouldn't it be greatif we can restrict them to change the settings and other things like restrict from changing Folder Options, Taskbasettings, Desktop settings, etc.

Today in this tutorial, we'll share a list of some importantand useful restrictions, which can be put in Windows2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7

and Windows 8.

STEP 1: Open Registry Editor

All restrictions are based on Registry editing. So you'llneed to open Registry Editor by providing regeditcommand in RUN or Start menu Search box and pressEnter. After that go to the registry key mentioned in step2.

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STEP 2: Create Registry KeyOnce you are in Registry Editor. Go to following keys ancreate or modify required DWORD value as mentionedbelow:

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1. Restricting Desktop Properties

Go to following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windowsurrent Version\Policies\System

Create new DWORD NoDispCPL and set its value to 1

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Registery restrictions.txtIf you want to restrict any particular tab in Desktop

Properties like Themes, Screen Saver, etc, you can takehelp of following tutorial:

How to Enable / Disable Changing Themes, Wallpapers,Screen Savers and Other Settings

Also check: How to Restrict Users from ChangingDesktop Wallpaper in Windows?

2. Restricting Taskbar Properties


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windowsurrent Version\Policies\Explorer

Create new DWORD NoSetTaskbar and set its value to 1

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Go to following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windowsurrent Version\Policies\Explorer

Create new DWORD NoPropertiesMyComputer and setits value to 1

4. Restricting Folder Options



Create new DWORD NoFolderOptions and set its valueto 1

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Registery restrictions.txt5. Restricting Registry Editor



Create new DWORD DisableRegistryTools and set itsvalue to 1

6. Restricting Task Manager



Create new DWORD DisableTaskMgr and set its value to1

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7. Restricting Control PanelGo to following key:


Create new DWORD NoControlPanel and set its value to1

Also check following tutorial:

How to Hide / Show Specific Control Panel Applets /Icons in Windows?

8. Restricting Command Prompt


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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Wndows\System

Create new DWORD DisableCMD and set its value to 2

9. Restricting Locking/Unlocking of Taskbar


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows

urrent Version\Policies\Explorer

Create new DWORD LockTaskbar and set its value to 1

10. Restricting right-click on Taskbar


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Registery restrictions.txtHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows

urrent Version\Policies\Explorer Create new DWORD NoTrayContextMenu and set itsvalue to 1

11. Restricting Toolbars in Taskbar


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows

urrent Version\Policies\Explorer

Create new DWORD NoToolbarsOnTaskbar and set itsvalue to 1

12. Restricting drag-and-drop and right-click in StartMenu

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Create new DWORD NoChangeStartMenu and set itsvalue to 1

13. Restricting RUN in Start Menu



Create new DWORD NoRun and set its value to 1

14. Restricting Shut Down, Restart, Sleep and Hibernatecommands

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Registery restrictions.txtGo to following key:


Create new DWORD NoClose and set its value to 1

15. Restricting Log off in Start Menu



Create new DWORD StartMenuLogOff and set its valueto 1

16. Restricting Active Desktop Feature

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Create new DWORD NoActiveDesktop and set its valueto 1

17. Restricting adding/removing items to/from Toolbars



Create new DWORD NoToolbarCustomize and set itsvalue to 1

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Go to following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windowsurrent Version\Policies\Explorer

Create new DWORD NoBandCustomize and set its valueto 1

19. Restricting Autorun Feature

Visit following tutorial:

How to Disable Autorun Functionality in Windows UsingRegistry Editor?

20. Restricting notification at low disk space


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Create new DWORD NoLowDiskSpaceChecks and setits value to 1

21. Restricting Writing to USB Drives


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current Contro

Set\Control\StorageDevicePolicies

Create new DWORD WriteProtect and set its value to 1

Also check following tutorial:

How to Disable / Restrict Use of USB Storage Devices inWindows?

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Registery restrictions.txt22. Restricting "New" option in context menu


HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellexContextMenu Handlers\New

And delete the value of Default, e.g., empty it.

Also check: How to Enable / Disable New -> Shortcut iWindows XP, Vista and 7 Context Menu?

23. Restricting "Send To" option in context menu


HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ontextMenu Handlers\Send To

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Registery restrictions.txt And delete the value of Default, e.g., empty it.

24. Restricting any desired application


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windowsurrent Version\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun

Create new String value with any name, like 1 and set itsvalue to the desired program's EXE file.

e.g., If you want to restrict msconfig, then create a Stringvalue 1 and set its value to msconfig.exe. If you want torestrict more programs, simply create more String valueswith names 2, 3 and so on and set their values to theprogram's exe file.

25. Restricting Drives in My Computer

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In right-side pane, create new DWORD NoViewOnDriveand change its value as following:

3 : To Restrict A and B drives only.4 : To Restrict C drive only.7 : To Restrict A, B, and C drives only.

8 : To Restrict D drive only.F : To Restrict A, B, C, and D drives only.03FFFFFF : To Restrict all drives.

If you want more specific restrictions, like you want torestrict a combination of drives, you can use decimal no.instead of hexadecimal no. Following is a list for all drivedecimal no.:

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Registery restrictions.txtA: 1

B: 2C: 4D: 8E: 16F: 32G: 64H: 128I: 256J: 512K: 1024L: 2048

M: 4096N: 8192O: 16384P: 32768Q: 65536R: 131072S: 262144T: 524288U: 1048576

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Registery restrictions.txtV: 2097152

W: 4194304X: 8388608Y: 16777216Z: 33554432ALL: 67108863

So if you want to disable a combination of drives, justsum their numbers and give the same value toNoViewOnDrive. e.g., for restricting C, D, E and F drivesgive the value: 4+8+16+32 = 60

PS: You can also hide the drives using NoDrivesDWORD value. The location and its value remain sameas the above trick.

Also check: How to Restrict / Hide / Remove Drives inWindows Explorer?

26. Restricting Settings and Options in Internet Explorer Web Browser

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Check out following topics to restrict users from changinhomepage and various settings in Internet Explorer:

How to Restrict Users from Changing Internet Explorer Homepage Settings?

How to Disable Options, Disable Tabs in InternetExplorers Internet Options Dialog Box?

27. Restricting Desired Key in Keyboard or Changing Ke Action

Check out following tutorial to customize any keybehavior or disable a key permanently:

Customize or Disable Any Key in Your Keyboard UsingSharpKeys

28. Restricting "Always use selected program to openthis kind of file" Option in Open With Dialog Box?

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Check out following tutorial to disable the "Always useselected program to open this kind of file" checkboxwhich appears in "Open With" dialog box:

How to Disable "Always use selected program to openthis file" Option in Open With Dialog Box?

29. Restricting "Switch User" Option in Windows Vistaand 7

Visit following article to learn how to disable "Switch

User" option in Windows:

How to Disable Switch User Option in Windows Vistaand 7?

30. Restricting Settings, Downloads, Bookmarks, etc inMozilla Firefox

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Mozilla Firefox:How to Set Restrictions in Mozilla Firefox?

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NOTE: If you want to remove a restriction, simply deletethe new DWORD which you created to set the restrictionor change its value to 0.

OK guys! That's all for now. Above were some common

restrictions which you might want to implement in your computer system. If you want to know about any specificrestriction, please let me know in your comment.

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