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How to use regedit

Select Start => Run => type "regedit" without quotes to launch regedit.

Launch Regedit and go to the following Registry Key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Policies

Under this key, there will definitely be a key named explorer. Now under this explorer key we can create new DWORD values and modify it's value to 1 in order to impose the restriction. If you want to remove the Restriction, then you can simply delete the respective DWORD values or instead change their values to 0. The following is a list of DWORD values that can be created under the Explorer Key-:

NoDeletePrinter: Disables Deletion of already installed Printers

NoAddPrinter: Disables Addition of new Printers

NoRun : Disables or hides the Run Command

NoSetFolders: Removes Folders from the Settings option on Start Menu (Control Panel, Printers, Taskbar)

NoSetTaskbar: Removes Taskbar system folder from the Settings option on Start Menu

NoFind: Removes the Find Tool (Start >Find)

NoDrives: Hides and does not display any Drives in My Computer

NoNetHood: Hides or removes the Network Neighborhood icon from the desktop

NoDesktop: Hides all items including, file, folders and system folders from the Desktop

NoClose: Disables Shutdown and prevents the user from normally shutting down Windows.

NoSaveSettings: Means to say, 'Don't save settings on exit'

DisableRegistryTools: Disable Registry Editing Tools (If you disable this option, the Windows Registry Editor(regedit.exe) too will not work.)

NoRecentDocsHistory: Removes Recent Document system folder from the Start Menu (IE 4 and above)

ClearRecentDocsOnExit: Clears the Recent Documents system folder on Exit.

Nolnternetlcon: Removes the Internet (system folder) icon from the Desktop

Under the same key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Policies you can create new subkeys other than the already existing Explorer key. Now create a new key and name it System. Under this new key, system we can create the following new DWORD values(1 for enabling the particular option and 0 for disabling the particular option):

 NODispCPL: Hides Control Panel

 NoDispBackgroundPage: Hides Background page.

 NoDispScrsavPage: Hides Screen Saver Page

 NoDispAppearancePage: Hides Appearance Page

 NoDispSettingsPage: Hides Settings Page

 NoSecCPL: Disables Password Control Panel

 NoPwdPage: Hides Password Change Page

 NoAdminPaqe: Hides Remote Administration Page

 NoProfilePage: Hides User Profiles Page

 NoDevMgrPage: Hides Device Manager Page

 NoConfigPage: Hides Hardware Profiles Page

 NoFileSysPage: Hides File System Button

 NoVirtMemPage: Hides Virtual Memory Button

Similarly, if we create a new subkey named WinOldApp, we can add the following DWORD values under it(1 for enabling the particular option and 0 for disabling the particular option):

Disabled: Disable MS-DOS Prompt

NoRealMode: Disable Single-Mode MS-DOS.

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