Restricting the Start Menu, Explorer and the Desktop

In Category: Desktop

There are many general restrictions you can make to the Start Menu, the Explorer and to the Desktop itself. 1. Start Regedit 2. Go to HKEY_Current_User / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies 3. There should already be at least a Explorer section there already 4. Additional keys that can be created under Policies are WinOldApp 5. You can then add DWORD values set to 1 in the appropriate keys 6. To re-enable them, either delete the key or set the value to 0 * ClearRecentDocsOnExit = Clear of Recent Documents on Exit * NoAddPrinter = Adding new printers * NoClose = Computer Shutdown * NoDeletePrinter = Delete Installed Printers * NoDesktop = Doesn\'t show Desktop items as well as and Desktop right-click menu * NoDevMgrUpdate = Windows 98/ME web Update Manager * NoDrives [hex] = Hides Drives in my computer * NoFind = Find command * NoInternetIcon = Internet Icon on Desktop * NoNetHood = Network Neighborhood * NoRecentDocsHistory = Recent Documents in Start Menu * NoRun = Run command * NoSaveSettings = Save Settings on exit * NoSetFolders = Folders in Start Menu -> Settings * NoSetTaskbar = Taskbar in Start Menu -> Settings * NoSMMyDocs = My Documents folder in Start Menu * NoSMMyPictures = My Pictures folder in Start Menu * NoWindowsUpdate = Windows web Update