Editing windows
Registry
entries can sometimes boost your computer performance. Mostly the
registry is edited inorder to restrict or enable some features in
windows operating system.
Before editing your windows
registry hives, its always recommended to first create a backup of your windows registry.
Visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/en-us to learn on how to
backup windows registry in windows xp, vista or windows 7 Operating
System.
Now, lets get started with some
registry tweaks in windows for providing some restrictions or disabling certain features in windows OS.
Restrict Folder Options using Registry Editor:
1. Start–>Run–>regedit
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Curre ntVersion/Policies/Explorer
3. At right side double click on
NoFolderOptions and set its value to 1. This is known as DWORD value.
Thats it, you have now successfully disabled folder options in windows under Tools–>Folder Options.
Note: If due to some virus your folder option gets
disabled, you can try the above steps to restore or enable folder
options. You only need to set the
NoFolderOptions value as
0 in this case.
Restrict Taskbar Properties:
1. Start–>Run–>regedit
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Curre ntVersion/Policies/Explorer
3. At right side, Right Click–>New–>DWORD value. Name it “NoSetTaskbar” and set its value to 1.
Restrict Registry Editing Tools in windows:
Using this tweak you can enable or disable your windows registry
Editing tool. All you need to do is some changes in the windows registry
below
1. Start–>Run–>regedit
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Curre ntVersion/Policies/System
3. At right side, Double Click on
DisableRegistryTools and set its Value Data as 1.
In the similar way you can even enable registry editing tools if its disabled by some virus program.
Disable or Restrict Task Manager in Windows OS:
For your system security you can disable or Restrict other users from
accessing Task Manger in windows. Follow the steps below to restrict
task manager.
1. Start–>Run–>regedit
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Curre ntVersion/Policies/System
3. At right side, Double Click on
DisableTaskMgr and set its Value Data as 1.
In the similar way you can even enable registry editing tools if its disabled by some virus program.
If you know any such trick or registry tweak to provide restrictions
using Registry editor please use the comments box below to add to this
list.