
Ultimate List of All Kinds of User Restrictions for Windows. UPDATE: Topic bumped on May 2. NOTE: This tutorial will work in all Windows versions including Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8. Windows 1. 0. Many times people access our system and change our customized settings here and there. Wouldn't it be great if we can restrict them to change the settings and other things like restrict from changing Folder Options, Taskbar settings, Desktop settings, etc. Today in this tutorial, we'll share a list of some important and useful restrictions, which can be put in Windows operating system.
STEP 1: Open Registry Editor. All restrictions are based on Registry editing. So you'll need to open Registry Editor by providing regedit command in RUN or Start Search box and press Enter. After that go to the registry key mentioned in step 2. STEP 2: Create Registry Key.
Once you are in Registry Editor, go to the following mentioned keys and create or modify DWORD values: === === === === === === === === ===1. Restricting Desktop Properties (Personalization) Go to following key: HKEY. Restricting Taskbar Properties Go to following key: HKEY.
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Restricting System Properties Go to following key: HKEY. Restricting Folder Options Go to following key: HKEY. Restricting Registry Editor Go to following key: HKEY. Restricting Task Manager Go to following key: HKEY. Restricting Control Panel Go to following key: HKEY. Restricting Command Prompt Go to following key: HKEY. Restricting Locking/Unlocking of Taskbar Go to following key: HKEY.
Restricting right- click (context menu) on Taskbar Go to following key: HKEY. Restricting Toolbars in Taskbar Go to following key: HKEY.
Restricting drag- and- drop and right- click (context menu) in Start Menu Go to following key: HKEY. Restricting RUN option in Start Menu Go to following key: HKEY. Restricting Shut Down, Restart, Sleep and Hibernate commands. Go to following key: HKEY. Restricting Log off option in Start Menu. Go to following key: HKEY.
How to Block A Website in All Web Browsers. This action will require you to edit your Host file. Your host file is a computer file used to store information on where. Information about how to stop viewing hidden files in Microsoft Windows. If the computer you are using is accessed by people other than you, you probably do not want to disclose your browsing habits. By emptying your cache, deleting.
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Restricting Active Desktop Feature Go to following key: HKEY. Restricting adding or removing items from Toolbars Go to following key: HKEY. Restricting adding or removing Toolbars Go to following key: HKEY.
Restricting Autorun Feature. Visit following tutorial: How to Disable Autorun Functionality in Windows Using Registry Editor?
Disabling notification of low disk space in Taskbar notification area (system tray)Go to following key: HKEY. Enabling Write Protection on USB Drives Go to following key: HKEY. Restricting . Restricting . Restricting access to any desired application program. Go to following key: HKEY. If you want to restrict more programs, simply create more String values with names 2, 3 and so on and set their values to the program's exe file.
Also check following tutorial. Restricting Drives in My Computer Go to following key: HKEY.
Following is a list for all drives decimal no.: A: 1. B: 2. C: 4. D: 8.
E: 1. 6F: 3. 2G: 6. H: 1. 28. I: 2. 56. J: 5. 12. K: 1. 02. L: 2. 04. 8M: 4. 09.

N: 8. 19. 2O: 1. 63. P: 3. 27. 68. Q: 6. R: 1. 31. 07. 2S: 2. T: 5. 24. 28. 8U: 1. V: 2. 09. 71. 52. W: 4. 19. 43. 04.

X: 8. 38. 86. 08. Y: 1. 67. 77. 21. Z: 3. 35. 54. 43. ALL: 6. 71. 08. 86.
So if you want to disable a combination of drives, just sum their numbers and give the same value to No. View. On. Drive. The location and its value remain same as the above trick. Difference between No. View. On. Drive and No. Drives is that No.
View. On. Drive protects the drive so that no user can access that drive. On the other hand, No.
Drives only hides the drive from My Computer window but users can still access that drive using RUN dialog box, address bar, etc. Also check: How to Restrict / Hide / Remove Drives in Windows Explorer? Restricting Settings and Options in Internet Explorer Web Browser. Check out following topics to restrict users from changing homepage and various settings in Internet Explorer: How to Restrict Users from Changing Internet Explorer Homepage Settings? How to Disable Options, Disable Tabs in Internet Explorer's Internet Options Dialog Box? How to Restrict Users from Deleting Browsing History Data in Internet Explorer? Restricting Desired Key in Keyboard or Changing Key Action.
Check out following tutorial to customize any key behavior or disable a key permanently: Customize or Disable Any Key in Your Keyboard Using Sharp. Keys. 28. Restricting . Restricting . Restricting Settings, Downloads, Bookmarks, etc in Mozilla Firefox.
Check out following topic to restrict users from changing options, adding bookmarks, downloading files, etc in Mozilla Firefox: How to Set Restrictions in Mozilla Firefox?=== === === === === === === === ===NOTE: If you want to remove a restriction, simply delete the new DWORD which you created to set the restriction or 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 specific restriction, please let me know in your comment. PS: Mozilla Firefox users can use following extension to directly open the registry keys in Registry Editor: Open in Regedit: Open Registry Keys Directly from Mozilla Firefox.
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