Eliminating the Right Click on the Desktop

Eliminating the Right Click on the Desktop

To eliminate the right click on the desktop:

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer

Add a DWORD and give it a name of NoViewContextMenu

Give it a value of 1

Reboot

Eliminating the Right Click on the Taskbar

Eliminating the Right Click on the Taskbar

To eliminate the right click on the taskbar:

Start Regedit

Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies
\ Explorer

Add a DWORD and give it a name of NoTrayContextMenu

Give it a value of 1

Reboot

Restricting the Start Menu, Explorer and the Desktop

Restricting the Start Menu, Explorer and the Desktop

There are many general restrictions you can make to the Start Menu, the Explorer and to the Desktop itself.

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_Current_User / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies

There should already be at least a Explorer section there already

Additional keys that can be created under Policies are WinOldApp

You can then add DWORD values set to 1 in the appropriate keys

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

Control Panel Restrictions

Control Panel Restrictions

There are many general restrictions you can make to the Control Panel

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_Current_User / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies

Create a new keys under Policies called System

You can then add DWORD values set to 1 in the appropriate keys

To re-enable them, either delete the key or set the value to 0

NoDispCPL - Disable Display Control Panel

NoDispBackgroundPage - Hide Background Page

NoDispScrSavPage - Hide Screen Saver Page

NoDispAppearancePage - Hide Appearance Page

NoDispSettingsPage - Hide Settings Page

NoSecCPL - Disable Password Control Panel

NoPwdPage - Hide Password Change Page

NoAdminPage - Hide Remote Administration Page

NoProfilePage - Hide User Profiles Page

NoDevMgrPage - Hide Device Manager Page

NoConfigPage - Hide Hardware Profiles Page

NoFileSysPage - Hide File System Button

NoVirtMemPage - Hide Virtual Memory Button

Networking Restrictions

Networking Restrictions

There are general restrictions you can make in Networking

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_Current_User / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies

Create a new key under Policies called Network

You can then add DWORD values set to 1 in the appropriate keys

To re-enable them, either delete the key or set the value to 0

DisablePwdCaching = Password Caching

HideSharePwds [hex] =Shared Passwords

NoEntireNetwork =Entire Network

NoNetSetup =Network applet

NoNetSetupIDPage =Network Identification tab

NoNetSetupSecurityPage =Network Access tab

NoFileSharing =Network File Sharing button

MinPwdLen = set Minimum Password Length (integer number: 0 - 99)

NoPrintSharing =Network Print Sharing button

NoWorkgroupContents =Network Workgroup