Windows Registry Tweaks To Provide Restrictions Or Enable/Disable

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 theNoFolderOptions 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.