NoActiveDesktopChanges
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Data type |
Range |
Default value |
|---|---|---|
REG_DWORD |
0 | 1 |
0 |
Description
Prevents the user from enabling or disabling Active Desktop and from changing the Active Desktop configuration.
When the value of this entry is set to 1, the Web tab in Display in Control Panel is removed. Also, Active Desktop is removed from the menu that appears when the user right-clicks the desktop. As as result, users cannot enable or disable Active Desktop. If Active Desktop is already enabled, users cannot add, remove, or edit Web content or disable, lock, or synchronize Active Desktop components.
This entry stores the setting of the Prohibit changes Group Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry with a value of 1 when you enable the policy. If you disable the policy or set it to Not configured, Group Policy deletes this entry from the registry, and the system behaves as though the value is 0.
Value |
Meaning |
|---|---|
0 (or not in the registry) |
The policy is disabled or not configured. Users can enable, disable, and configure Active desktop configuration. |
1 |
The policy is enabled. Users cannot enable or disable Active Desktop or reconfigure it. This value secures the configuration you establish by using other entries in this subkey. |
Change method
To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds to the Prohibit changes Group Policy (User Configuration\AdministrativeTemplates\Desktop\Active Desktop).
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Tip
For detailed information about particular Group Policy settings, see the Windows 2000 Resource Kit Group Policy Reference.
For general information about Group Policy, see Windows 2000 Server Help or Windows 2000 Professional Help.
To see a table associating policies with their corresponding registry entries, see the Group Policy Registry Table .
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