Useful Registry Keys

The following is a Registry key that very useful for the security configuration of Windows.

a) Disable Task Manager
@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v "DisableTaskMgr" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f


b) Disable Registry Tools

@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v "DisableRegistryTools" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f


c) Disable Run Menu

@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoRun" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f


d) Disable folder options

@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoFolderOptions" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f


e) Disable Find menu

@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoFind" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f


f) Disable Shutdown menu

@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" /v "NoClose" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f


g) Disable Command Promt

@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System" /v "DisableCMD" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f


Direction :


1.  To activate it is by opening a command prompt and then type the above
     command and then press enter, logout or restart computer.

2.  To enable again just change number 1 on /d "1" /f to 0, for example

@reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v "DisableTaskMgr" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f

3.  Remember if you disable Command promt, you can't execute command so you need to convert this method to vb script