TipHKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
| Data type | Range | Default value |
|---|---|---|
| REG_DWORD | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Prevents the user from enabling or disabling Active Desktop or changing the Active Desktop configuration.
A value of 1 removes the Web tab from Display in Control Panel and removes the Active Desktop item from menu that appears when you right-click 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 the entry from the registry and the system behaves as though the value is 0.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 (or not in 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 locks down the configuration you establish by using other entries in this subkey. |
To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds to the Prohibit changes policy (User Configuration\AdministrativeTemplates\Desktop\Active Desktop).
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For detailed information about particular Group Policy settings, see the Group Policy Reference (Gp.chm) on the Windows 2000 Resource Kit companion CD.
For general information about Group Policy, see Group Policy in Windows 2000 Help.
To see a table associating policies with their corresponding registry entries, see the Group Policy Reference Table.
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