NoDeletingComponents

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop

Data type Range Default value
REG_DWORD 0 | 1 0

Description

Prevents users from deleting Web content from their Active Desktop.

A value of 1 removes the Delete button from the Web tab in Display in Control Panel. As a result, users can temporarily remove, but not delete, Web content from their Active Desktop.

This entry stores the setting of the Prohibit deleting items Group Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry when you configure the Prohibit deleting items policy.

Value Meaning
0 Users are able to delete Web content from their Active desktop.
1 Users are prevented from deleting Web content from their Active Desktop.

This entry does not prevent users from adding Web content to their Active Desktop.

Change method

To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds to the Prohibit deleting items 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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