TipHKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MMC
| Data type | Range | Default value |
|---|---|---|
| REG_DWORD | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Prevents users from opening the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) in author mode, from explicitly opening console files in author mode, and from opening any console files that open in author mode by default.
This entry stores the setting of the Restrict the user from entering author mode Group Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry when you with a value of 1 when you enable the policy. If you disable the policy, Group Policy sets the value to 0. If you set the policy 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 open the MMC in author mode. |
| 1 | The policy is enabled. Users can open the MMC in author mode. |
When the value of this entry is 1, users cannot open a blank MMC console window from the Start menu or from a command prompt and users cannot create console files or add or remove snap-ins. Also, because they cannot open author-mode console files, they cannot use the tools that the files contain.
However, while this value is 1, users can open MMC user-mode console files, such as those on the Administrative Tools menu in Windows 2000 Server.
To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds to the Restrict the user from entering author mode policy (User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Microsoft Management Console).
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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.