Additional Info All kinds of Restriction for Windows

Following is a list of some interesting restrictions, which can be made in Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 and 7. Like you can restrict Display properties, taskbar properties, folder options, etc. All tricks are based on Registry editing. So Ill tell the key name and the value, that you have to create for the restriction. If the key is not present, then simply create it.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Editing your Registry can make your system unstable. back up registry before doing so or create a system restore so that you can revert back when something goes wrong. use the following tweaks at your own risk.

NOTE: If you want to remove the restriction, then simply delete the DWORD value or set its value to 0



1.) Restrict Display Properties:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesSystem
create DWORD value NoDispCPL and set its value to 1


2.) Restrict Taskbar Properties:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorer
create DWORD value NoSetTaskbar and set its value to 1


3.) Restrict Folder Options:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorer

create DWORD value NoFolderOptions and set its value to 1


4.) Restrict Locking/Unlocking the taskbar:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorer
create DWORD value LockTaskbar and set its value to 1


5.) Restrict Active Desktop:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorer
create DWORD value NoActiveDesktop and set its value to 1


6.) Restrict adding/deleting items from Toolbars:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorer
create DWORD value NoToolbarCustomize and set its value to 1


7.) Restrict adding/deleting toolbars:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorer
create DWORD value NoBandCustomize and set its value to 1


8.) Restrict right-click in Start Menu:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorer
create DWORD value NoChangeStartMenu and set its value to 1


9.) Restrict Desktop Cleanup Wizard:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorer
create DWORD value NoDesktopCleanupWizard and set its value to 1


10.) Restrict notification at low disk space:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorer
create DWORD value NoLowDiskSpaceChecks and set its value to 1


11.) Restrict Taskbar Context Menu:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorer
create DWORD value NoTrayContextMenu and set its value to 1


12.) Restrict Programs to run:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorerDisallowRun
create String value with any name, like 1 and set its value to the programs EXE file.

e.g., If you want to restrict msconfig, then create a String value 1 and set its value to msconfig.exe. If you want to restrict more programs, then simply create more String values with names 2, 3 and so on and set their values to the programs exe.


13.) Restrict Registry Editor:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesSystem
create DWORD value DisableRegistryTools and set its value to 1


14.) Restrict Task Manager:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesSystem
create DWORD value DisableTaskMgr and set its value to 1


15.) Restrict Writing to USB Drives:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrent Control SetControlStorageDevicePolicies
Create DWORD value WriteProtect and set its value to 1


16.) Restrict New option in context menu:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryBackgroundshellexCon textMenu HandlersNew
And delete the value of Default, e.g., empty it.


17.) Restrict Send To in context menu:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTAllFilesystemObjectsshellexCon textMenu HandlersSend To
And delete the value of Default, e.g., empty it.


18.) Restrict Balloon Tips:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionExplorerAdvanced
Create DWORD value EnableBalloonTips and set its value to 0


19.) Restrict Users to enable New XP StartMenu:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorer
Create DWORD value NoSimpleStartMenu and set its value to 1


20.) Restrict Command Prompt:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWind owsSystem
Create DWORD value DisableCMD and set its value to 2


21.) Restrict Drives in My Computer:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorer
In right-side pane, create a new DWORD value NoViewOnDrive and change its value as following:

3 : To Restrict A and B drives only.
4 : To Restrict C drive only.
7 : To Restrict A, B, and C drives only.
8 : To Restrict D drive only.
F : To Restrict A, B, C, and D drives only.
03FFFFFF : To Restrict all drives.

And if you want more specific restrictions, like you want to restrict a combination of other drives, then you can use decimal no. instead of hexadecimal no. Following is a list for all drives decimal no.:

A: 1
B: 2
C: 4
D: 8
E: 16
F: 32
G: 64
H: 128
I: 256
J: 512
K: 1024
L: 2048
M: 4096
N: 8192
O: 16384
P: 32768
Q: 65536
R: 131072
S: 262144
T: 524288
U: 1048576
V: 2097152
W: 4194304
X: 8388608
Y: 16777216
Z: 33554432
ALL: 67108863

So if you want to disable a combination of drives, just sum their numbers and give the same value to NoViewOnDrive. e.g., for restricting C, D, E and F drives, give the value: 4+8+16+32 = 60

NOTE: You can also hide the drives using NoDrives DWORD value. The location and its value remain same as the above trick.


22.) Restrict RUN in New XP StartMenu:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorer
Create DWORD value NoRun and set its value to 1


23.) Restrict Control Panel:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurre nt VersionPoliciesExplorer
Create DWORD value NoControlPanel and set its value to 1

Note: always make a back up copy . .

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Nokia Windows Phone 7 launch day and a look at this amazing if somewhat disappointing month

Today marks our fourth major phone launch this month. The Apple iPhone 4S launch was technologically a disappointment. Four months delayed Apple launched a phone with four month old technology, with performance clocked down 20% from previous product, the iPad 2 launched seven months earlier and and the remainder of technology being from 2010. Together with the iPhone 4S, was iOS5 which incorporated features already found in other operating systems. The phone killer feature, Siri had been largely ignored when it was offered for a variety of iOS devices for over two years, and only became the object of media and user attention now that it was pulled out from the Apple market and made an iPhone 4S exclusive. In other words, the iPhone 4S launch, might impress many, but not those in the know.

Next up was, Motorola who launched their RAZR. It was a less ambitious launch. But in the end, we were left with only one thought in mind. How they they make an LTE phone so thin. Motorola had really only one new thing to show, but 7.1mm thick was amazing enough to be one new thing. If Google had launched Ice Cream Sandwich on this device, it may have been more interesting than the Google-Samsung launch the next day.

In fairness the Google-Samsung Nexus phone launch would be impressive to many, the phone is definitely cutting edge. But to those who already saw the announcement LG Optimus LTE LU6200 of the Samsung Galaxy S II HD the previous month in Korea, the  Google Galaxy Nexus really did not bring anything all that new to the table. The Optimus LTE LU6200 and the Galaxy S II HD already having large 720p screens and 1.5GHz dual core processors. Actually, this phones have features that the Galaxy Nexus do not have like  a MicroSD card slow and USB-on-the-Go. 

As for Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. It really incorporates many features already available in other manufacturer customized ROMs and actually takes Android in the same direction as Windows Phone 7. To those in the know, well we have seen that before. 

Now it is time for Nokia. The operating system, Windows Phone 7.5 was already launched a month ago, so we are not expecting too many surprises in this department. Windows Phone 7.5 has strict design specifications and hardware support limitations so you know what you will be seeing will have the following:

• 480 x 800 screen resolution, which would limit the screen sizes to what is feasible under these resolutions 
• 800MHz to 1.5GHz processor
• 8GB of internal storage of higher
• 5MP or higher camera

Given it is a Nokia, we can expect the crisp and clear AMOLED or clear black displays, excellent OVI (now Nokia) Maps with its offline voice guided turn-by-turn navigation (which is voice guided in many more countries than Google Maps) and a bit of Carl-Zeiss magic in their camera. We would not even be surprised to see a QWERTY slider too. 

No, Nokia really cannot "WOW" us with the hardware or the software.

The software is the best mobile phone operating system in terms of interface. It really works on a small screen, and yes even 4.65-inches is a small screen. It is an integrated operating system, not one that basically makes you jump from app to app. Its lack of market share has been due to many factors, but not because the operating system is not up to snuff.

What Nokia needs to do is not really impress the public with anyone one product but launched a whole now line-up covering a wide cross section of the smartphone market and announce "Nokia is back" and Windows Phone 7 is here to stay. Than get the phones out in the market now, meaning by November, starting with Europe, China, India and South East Asia.

That is all Nokia really has to do. 

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Nokias president says Windows Phone 7 to make iOS and Android look outdated

Phone Arena interviewed Nokia president and head of North American operations who said Windows Phone 7 to make iOS and Android look outdated. Bold words for a mobile operating system with a less than 2% market share, but Mr. Weber is correct. Apples iOS and Googles Android look like a computer desktop operating system designer designed their interface. One is an a launcher, the other is an app launcher with widgets. Pressing Menu on your Android is like pressing the Windows key on your PC. 

Microsoft to its credit, came up with something different. The interface looks like a website, where you basically pan around with visual queues telling you which way you should go. Back in February, when I was looking for a new smartphone, I dismissed iOS for lack of an informative home screen. It is not essential to a phone, but coming from Windows Mobile and Symbian it is something I am used to an like. Android widgets allowed me to build the home screen I wanted. Windows Phone 7, well it was something I never imagined but after a few minutes of using it, all I could say was WOW. Powerful, with a good control on how much information to display to the user at a given time.

In the end I went the way of Android. I felt it was too early to jump to the Windows Phone 7 bandwagon. Now with over 25,000 apps (I mean how many do you really need, I use about 50 of the 250,000+ that Android has). Also, from a hardware standpoint, the cheapest Windows Phone 7 option available to me at the time was the 3.7-inch HTC 7 Mozart, which was priced at about the same as the 4.3-inch HTC Desire HD. If I was buying one today, with the Mozart being priced 15% lower the the Desire HD, I might opt for the Mozart. Than there is Gmail. I like Android Gmail app, more than using MS Exchange.

Unless Windows Phone 7 dies, there is a better than even chance, my next phone will be a HTC Windows Phone 7 device. Windows Phone 7 is far from the leaders, but if you are buying a smartphone give it a good look. 

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