Prevent access to registry editing tools

Supported on: At least Windows 2000

Registry

HKCU Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Options

DisableRegistryTools enum
  • Yes -> 2
  • No -> 1

Description

Disables the Windows registry editor Regedit.exe. If you enable this policy setting and the user tries to start Regedit.exe, a message appears explaining that a policy setting prevents the action. If you disable this policy setting or do not configure it, users can run Regedit.exe normally. To prevent users from using other administrative tools, use the "Run only specified Windows applications" policy setting.