Turn Off user-installed desktop gadgets

Supported on: Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista

Registry

HKCU Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Windows\Sidebar

Value name: TurnOffUserInstalledGadgets

Enabled: TurnOffUserInstalledGadgets = 1

Disabled: TurnOffUserInstalledGadgets = 0

Description

This policy setting allows you to turn off desktop gadgets that have been installed by the user. If you enable this setting, Windows will not run any user-installed gadgets. If you disable or do not configure this setting, Windows will run user-installed gadgets. The default is for Windows to run user installed gadgets.