Restrict Task Creation and Deletion (Windows 2000/Me/XP)

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Restrict Task Creation and Deletion (Windows 2000/Me/XP)
Category: Home > Windows > Accessories > Task Scheduler

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These settings allow you to restrict the creation and deletion of items in Task Scheduler.

Open your registry and find the key below. You may need to create the key if it does not already exist.

Create two new DWORD values called 'Task Creation' and 'Task Deletion' and set them to '1' to disable task creation or task deletion respectively.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.

Note: These settings do not prevent administrators from using the AT.EXE program to create new tasks.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
Task Creation	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
Task Deletion	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler5.0

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler5.0]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Task Scheduler5.0]
Name: Task Creation, Task Deletion
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = default, 1 = enable restriction)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: May 24, 2002

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