Disable Windows Installer (All Windows)

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Disable Windows Installer (All Windows)
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This restriction allows you to prevent users from adding and removing software applications with Windows Installer.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'DisableMSI' using the settings below.

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


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
DisableMSI	REG_DWORD	0x00000002 (2)


	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer

Settings:

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer]
Name: DisableMSI
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = default, 1 = admin only, 2 = disabled)

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: August 31, 2002

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