Disable Run Commands Specified in the Registry (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP)

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Disable Run Commands Specified in the Registry (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP)
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This restriction is used to disable the ability to run startup programs specified in the registry when Windows launches.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value for each of the optional values below depending on which Run function to stop and set the value to "1" to disable.

Restart Windows for change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
DisableLocalMachineRun	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
DisableLocalMachineRunOnce	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
DisableCurrentUserRun	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)
DisableCurrentUserRunOnce	REG_DWORD	0x00000001 (1)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Exp...

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
Name: DisableLocalMachineRun, DisableLocalMachineRunOnce, DisableCurrentUserRun, DisableCurrentUserRunOnce
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = enable run, 1 = disable run)

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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: December 19, 2001

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