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Prevent access to registry editing tools

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.

Policy Details

Policy Name
DisableRegedit
Registry Key
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Supported On
At least Windows 2000
Available Languages
en-us

Configuration Elements

Disable regedit from running silently?

Type: enum

Allowed Values
  • 2 Yes
  • 1 No