How to Turn off Access To Windows Registry – Guide

If you share a PC with others, it’s important to lock down certain aspects of Windows so that only those who need to use it can do so. For example, we talked about how to prevent users from shutting down Windows and how to turn off control panel and settings interface. You can also disable access to the mother of all administrative tools, Registry Editor, if you don’t want everyone on the computer to be able to access it. Here’s how:

Warning: Do not attempt to change the settings of users you do not want access to. This could result in data loss or even system failure.

How to Disable Windows Registry Access

How to Disable Registry Editor Using Group Policy

To open the Group Policy Editor, press Windows key + R and type gpedit.msc. ..

This policy setting prevents users from accessing registry editing tools. ..

Enabling the radio button next to “Enabled” in the Group Policy Editor will cause your computer to start up with the setting enabled. If you want to change the setting later, you can click on “Apply” and then “OK” before closing the editor.

When a user tries to access Registry Editor, he will get an error message saying that Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator.

How to Disable Registry Editor Using Registry Trick

Windows key + R to open the Run box. Type regedit and press Enter. ..

When Registry Editor opens, it will show you the following:

  1. The current date and time.
  2. The list of installed programs.
  3. The list of files and folders in your computer.
  4. The list of registry keys and values. ..

Windows 10 has a new “System” policy that allows administrators to control how users can access files and devices. ..

If you don’t have a system key, you’ll need to create one. ..

DisableRegistryTools is a new DWORD (32-bit) value that sets the value to 1. This will disable the registry tools in Windows.

When trying to access the Registry Editor, you will get the same error message “Registry editing has been disabled by administrator”. ..

Final note

This guide will show you how to turn off access to the Windows registry. If you have any questions about this article, please don’t hesitate to ask us. Additionally, please share this guide with your friends so that they can also benefit from it.