System security restrictions and settings
- Disable Registry Editing Tools - This setting disables user's
ability to run Regedit.exe or Regedt32.exe to modify the registry. Be careful
with this setting and make sure you don't lock yourself of the registry.
Option affects selected user, see the status bar. Reboot your PC to activate
or deactivate this option. Applicable to Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
- Disable the Autorun feature on certain drives - Determines whether
the Autorun feature is enabled on each drive connected to the system. When
Autorun is enabled, media is started automatically when it is inserted in the
drive. Option affects selected user, see the status bar. Reboot your PC to
activate or deactivate this option. Applicable to Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
- Disable the Windows Animation Function - Although the Windows
animation function, can look good it can slow down your PC if you have a
slower graphics card. This option allows you to disable the Windows animation
function. Option affects selected user, see the status bar. Reboot your PC to
activate or deactivate this option. Applicable to Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000.
- Disable Smooth Scrolling Function - This setting allows you to
disable the Windows smooth scrolling function, which on a low-powered system
can cause performance degradation. Option affects selected user, see the
status bar. Reboot your PC to activate or deactivate this option. Applicable
to Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000.
- Disable the Shut Down Command - This option allows you to stop
users from being able to shutdown the computer, by disabling the shut down
command. It also removes the Shut Down button from the Windows NT Security
dialog box. To enable Windows Security dialog box on Windows XP, turn off Fast
User Switching in Control Panel->User Accounts. Option affects selected user,
see the status bar. Reboot your PC to activate or deactivate this option.
Applicable to Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
- Remove Log Off item from the Start Menu - This option removes Log
Off <Username> item from the Start Menu. It also removes the Log Off button
from the Windows NT Security dialog box. To enable Windows Security dialog box
on Windows XP, turn off Fast User Switching in Control Panel->User Accounts.
Option affects selected user, see the status bar. Reboot your PC to activate
or deactivate this option. Applicable to Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP.
- Disable Task Manager - Enables or disables the user's ability to
start Task Manager to view processes, applications running, and make changes
to the priority or state of the individual processes. It also removes the Task
Manager button from the Windows NT Security dialog box. To enable Windows
Security dialog box on Windows XP, turn off Fast User Switching in Control
Panel->User Accounts. Option affects selected user, see the status bar. Reboot
your PC to activate or deactivate this option. Applicable to Windows
NT/2000/XP.
- Disable the Lock Workstation Button - Add this setting to the
registry to stop unauthorized users from locking machines from the Windows NT
Security dialog box. To enable Windows Security dialog box on Windows XP, turn
off Fast User Switching in Control Panel->User Accounts. Option affects
selected user, see the status bar. Reboot your PC to activate or deactivate
this option. Applicable to Windows NT/2000/XP.
- Disable the Change Password Button - This setting disables the
'Change Password' button on the Windows NT Security dialog box. Enabling this
setting stops casual users from being able to change the password. To enable
Windows Security dialog box on Windows XP, turn off Fast User Switching in
Control Panel->User Accounts. Option affects selected user, see the status
bar. Reboot your PC to activate or deactivate this option. Applicable to
Windows NT/2000/XP.
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