Security

This page provides access to the System security options.

General

In this section you can adjust general security options.

• Disable Registry Editor - disables the Windows Registry Editors, regedt32.exe and regedit.exe.

• Hide File menu - select this check box to remove the File option from Explorer's toolbar.

• Hide Folder Options menu - removes the Folder Options item from all Windows Explorer menus.

• Disable display properties - prevents Display in Control Panel from running.

• Disable Map/Disconnect - select this check box to remove the Map Network Drive and Disconnect Network Drive options.

• Disable Windows Update - select this check box to prevent users from connecting to the Windows Update Web site and remove the Windows Update hyperlink from the Start Menu and from the Tools menu in Internet Explorer.

• Disable preview pane - disables the preview pane in Open dialogs. Available in Windows Vista and Windows 7 only.

• Disable Explorer context menu - select this check box to disable Explorer right-click context menu.

• Don't save settings on exit - prevents users from saving certain changes to the desktop. Users can change the desktop, but some changes, such as the positions of open windows and the size and position of the taskbar, are not saved when users log off.

• Disable programs on Settings menu - prevents Control Panel, Printers, and Network and Dial-up Connections from running, and removes the corresponding menu items form Start menu.
  
  Note: in Windows 95/98/Me this feature only removes the corresponding menu items form Start menu.
  

• Disable DOS applications - select this check box to disable the ability to run DOS applications.
  
  Note: this option available in Windows 95/98/Me only.

• Disable Address and Search bar - disables Explorer Address bar and Instant Search box (available in Windows Vista and Windows 7 only).

• Disable New Shortcut wizard - disables the ability to create new shortcuts in Windows Vista and Windows 7.

• Disable shortcuts - locks shortcuts.

Advanced

In this section you can adjust additional security options that available in Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7.

• Disable Task Manager - disables the ability to start Task Manager to view processes, applications running, and make changes to the priority or state of the individual processes.
  
  Note: to disable Task Manager in Windows 95/98/Me use Disable hotkeys feature.
  

• Disable Control Panel - prevents Control Panel from running.
  
  Note: to disable Control Panel in Windows 95/98/Me use Block Windows feature.
  

• Disable Lock Computer - prevents users from locking the system.

• Disable safe mode - disables the ability to boot in safe mode. Safe mode is a special diagnostic mode of Windows, which you can use to troubleshoot problems with your computer. When you reboot your computer in the safe mode, only the core Windows components are loaded and activated. We DO NOT recommend enabling this option, because you may not be able to use the safe mode to troubleshoot the problems. Use this option at your own risk.
  
  Note: this options disables safe mode in Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista, or Windows 7. To disable safe mode in Windows 95/98/Me, use Boot feature.
  

• Disable Change Password - disables the Change Password button on the Windows Security dialog box (which appears when you press Alt-Ctrl-Del).

• Disable Add/Remove Programs - removes Add/Remove Programs from Control Panel and removes the Add/Remove Programs item from menus.

• Disable command prompt - disables the ability to run the interactive command prompt, cmd.exe.