Disable the Active Desktop from Display Properties dialog (For Current User).
This setting removes the options from Desktop, where you can make changes to the Active Desktop settings.
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Description:
The options of active desktop can be accessed from display icon in control panel and right-click menu on desktop. This setting can remove options to configure active desktop. The web tab, where the active desktop settings can be configured, is removed from the desktop items window. The desktop items window is called by clicking customize desktop button inside desktop tab of control panel > display system icon. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a dword value noactivedesktop, if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value to 1 which can prevent change to active desktop settings. However, if you want to get back the missing options, change the value to 0. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. Note: in windows 2000, the web tab can be accessed straight away inside display system icon in control panel. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
The options of active desktop can be accessed from display icon in control panel and right-click menu on desktop. This setting can remove options to configure active desktop. The web tab, where the active desktop settings can be configured, is removed from the desktop items window. The desktop items window is called by clicking customize desktop button inside desktop tab of control panel > display system icon. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a dword value noactivedesktop, if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value to 1 which can prevent change to active desktop settings. However, if you want to get back the missing options, change the value to 0. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. Note: in windows 2000, the web tab can be accessed straight away inside display system icon in control panel. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Go to <b> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion Policies\Explorer\]</b>, right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "NoActiveDesktop" in "Explorer" key.
Next, right-click on "NoActiveDesktop" and click on 'Modify'.
Finally, enter the value User "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]
- Location: Current User
- Value Name: NoActiveDesktop
- Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
- Enabled Value: 1
- Disabled Value: 0
- Action Type: Add an Entry
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