Disable the Active Desktop from Display Properties dialog (For All Users).

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. If the subkey \explorer does not exist, create it as explained below. Then, create a dword value noactivedesktop in the right panel. Now, right-click and modify its 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.

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Registry Entries

Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]

Location: Local Machine

Value Name: Explorer

Data Type: Key

Enabled Value:

Disabled Value:

Action Type: Add an Entry

Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]

Location: Local Machine

Value Name: NoActiveDesktop

Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value: 1

Disabled Value: 0

Action Type: Add an Entry

Screenshots

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Go to <b> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\]</b>, key and create a new key with the name "Explorer" under "Policies".