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How to Disable and Prevent Anyone from Accessing and Tampering with the Windows Registry

The registry system is a type of database where Windows saves all system settings, options, component settings, and applications. If we are not familiar with it, it is best not to make any changes in the registry. We should always be cautious about what we do in the registry, as we can potentially cause system errors. To prevent anyone from changing something in the registry, we will explain how we can disable access to the Windows registry.

Depending on the version of our Windows operating system, it is possible to disable access to the registry system in one way or another. The best and easiest way is to access the Windows registry from the registry itself. The first thing we need to do is open the Run window by pressing the Windows key + R and entering the command regedit.

Once we enter the registry, we will navigate to the following path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Then, double-click on the “Prevent access to registry editing tools” setting on the left side.

In “Prevent access to registry editing tools”, select Enabled in the top right corner, and then click OK.

Save the changes by closing the Windows registry, and from that moment on, we can see that when trying to access the Windows registry, we will see a window informing us that the computer administrator has disabled Windows registry editing.

If you still don’t understand, watch this video.

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