Restrict Access to the Passwords Control Panel (Windows 95/98/Me)
Category: Home > Security > Control Panel > Passwords
This option disables access to the Passwords icon on the control panel, therefore stopping users from changing security related settings.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoSecCPL' using the settings below.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
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|  | (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) | |
|  | NoSecCPL | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) | |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System |  |
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| Settings: |
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
System]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
System]
Name: NoSecCPL
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)
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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
Last Modified: May 27, 2002
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