Force the Use of Active Desktop (All Windows)
Category: Home > Security > Active Desktop
The user is normally given the option of disabling Active Desktop through the display properties. This tweak removes the ability to disable Active Desktop.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value named "ForceActiveDesktopOn" and set the value to "1" to force the use of Active Desktop.
Note: You must have Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater installed for this option to be available.
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|  | (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) | |
|  | ForceActiveDesktopOn | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) | |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Exp... |  |
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| Settings: |
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
Name: ForceActiveDesktopOn
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = default, 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 14, 2002
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