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Restrict loading of “Active Directory Sites and Services” snap-in into MMC.

MMC can load various snap-ins that are used to simplify system management tasks of daily routine. This setting can disable loading of the snap-in “Active Directory Sites and Services” into MMC.

Tweak for : Windows 2003, Windows 2000

Description:

Microsoft Management Console tries to simplify system management tasks of daily routine. It has applications, which have been built with modules. These applications, called snap-ins, can be added to a program that works independently or as a part of the bigger application. Say, if you run “dssite.msc” from Start > Run menu, you are loading the snap-in from the basic framework (MMC). MMC provides system administrators an adaptable interface to view the system and set it up.

The “Active Directory Sites and Services” lets you view and manage sites and services. Sites define the topology and schedules used for Active Directory replication. Services permits administration of certain enterprise-wide Active Directory services. This setting can restrict loading of this snap-in into the MMC.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. If any of the subkeys “\MMC\{D967F824-9968-11D0-B936-00C04FD8D5B0}” does not exist, create them as explained below. Then, create a string value “Restrict_Run” in the right panel.

Now, right-click and modify its value to “1” which can disable snap-in. However, if you want to enable back the snap-in, delete the subkey “{D967F824-9968-11D0-B936-00C04FD8D5B0}”.

The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.

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Disallow Active Directory Sites And Services For MMC Snap-ins.reg

The '.reg' file can restrict loading of “Active Directory Sites and Services” snap-in into MMC.

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Allow Active Directory Sites And Services For MMC Snap-ins.reg

The '.reg' file can allow loading of “Active Directory Sites and Services” snap-in into MMC.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

MMC

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 2 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MMC\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

{D967F824-9968-11D0-B936-00C04FD8D5B0}

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 3 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MMC\{D967F824-9968-11D0-B936-00C04FD8D5B0}\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

Restrict_Run

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

The snap-in “Active Directory Sites and Services” is disabled from loading into MMC.

“Active Directory Sites and Services” snap-in can be added into MMC.

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

Second, go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\] and create a new key as 'MMC'.

Third create a subkey under the key 'MMC' as '{D967F824-9968-11D0-B936-00C04FD8D5B0}'.

Fourth, create a String value as 'Restrict_Run' under the subkey '{D967F824-9968-11D0-B936-00C04FD8D5B0}'.

Now right click on the String value 'Restrict_Run' and select 'Modify'.

Finally set the value data as '1' and click 'OK'.

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