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Restrict loading of “System Information” 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 “System Information” into MMC.

Tweak for : 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 “msinfo32.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 “System Information” snap-in provides a wealth of information about applications as well as your system’s memory, resource usage, and similar properties. You will find information about your Office applications (if installed), Internet Explorer, hardware resources, and much more. But, with this setting you 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\{45ac8c63-23e2-11d1-a696-00c04fd58bc3}” 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 “{45ac8c63-23e2-11d1-a696-00c04fd58bc3}”.

The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.

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Disallow System Information for MMC Snap-Ins.reg

The '.reg' file can restrict loading of “System Information” snap-in into MMC.

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Allow System Information for MMC Snap-Ins (Default).reg

The '.reg' file can allow loading of “System Information” 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 :

{45ac8c63-23e2-11d1-a696-00c04fd58bc3}

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 3 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MMC\{45ac8c63-23e2-11d1-a696-00c04fd58bc3}\]

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 "System Information" is disabled from loading into MMC.

"System Information" 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 subkey 'MMC' under the key 'Microsoft'.

Create another sub key under the subkey 'MMC' as '{45ac8c63-23e2-11d1-a696-00c04fd58bc3}'.

Now, create a String value as 'Restrict_Run' under the subkey '{45ac8c63-23e2-11d1-a696-00c04fd58bc3}'.

Next, 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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