How to enable or disable windows Registry editor?
When
you are working on your local computer as an administrator and want to
edit the computer registry keys. Normally you try to open windows
registry using Run with command regedit, some time you will get message
Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator. May be some
one disabled this command on your computer or some virus that can cause
this behavior.
There are two different methods to solve this problem.
1-
Open your computer Notepad and paste the given code.
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Policies\System]"DisableRegistryTools"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Policies\System]"DisableRegistryTools"=dword:00000000
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Now save this file on your desktop with .reg
extension for example filename.reg
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Once saved, Double click on this file to solve
the registry problem.
2-
Another method to solve this problem follow the given steps:
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First click on Start button then type
gpedit.msc
in
Run option.
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In Group policy Editor panel go to the path:
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User Configuration >
Administrative Templates > System.
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Here you will find the option Disable
registry editing tools. Double click on it and change its status Not Configured or Enable.
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Now press Apply then Ok to solve this
problem.
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