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How to disable add / remove programs access [XP & Vista]
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How to disable add / remove programs access [XP & Vista]

This is a tutorial on how to remove the Add/Remove Programs option from the Control Panel.

Note: This is not a fool proof method, but it deters most users from attempting to access the list.
Note: This guide involves working with the Windows Registry.


Steps

Disabling Add/Remove Programs Access

1) Start the Registry Editor
Start > Run > “ regedit ”

2) Disable for the current user: In the left panel, navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninstall

3) Disable for all users: In the left panel, navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninstall

4) Create a new DWORD value named
NoAddRemovePrograms

5) Set the value to 1 to disable Add/Remove Programs

6) Set the value to 0 to re-enable Add/Remove Programs

In order for this to take effect, you may need to restart your system.


For more tweaks and optimisation see my mega thread here: http://mcompute.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=620
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