Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
Name: DisableCMD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 enable command
prompt and batch files
Value: 1
disable command prompt and batch files
Value: 2 disable command prompt but allow batch files
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- Disable Windows 2000 / XP command promt and execution of batch files
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- Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base
- Section(s): Command shell
- Published on Apr 20, 2004.
- Last Modified on Apr 20, 2004.
- Last Modified by Wayne Maples.
- Rated 3.1 out of 5 based on 15 votes.
Locking down Windows 2000 or Windows XP? Need to disable the command shell
and/or batch files. You can use the following registry hack:
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