If, when you try to start the Registry Editor (Start -\u003e Run -\u003e regedit -\u003e OK) or when you try to load the reg-file, a window appears with the message "Registry editing is prohibited by the system administrator", this usually indicates the consequences of a possible virus infection of the system ... Typically, viruses are "registered" in the Windows registry and, so that they cannot be removed from there, block the launch of the Windows Registry Editor. And how to make the launch of the Registry Editor available? There are several ways, in different situations one or another can help.
Method 1.
1.Click Start -\u003e Run -\u003e Run Program -\u003e cmd -\u003e OK;
2. switch (if necessary) keyboard layout to EN;
3.after the system prompt C: \\ Documents and Settings \\ Administrator\u003e
enter:
REG DELETE HKEY_CURRENT_USER \\ Software \\ Microsoft \\ Windows \\ CurrentVersion \\ Policies \\ System / v DisableRegistryTools
4. press Enter;
5. on the appeared system request Delete the registry value DisableRegistryTools (Y / N)? type "y", press Enter;
6. The message Operation completed successfully appears;
7. at the system prompt C: \\ Documents and Settings \\ Administrator\u003e type "exit" and press Enter (or just close the command interpreter window);
8. Restart your computer.
Method 2.
1.click Start -\u003e Run -\u003e in the Open box: type gpedit.msc -\u003e OK
2.go to User config –> Administrative Templates –> System
3.in the right window by double-clicking the left mouse button on the line Make Registry Editing Tools Unavailable call the window Properties... If the value is set as Included -\u003e put Disabled -\u003e Apply -\u003e OK;
4. restart your computer.
Method 3.
In an alternative registry editor (there are modules for Far Manager, Total Commander ...) select the branch:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \\ Software \\ Microsoft \\ Windows \\ CurrentVersion \\ Policies \\ System
and remove the parameter DisableRegistryTools... Or set its value to "0" (zero).
Method 4.
1.download
and run the AVZ program;
2. select in the menu "File" -\u003e "System Restore" -\u003e "Unlock Registry Editor" (paragraph 17);
3. click to perform the marked operations.
Method 5.
Try to apply this reg file ... Rarely, but it happens that the Registry Editor cannot be started, but tweaks are loaded.
Viruses are becoming more sophisticated and smarter every day. Modern viruses are increasingly beginning to use the built-in functions of the Windows operating system, which ordinary users do not even know about. If you see the inscription on your screen, this either means that your system is infected with a virus, or you are working in a harsh organization with the correct system administrator.
Below I will describe how you can open the Windows registry for editing and get rid of the bounding box: editing the registry is prohibited by the system administrator.
First, you need to clean up and clean out all the debris. This can be done with an antivirus, which acts as a mini vacuum cleaner, and allows you to get into all the hidden corners of your "home", where you can't get through with your usual eyes.
On a home computer, such a window appears more often as a result of a virus infection that blocks the editing of the Windows registry.
Turn on editing the Windows registry:
- Create a file reestr_on.bat... The file must be with the extension exactly batas this tells the OS that the file is executable.
- Open the file for editing and add the code:
REG DELETE HKEY_CURRENT_USER \\ Software \\ Microsoft \\ Windows \\ CurrentVersion \\ Policies \\ System / v DisableRegistryTools / f
Save and close.
- We launch this BAT file on the test computer and are glad that we showed who is in charge.
If you are too lazy to create a file yourself, then I suggest downloading a ready-made
To disable editing the Windows registry:
- Create a file reestr_off.reg... The file in this case must be with the extension exactly REG, this tells the OS that the file will make changes to the Windows registry.
- Open the file for editing and write:
Greetings, dear readers. In this post I will try to help you get rid of the problem if , the message in Windows XP, Vista or Seven (7) usually looks like this:
This window appears in Windows 7, Vista:
And this in Windows XP:
This problem usually occurs due to malware, i.e. the virus that was registered in the registry also forbade editing it, I wrote about a similar problem and its solution earlier, only -, and here it is with the registry, I hope my advice will help you get rid of this little misunderstanding. Here are the solutions.
1. Using commands.
These methods are quite simple and, in principle, the same, but they do not always help. First, try this:
- Launch notepad.
- Copy and paste the text there:
"DisableRegistryTools" \u003d dword: 0000001
- Save: Title.reg
There must be a .REG extension at the end of the name
If this reg file didn't help with the problem "Modification of the registry is prohibited by the administrator" , you can try to do this:
- Run "Run" (Win + R).
- Copy / Paste:
REG DELETE HKEY_CURRENT_USER \\ Software \\ Microsoft \\ Windows \\ CurrentVersion \\ Policies \\ System / v DisableRegistryTools / f
- Press ok.
If this did not help, then you can still try to do this:
- Run Command Prompt (Win + R and type cmd, ok).
- Copy the text and paste into the command line window:
REG DELETE HKEY_CURRENT_USER \\ Software \\ Microsoft \\ Windows \\ CurrentVersion \\ Policies \\ System / v DisableRegistryTools
- Press Enter.
- Agree to delete by pressing a key Y.
- Press Enter again.
We close the command line window, restart the computer.
If these commands do not work after restarting your computer, try the following methods to fix the problem if changing the registry is prohibited by the administrator.
2. Using the AVZ utility.
I already talked about this amazing utility several times, for example in a post, and so here it can help us.
This method is also simple enough and perhaps the most effective to fix the problem.
3. Group Policy.
Of course, most often this way return permission to edit the registry Does not help. But you can and even should try. And so in order to fix the problem in Windows 7 or XP, do the following:
4. Other solutions.
There is also a way to return the Registry Editor to Windows XP, if changing the registry is prohibited by the administrator using the XPTweaker program.
- Download XPTweaker first.
- Launch XPTweaker, go to "Protection \u003e\u003e System".
- Next, you need to uncheck the box "Prohibit editing the registry".
- Reboot your computer.
You can also use the Total Commander and Far utilities.
Here, in principle, are all the tips that I can offer you to solve the problem:
Registry Editor is an extremely effective Windows utility that allows you to easily change many OS settings, remove programs from startup, get rid of the consequences of a virus attack, and much more. Unfortunately, sometimes the registry editor refuses to start, and you see an error message: "Editing the registry is prohibited by the system administrator"... In this article, we will learn how to unblock the Windows Registry Editor if it was blocked by the administrator or the Registry Editor does not start due to the actions of malware. These methods are suitable for all modern operating systems (Windows XP, 7, 8 and 10).
Unblock Resstra Editor Using Local Group Policy Editor
So, in order to unlock editor Registry in Windows XP, 7, 8 and 10, using the Local Group Policy Editor, do the following:
1.Press the buttons Win + R (Win is the button on the keyboard with the user's logo) and enter the command gpedit.msc
2. Go to the path User Configuration - Administrative Templates - System
3. On the right, select the item: "Deny access to the registry editing tools", right-click and select the item: "Change"
4. Select "Disabled" and save the changes.
More often than not, after that you can access the Windows registry (you may need to restart your computer)
Unfortunately, the Group Policy Editor is not available on Windows Home editions.
Unblock Registry Editor using UnHookExec.inf from Symantec.
One of the flagship antivirus software companies, Symantec, offers us an easy way to access the Windows Registry Editor. Quite often, viruses, Trojans and other malware change the system settings, which can affect the launch of the registry editor. The file below resets these settings, returning to the original ones. So, download the UnHookExec.inf file to your computer. Right-click on it and choose install. The installation will proceed without any windows or messages appearing.
Turn on the registry editor using the command line or bat file
First, we need to run the command line as administrator. For this:
- Click "Start - Programs - Accessories - Command Prompt", right-click on it and select "Run as administrator"
- In Windows 8, press Win + X and select "Command Prompt (Administrator)"
At the command line, enter the command:
reg add "HKCU \\ Software \\ Microsoft \\ Windows \\ CurrentVersion \\ Policies \\ System" / t Reg_dword / v DisableRegistryTools / f / d 0
After executing the command, the registry should be unlocked. If the command line is not available to you, you can try to unblock the registry editor using the bat file. For this:
- Paste the code above into notepad.
- Save the file with the .bat extension
- Click on the file with the right mouse button and run as "Administrator". In Windows XP, just run the file.
- For a split second, a command prompt window appears and disappears. This means the command completed successfully.
Or download and run the ready-made bat file Unblock_regedit.bat
We hope the article helped you open the registry editor - whether it is forbidden to open by an administrator, a virus, or for some other reason.
If when trying to run Registry editor (in any way: Start – \u003e Execute ... – > regedit – \u003e OK, or \\ WINDOWS \\ regedit.exe, or by running reg-files) a window appears "Registry Editor" with a message "Editing the registry is prohibited by the system administrator", what does this mean?
Generally unable to start Registry Editor talking about possible infecting the system with viruses. The fact is that viruses are "registered" in Windows Registry (while in the section parameter is created REG_DWORD DisableRegistryTools with the meaning 1 ). And so that they (viruses) cannot be rooted out of the system, they make it impossible to start Windows Registry Editor.
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How to make launch available Registry Editor
Even after removing the virus that prevented the launch Registry Editor, it cannot be launched.
To make it available again, click Start – \u003e Run… – \u003e in the field Open: enter gpedit.msc – \u003e OK – \u003e Group Policy – \u003e Local Computer Policy – \u003e User configuration – \u003e Administrative Templates – \u003e System – \u003e right in the window System double click the left button by line (Condition – Not set) call the window Properties: Make Registry Editing Tools Unavailable –> switch installed Included –> put Disabled (or Not set) –> Apply – \u003e OK.
Close the window Group policy... For changes to take effect without rebooting minimize all open windows (by clicking the on the panel Quick start, or by pressing the keyboard shortcut – logo keys Windows + D), press the key F5 (or right-click on the icon-free surface Desktop, in the opened click Refresh).
Notes
1. Group Policy Make Registry Editing Tools Unavailable disables use Registry Editor (regedit.exe ). If this policy is enabled and tries to run Registry editor, a message will be displayed stating that the current policy prohibits this action.
2. You can make the launch available Windows Registry Editorby running an alternative Registry editor (for example, booting from a rescue disk like ERD Commander), in section need to find parameter REG_DWORD DisableRegistryTools and set its value 0 (or remove this parameter altogether).
Attention!When working with Windows Registry Editor you should be careful, otherwise you can edit it so that you have to reinstall the operating system! ..
3. When working in the corporate LAN disconnection Registry Editor often done by the administrator – to protect you from destructive actions with naughty handles! – that's what he and! ..
4. To Registry editor could run in The registry in section the parameter value should be - regedit.exe "% 1"
