Enable the Registry Editor When Disabled by Administrator
When Registry Editor is disabled, user unable and cannot open or run Registry Editor anymore. Any attempt to run RegEdit.exe will return the error “Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator”. Hence it’s impossible to remove the restriction on Registry Editor usage by using the Registry Editor itself. However, it’s possible to use various workaround to directly edit the registry to remove the policy that blocks Registry Editor usage.
- Click on Start -> Run (or Start Search in Windows Vista).
- Enter GPEdit.msc and then press Enter.
- Navigate to the following location:
- User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System
- In the Settings pane, locate the Prevent access to registry editing tools option, and then double-click on it to open the settings dialog.
- Select Disabled or Not Configured.
- Click on OK button.
- Try to run RegEdit.exe, and if required (still blocking yet), restart the computer.
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