{"id":2803,"date":"2015-04-29T02:19:27","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T15:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=2803"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:08:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:38:45","slug":"restrict-administrative-tools-access-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/restrict-administrative-tools-access-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Restrict Administrative Tools Access in Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you want to restrict Administrative Tools access in <a title=\"windows\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows<\/a> operating system?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If your answer is &#8220;yes&#8221;, you may have your reasons to restrict access to Windows Administrative Tools. Specially, if you are a Windows administrator then obviously you will wish to <strong>disable administrative tools<\/strong> or restrict other users from easily accessing Administrative Tools of your Windows computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows provided the <strong>Administrative Tools<\/strong> feature for ease of use and the suitable <a title=\"management\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-free-project-management-apps-android\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">management<\/a> of the computer. The Administrative Tools section include some very powerful tools such as Component Services, Computer Management, Data Sources (ODBC), Event Viewer, iSCSI Initiator, Local Security Policy, Performance Monitor, Print Management, Services, System Configuration, Task Scheduler, <a title=\"windows firewall\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-firewall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Firewall<\/a> with Advanced Security, Windows Memory Diagnostic etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-restrict-administrative-tools-access-in-windows.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2807\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-restrict-administrative-tools-access-in-windows.png\" alt=\"how to restrict administrative tools access in windows\" width=\"661\" height=\"421\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-restrict-administrative-tools-access-in-windows.png 661w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-restrict-administrative-tools-access-in-windows-150x96.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-restrict-administrative-tools-access-in-windows-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-restrict-administrative-tools-access-in-windows-660x420.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These tools have the great ability to modify the system configurations each and every way. So, if you care about<a title=\"privacy\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/glary-tracks-eraser-privacy-protection-software-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> your privacy<\/a> and want to prevent users from getting their hands on all these <strong>Windows administrative tools<\/strong> easily then restricting administrative tools access in Windows operating system is one of the best solution for you.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #fef5c4; border: 1.5px dashed #555; padding: 5px 10px;\" align=\"justify\">\n<p><strong>Related articles for you:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-startup-programs-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Disable Startup Programs in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-ccleaner-alert-pop-up-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Disable CCleaner Alert Pop-up on Windows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-internet-connection-sharing-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Disable Internet Connection Sharing in Windows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-touch-screen-windows-8-1-laptop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Disable Touch Screen on Windows 8.1 Laptop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/single-click-to-open-an-item\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enable or Disable \u201cSingle-Click to Open an Item\u201d in Windows<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/restrict-administrative-tools-access-windows\/#Methods_to_Restrict_Administrative_Tools_Access\" title=\"Methods to\u00a0Restrict Administrative Tools Access:\">Methods to\u00a0Restrict Administrative Tools Access:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/restrict-administrative-tools-access-windows\/#Disable_Administrative_Tools_using_Group_Policy\" title=\"Disable Administrative Tools using Group Policy\">Disable Administrative Tools using Group Policy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/restrict-administrative-tools-access-windows\/#Disable_Administrative_Tools_using_Registry_Editor\" title=\"Disable Administrative Tools using Registry Editor\">Disable Administrative Tools using Registry Editor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/restrict-administrative-tools-access-windows\/#Hide_Administrative_Tools_by_Changing_the_Properties\" title=\"Hide\u00a0Administrative Tools by Changing the Properties\">Hide\u00a0Administrative Tools by Changing the Properties<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/restrict-administrative-tools-access-windows\/#Hide_Administrative_Tools_from_Start_Screen\" title=\"Hide Administrative Tools from Start Screen\">Hide Administrative Tools from Start Screen<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Methods_to_Restrict_Administrative_Tools_Access\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Methods to\u00a0Restrict Administrative Tools Access:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although, Microsoft has not included any one-click option (direct) to restrict or <strong>disable Administrative Tools<\/strong> in Windows. But there are lots of methods that can be used in order to restrict access to administrative tools in Windows operating system. Particularly, restricting access to Windows administrative tools using <strong>Group Policy Editor<\/strong> and the <strong>Windows Registry Editor<\/strong> are the best methods. Let\u2019s see:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disable_Administrative_Tools_using_Group_Policy\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 18pt;\">Disable Administrative Tools using Group Policy<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, press <strong>Win + R<\/strong> keys together to open Run dialog box and type &#8220;<strong>gpedit.msc<\/strong>&#8221; then press Enter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-using-group-policy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2805\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-using-group-policy.png\" alt=\"disable administrative tools using group policy\" width=\"573\" height=\"271\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-using-group-policy.png 573w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-using-group-policy-150x71.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-using-group-policy-300x142.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Just after pressing Enter, the Group Policy Editor will appear. On the <strong>Group Policy Editor<\/strong>, navigate to the following folder:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>User Configuration \u2192 Administrative Template \u2192 Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/group-policy-editor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2806\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/group-policy-editor.png\" alt=\"group policy editor\" width=\"579\" height=\"415\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/group-policy-editor.png 579w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/group-policy-editor-150x108.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/group-policy-editor-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> From the options, find \u201c<strong>Hide specific control panel items<\/strong>\u201d option and double-click on it to open up the policy settings window.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2804\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools.png\" alt=\"administrative tools\" width=\"580\" height=\"417\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools.png 580w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-150x108.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Once the policy settings window appears, select the \u201c<strong>Enabled<\/strong>\u201d option and then click on \u201c<strong>Show<\/strong>\u201d button which is located under the <strong>Options<\/strong> panel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/microsoft-administrative-tools.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2808\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/microsoft-administrative-tools.png\" alt=\"microsoft administrative tools\" width=\"580\" height=\"530\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/microsoft-administrative-tools.png 702w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/microsoft-administrative-tools-150x137.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/microsoft-administrative-tools-300x274.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/microsoft-administrative-tools-660x604.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> Just after the click, <strong>Show contents<\/strong> window will appear. You have to copy and paste the following text line into it and then click on <strong>Ok<\/strong> button to save the changes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Microsoft.Administrative Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/windows-administrative-tools.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2809\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/windows-administrative-tools.png\" alt=\"windows administrative tools\" width=\"512\" height=\"344\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/windows-administrative-tools.png 512w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/windows-administrative-tools-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/windows-administrative-tools-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (6):<\/strong> Once all above action is done carefully, just <strong>restart<\/strong> the Windows PC and you will see that Administrative Tools option has disabled from the Control Panel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus, you can easily disable Administrative Tools in Windows using Group Policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Must see:<\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"How to Disable Windows 10 Lock Screen using Group Policy Editor\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-windows-10-lock-screen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Disable Windows 10 Lock Screen using\u00a0Group Policy Editor<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disable_Administrative_Tools_using_Registry_Editor\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Disable Administrative Tools using Registry Editor<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are not comfortable with the process of disabling Administrative Tools using Group Policy editor then hopefully this method will help you to restrict access to windows administrative tools.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> Firstly, press <strong>Win + R<\/strong> keys together to open Run dialog box and type &#8220;<strong>regedit<\/strong>&#8221; then press Enter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-using-registry-editor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2819\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-using-registry-editor.png\" alt=\"disable administrative tools using registry editor\" width=\"548\" height=\"279\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-using-registry-editor.png 548w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-using-registry-editor-150x76.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-using-registry-editor-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Just after pressing Enter, the Windows Registry Editor will appear. In the <strong>Registry Editor<\/strong>, navigate to the following folder:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/windows-registry-editor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2822\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/windows-registry-editor.png\" alt=\"windows registry editor\" width=\"621\" height=\"450\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/windows-registry-editor.png 621w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/windows-registry-editor-150x109.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/windows-registry-editor-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> From the left pane of the registry editor, find \u201c<strong>StartMenuAdminTools<\/strong>\u201d option and double-click on it then set the value data<strong>\u00a00<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2818\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools.png\" alt=\"disable administrative tools\" width=\"598\" height=\"495\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools.png 598w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-150x124.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you cannot find the option then simply<strong> create a new DWORD<\/strong> value with &#8220;StartMenuAdminTools&#8221; name. To create, make a right-click and select <strong>New \u2192 DWORD (32-bit) value<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/restrict-access.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2820\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/restrict-access.png\" alt=\"restrict access\" width=\"620\" height=\"518\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/restrict-access.png 620w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/restrict-access-150x125.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/restrict-access-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rename it with &#8220;StartMenuAdminTools&#8221; and double-click on it then set the value data 0. Finally, click on Ok.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/restrict-access-to-windows-administrative-tools.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2821\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/restrict-access-to-windows-administrative-tools.png\" alt=\"restrict access to windows administrative tools\" width=\"597\" height=\"493\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/restrict-access-to-windows-administrative-tools.png 597w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/restrict-access-to-windows-administrative-tools-150x124.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/restrict-access-to-windows-administrative-tools-300x248.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Once you set the Value data 0, the Administrative Tools will be disabled from your Windows PC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After disabling, if you ever want to enable <strong>administrative tools in Windows<\/strong> then follow the exact same steps as above and just change the Value data from 0 to 1. That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read also:\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"5 Best Tools to Monitor Registry Changes in Windows\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/monitor-registry-changes-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Best Tools to Monitor Registry Changes in Windows<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hide_Administrative_Tools_by_Changing_the_Properties\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Hide\u00a0Administrative Tools by Changing the Properties<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Changing the properties of administrative tools location is another helpful way to restrict administrative tools access in Windows. Here&#8217;s how to disable Windows administrative tools by changing the properties:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> At first, go to the following location on your Windows PC:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> From the Programs folder, find <strong>Administrative Tools<\/strong> folder and right click on it then select <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2824\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-by-changing-the-properties.png\" alt=\"disable administrative tools by changing the properties\" width=\"694\" height=\"648\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-by-changing-the-properties.png 694w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-by-changing-the-properties-150x140.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-by-changing-the-properties-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/disable-administrative-tools-by-changing-the-properties-660x616.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> On the Administrative Tools Properties, go to the <strong>Security<\/strong> section and select &#8220;<strong>Everyone<\/strong>&#8221; then\u00a0click on <strong>Edit<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-windows.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2823\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-windows.png\" alt=\"administrative tools windows\" width=\"379\" height=\"507\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-windows.png 379w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-windows-112x150.png 112w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-windows-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Now the Permissions for Administrative Tools box will appear, again select &#8220;<strong>Everyone<\/strong>&#8221; option and then click on the <strong>Remove<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-disable-administrative-tools.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2825\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-disable-administrative-tools.png\" alt=\"how to disable administrative tools\" width=\"378\" height=\"459\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-disable-administrative-tools.png 378w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-disable-administrative-tools-124x150.png 124w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/how-to-disable-administrative-tools-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> Next, click on the <strong>Add<\/strong> button and select the domain administrators. Give full Access and Full Control then click <strong>OK<\/strong>. That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This action will restrict any user to access these tools without the Admin rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hide_Administrative_Tools_from_Start_Screen\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Hide Administrative Tools from Start Screen<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you use <a title=\"windows 8\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 8<\/a> or <a title=\"Windows 8.1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-8-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 8.1<\/a> operating system then you can easily hide administrative tools from the Start Screen. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, go to the Start Screen of Windows PC and move the mouse cursor to the lower-right corner of your computer screen to open Charms. Select &#8220;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hide-administrative-tools-from-start-screen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2831\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hide-administrative-tools-from-start-screen.jpg\" alt=\"hide administrative tools from start screen\" width=\"399\" height=\"284\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hide-administrative-tools-from-start-screen.jpg 399w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hide-administrative-tools-from-start-screen-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/hide-administrative-tools-from-start-screen-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> From the settings, click on &#8220;<strong>Tiles<\/strong>&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-in-windows.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2829\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-in-windows.png\" alt=\"administrative tools in windows\" width=\"291\" height=\"272\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-in-windows.png 291w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-in-windows-150x140.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> You will be able to see the option &#8220;<strong>Show Administrative Tools<\/strong>&#8220;. Click on the slider and select <strong>No<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-windows-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2830\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-windows-7.png\" alt=\"administrative tools windows 7\" width=\"345\" height=\"308\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-windows-7.png 345w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-windows-7-150x134.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/administrative-tools-windows-7-300x268.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Now, Administrative Tools will not be available on the <a title=\"Start Screen\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-pin-to-start-screen-feature-in-windows-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Start Screen<\/a>. That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus, you can easily restrict access to windows administrative tools by applying any of these methods on your PC. Try these methods to<strong> disable administrative tools in Windows<\/strong> operating system and feel free to share your view with us through comments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Did you enjoy the step by step guide \u201chow to restrict administrative tools access in Windows&#8221;? Please, share with us &#8211; which method is the most simple to restrict access to <a title=\"Windows\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows<\/a> Administrative Tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to restrict Administrative Tools access in Windows operating system? 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