GPO tool

Group Policy made searchable

A free ADMX browser or comparison tool for IT administrators. Search policies, find registry keys, and see exactly what each setting writes to the Windows Registry. Or compare two GPO backups to see exactly what has changed between them.

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Prohibit closing items

Prevents users from removing Web content from their Active Desktop.

In Active Desktop, you can add items to the desktop but close them so they are not displayed.

If you enable this setting, items added to the desktop cannot be closed; they always appear on the desktop. This setting removes the check boxes from items on the Web tab in Display in Control Panel.

Note: This setting does not prevent users from deleting items from their Active Desktop.

Registry Information

VendorMicrosoft
ProductDesktop
CategoryDesktop
Applies toUser Configuration
Supported onWindows Pre Vista
Registry Key[HKCU]SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesActiveDesktop
Value NameNoClosingComponents
TypeREG_DWORD