Force the Use of Active Desktop
The user is normally given the option of disabling Active Desktop through the display properties. This tweak removes the ability to disable Active Desktop.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value named "ForceActiveDesktopOn" and set the value to "1" to force the use of Active Desktop.
Note: You must have Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater installed for this option to be available.
Settings:
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Name: ForceActiveDesktopOn
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = default, 1 = enabled)
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value named "ForceActiveDesktopOn" and set the value to "1" to force the use of Active Desktop.
Note: You must have Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater installed for this option to be available.
Settings:
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Name: ForceActiveDesktopOn
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = default, 1 = enabled)