Restrict Changes to Active Desktop Settings
This tweak allows you to have Active Desktop enabled, but to restrict any changes to the settings.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoActiveDesktopChanges' set the value to equal '1' to enable the restriction.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart for the changes to take effect.
Settings:
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Name: NoActiveDesktopChanges
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction)
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoActiveDesktopChanges' set the value to equal '1' to enable the restriction.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart for the changes to take effect.
Settings:
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Name: NoActiveDesktopChanges
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction)