Restrict Desktop Theme Controls
These restrictions control access to the desktop theme settings including the Windows styles, buttons, schemes and fonts.
Open your registry and find the key below.
For each required restriction create a new DWORD value from the list below and set the value to "1" to enable it.
To specify the default style create a new string value called "SetVisualStyle" and set it to the full path and filename of the required .msstyles file.
Changes should take effect immediately.
Settings:
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
System]
Name: NoColorChoice, NoSizeChoice, NoVisualStyleChoice, SetVisualStyle
Open your registry and find the key below.
For each required restriction create a new DWORD value from the list below and set the value to "1" to enable it.
- NoVisualStyleChoice - Disable the "Windows and buttons" style control
- NoColorChoice - Disable the "Color scheme" control
- NoSizeChoice - Disable the "Font size" control
To specify the default style create a new string value called "SetVisualStyle" and set it to the full path and filename of the required .msstyles file.
Changes should take effect immediately.
Settings:
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
System]
Name: NoColorChoice, NoSizeChoice, NoVisualStyleChoice, SetVisualStyle