Unlock Registry Editor and Task Manager

Many of the computer users have the habit to download and use online games or check out latest screen savers. Most of them use torrents to download such softwares or movies. This habit could lead to locking yourself out of using tools like registry editor or process viewer. Let me ask you some questions.

• Have you ever downloaded random software from the internet and realized your Registry is locked after installing them?
• Have you ever experienced inspite of hitting Ctrl+Alt+Del, Task Manager never showed up?
• Have you ever tried to change the folder properties and found Folder options are locked?

If answer to any of above questions is ‘Yes’, then you are probably infected by some Virus/Spyware/Bot. Disabling Registry Editing Tools, Task Managers and Folder Options are the preliminary things usually done by such viruses or Spywares. This post will show you two manual methods of unlocking your Registry Editor, Task Manager and Folder Options.

Using Group Policy Editor

Group policy editor is a feature of Microsoft NT Family for centralized management of Computers, Users and Softwares. It can be launched by typing “gpedit.msc” in Run textbox.

Unlock Registry:

1. Open Group Policy Editor
2. Navigate to User Configuration->Administrative Template->System
3. Double Click on “Prevent access to registry editing tools” and Click Disable.

Unlock TaskManager:

1. Open Group Policy Editor
2. Navigate to User Configuration->Administrative Template->System->Ctrl+Alt+Delete Options
3. Double Click on “Remove task manager” and Click Disable. 

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Here's the another method of accessing Group Policy Editor on popular demand :P

If your registry editor is not accessible go to mmc. It can be launched by typing “mmc” in Run textbox.

          1. Window will be appear, go to file menu and click Add/Remove Snap-in... or simply press Ctrl + M.

          2. Pop-Up will appear click on Add button.

          3. Now choose group policy editor there.

          4. Rest is same as mention earlier.

Hope so you will get your answer, if not please tell me so that I further guide you on this. Thanks for visiting psychocoding.