disable ctrl+alt+delete

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Hi everyone,

I want to disable synthetic keys(ctrl+alt+delete).

I mean, when user presses ctrl+alt+delete task manager won't open.

Please help me for that.

I am sorry for my weak writing.

Posted 9-Dec-10 6:09am

Seyed Hamed Khatami

Updated 9-Dec-10 6:17am

Henry Minute

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Henry Minute · Answer 1 · 2010-12-09T06:20:00

Solution 2

This[^] article claims to have a method that works.

From a very quick read it does it by modifying the registry. Your users are not going to thank you if you do this.

Posted 9-Dec-10 6:20am

Henry Minute

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Toli Cuturicu 9-Dec-10 12:22pm

It does not work on Windows Vista or Seven!

Toli Cuturicu 9-Dec-10 12:23pm

And of course, it shouldn't. What is he aiming to do? A virus / rootkit?
Don't help such people, please.

fjdiewornncalwe 9-Dec-10 14:56pm

Toli... Same thing came to my mind... What is he trying to write that could even remotely require this.

Sauro Viti · Answer 2 · 2010-12-09T06:22:00

You can do it this way:

Create a new registry key of type DWORD under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\System named DisableTaskMgr and assign the value 0x00000001 to it
set the value of the DisableTaskMgr registry key to 0x00000000 to re-enable the Ctrl+Alt+Del keystroke

Anyway, keep in mind that if you deloy your software to others, they probably don't like that you avoid them to control their computer: it's your software but not your computer :laugh: