If you are a Windows user and have network access, you may be able to disable network access to the Windows Registry. This article will show you how to do this.

  1. Open the Start menu and type regedit.
  2. When the Regedit window opens, click on the New button.
  3. In the New RegEdit window, enter the following information into the text fields: Name: Disable Network Access to Windows Registry Value: 1
  4. Click on OK to close the Regedit window.
  5. To enable network access to the Windows Registry, open regedit again and enter the following information into the text fields: Name: Enable Network Access to Windows Registry Value: 0