How to lock the Win7 system registry directly to prevent tampering

Now the use of computers, more and more users like DIY a style, can highlight the personality, but also to make themselves more comfortable using the computer. In this process, I believe a lot of people have had this experience, when we install some software or applications, if not attention, it is likely that the desktop will be inexplicably more than a few we do not want some URLs or application shortcuts, and the browser's default home page is often tampered with, This is actually because in the process of installing the program, we Win7 the system registry some key values were forcibly tampered with, if not from the registry level to fix the problem, no matter how many times, restart the computer after the problem remains the same. Although in general this problem does not affect the performance of the system, but some of the more depressing is to add some messy web pages, people are quite annoyed, today, small series to share with you, how to Win7 system registry directly locked to prevent tampering. (The following methods are applicable to users who do not often need to make changes to the registry in their leisure time, because after the lock, the user actively to change will also be organized)

First of all, lock the Win7 system registry operation only administrator rights account can, so you need to log into the administrator account to execute! In addition, because the registry is an important system file, it is recommended that you make a registry backup before making any changes to prevent the registry from being restored directly if there is an error in the modification.

Specific steps to lock the Win7 registry

1, use the shortcut key "Win key +r" open the running window, or directly open the Start menu, in the search box input: gpedit.msc, and enter, open Group Policy Editor (some users may pop-up user Account Control window, please click "Yes", allow it to continue);

2. In the directory window to the left of Group Policy Editor, locate and select "User Configuration" → "admin template" → "system" in the following path;

3, click "System", in the right window to find the "Block Access Registry Editing Tool" item, and then double-click to open it;

4, its default state is "Not configured", we select it as "Enabled", and then click "OK" to save.

5, restart the computer, and then follow step 1 to try to open the Win7 registry, if there is a pop-up disable hint is done. Can rest assured to continue to DIY. Do not worry about the installation of software will be arbitrarily tampered with the registry information, but also to better protect your computer system security.

Of course, if you need to change the operation of the registry, just follow the steps above, and then cancel the "enabled" in step 4!