How do I restrict access to REGEDIT to regular User?

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  1. macster2075
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    How do I restrict access to REGEDIT to regular User?


    Hi..
    I have a Windows 10 PC. One account has admin rights and the other is regular user.
    I've noticed that if I try to access regedit on the admin account, I get prompted with the UAC window and I have to click Yes to proceed... which is fine.

    My problem is that if I log into the regular user account.. I can go straight into regedit without any prompts at all and it has full access.. however, if I try to access gpedit.msc, I am prompted to enter admin password.

    I don't know why this is this way and it has been driving me crazy for a few days now and I cannot find a way to restrict access to regedit to the regular user account.. I know I can disable it in gpedit.msc, but I don't want to do that.. I would like for regedit to prompt me to enter the admin password.. I want to be able to access regedit when I am logged in as the regular user account, but I want it to prompt me to enter the admin password.... is this possible?

    Thank you.
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  3. pepanee
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    I found this online:
    How to restrict access to the Registry Editor in Windows 10 - PCMech
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  4. macster2075
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    Thanks..I've seen that, but that deactivates regedit for everyone..I dont want to deactivate it..I just want it to prompt users to enter the admin password...that way If I am logged in as regular user, I can still access it.
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  6. TairikuOkami
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    What UAC level does the regular user have set?
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  7. macster2075
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    TairikuOkami said:
    What UAC level does the regular user have set?
    All the way up.
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  8. macster2075
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    Actually, I just created another user account and by default, it grants access to regedit. This is not good at all. I've tried it on another Windows 10 PC and it's the same, regular user accounts have access to it, which is really strange.
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  9. aramil
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    You should be able to "disallow" it via "Software Restriction Policies" in Group Policy Editor

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...08.06.srp.aspx
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  10. macster2075
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    aramil said:
    You should be able to "disallow" it via "Software Restriction Policies" in Group Policy Editor

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...08.06.srp.aspx
    right.. as I mentioned on my previous post. Doing that actually disables access to regedit to everyone including admin accounts. I do not want to do that. I would like for it to prompt me for the admin password when I try to access it when logged in as a regular user...the same way gpedit.msc is setup.... I cannot access gpedit.msc as a regular user unless I enter the admin password.
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  12. TairikuOkami
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    Try to apply this in that user account.
    Code:
    reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v "ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin" /t REG_DWORD /d "3" /f
reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v "ConsentPromptBehaviorUser" /t REG_DWORD /d "3" /f
reg add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v "EnableLUA" /t REG_DWORD /d "1" /f
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  13. macster2075
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    The big question is why is Windows 10 allowing regular users to have access to regedit?
    I have tried on other Win 10 PCs and it's the same way.. what is Microsoft thinking?
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