Right-clicking on the My Computer icon on the desktop or within Windows Explorer will bring up a context menu which contains the entry "Manage". This entry is a shortcut to a plug-in to the Microsoft Management Console which allows your users to change or view (depending on their permissions) various system settings, including installed services, physical and logical drive information, the event logs, local users and groups, WMI and IIS settings, etc. This can pose a security risk and should be disabled in a secure system.
To remove the Manage item from the My Computer context menu:
Use a registry editing tool to navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Change or add the following value:
Data Type
WORD
Value Name:NoManageMyComputerVerb
Value:1
.
Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.
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Registry Settings Summary
Key NameHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value NameNoManageMyComputerVerb
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Value Data0x00000001
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To remove the Manage item from the My Computer context menu:
Use a registry editing tool to navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Change or add the following value:
Data Type
WORDValue Name:NoManageMyComputerVerb
Value:1
.
Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.
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Registry Settings Summary
Key NameHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value NameNoManageMyComputerVerb
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Value Data0x00000001
[download]
