398-Enable Active Desktop

Computer/User Node :

   USER

Policy Path :

   Administrative Templates\Desktop\Active Desktop

Supported on :

   At least Microsoft Windows 2000

Help/Explain Text :

   Enables Active Desktop and prevents users from disabling it. This setting prevents users from trying to enable or disable Active Desktop while a policy controls it. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, Active Desktop is disabled by default, but users can enable it. Note: If both the Enable Active Desktop setting and the Disable Active Desktop setting are enabled, the Disable Active Desktop setting is ignored. If the Turn on Classic Shell setting ( in User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer) is enabled, Active Desktop is disabled, and both of these policies are ignored.

Registry Settings :

  HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer!ForceActiveDesktopOn