Disabling Specific Features in Server2022 for Two Local Users

Introduction

This article explains how to disable specific features on a Server 2022 system with two local users, one admin and one standard. We will cover disabling Command Prompt (cmd), PowerShell, Ctrl+Alt+Del, and Microsoft Edge.

Disabling Command Prompt (cmd)

To disable the Command Prompt, follow these steps:

1. Press Windows key + X and select System.
2. Click on Advanced system settings.
3. Go to the Advanced tab and click on the Settings button under Performance.
4. In the Visual Effects tab, scroll down to Adjust for best appearance and select Adjust for best performance.
5. Click Apply and then OK.

Command Prompt is now disabled.

Disabling PowerShell

To disable PowerShell, you need to modify the PowerShell execution policy:

1. Open PowerShell as an administrator.
2. Type Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned and press Enter.
3. Confirm the change by typing Y and pressing Enter.

PowerShell is now disabled for scripts from the internet. To disable PowerShell completely, you can also remove the PowerShell executable:

4. Press Windows key + R and type regedit to open the Registry Editor.
5. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers.
6. Create a new key with the name "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe".
7. Set the value "Disable" inside the new key.

Disabling Ctrl+Alt+Del

To disable Ctrl+Alt+Del, you need to modify the Group Policy:

1. Press Windows key + R and type gpedit.msc to open the Local Group Policy Editor.
2. Navigate to User Configuration > Admin Templates > System > Logon.
3. Double-click on Shutdown: Allow control alt delete.
4. Set it to Disabled and click OK.

Disabling Microsoft Edge

To disable Microsoft Edge:

1. Press Windows key + R and type regedit to open the Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Admin.
3. Create a new key with the name "Microsoft-Windows-Shell-ExperienceHost.
4. Set the value "DisableShellExperienceHost" inside the new key to 1.

Microsoft Edge is now disabled.

Summary

In this article, we learned how to disable Command Prompt, PowerShell, Ctrl+Alt+Del, and Microsoft Edge on a Server 2022 system with two local users. We covered disabling Command Prompt through the System Properties, PowerShell through the execution policy and Registry Editor, Ctrl+Alt+Del through the Local Group Policy Editor, and Microsoft Edge through the Registry Editor.