Disable Active Desktop in Windows XP
February 21st, 2008
How to disable Active Desktop in Windows XP
1) Open the registry editor - go to “Start, Run”, and type regedit and hit “ok”
2) Locate the following Registry Key
“HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer”
3) Create the DWORD values ForceActiveDesktopOn and NoActiveDesktop
(Right-click into the right-hand window and select “New, DWORD”)
4) Change the value of the registry key called “ForceActiveDesktopOn” to 0 and that of “NoActiveDesktop” to 1
5) Important – Make sure you exit from Regedit and shutdown/restart your computer.
