Stopping user changing the auto-hide taskbar setting

Hi There,

I want to be able to stop users being able to change the auto-hide
setting of the taskbar on a windows vista machine.

Anyone any ideas how to do this?

I want it to be set to always auto-hide so the solution either wants
to stop the user being able to change this or maybe as a second
solution if they do change it then i want it to be reset when the
machine is rebooted.

Ideas Welcome.

Regards

Jamie

 

Establish a group policy...

**1.Type “gpedit.msc” in the Vista Start Menu or in the Run
dialog box to open Group Policy Editor.
2.Click “Continue” for the UAC prompt.
3.Go to User Configuration/ Administrative Templates/ Start Menu/
Taskbar.
4.In the right side pane, locate the option called “Lock the
Taskbar”.
5.Right click on “Lock the Taskbar” and select
“Properties”.
6.Select “Enabled” to to enalbe “Lock the
Taskbar” and “Disabled” to disable the option.
7.Click “Apply” and close the Group Policy Editor.


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"Jamie" <jralliso@gmail.com> wrote in message news:de4a69b5-cae7-4b54-97af-1f3d922fec51@z34g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hi There,
>
> I want to be able to stop users being able to change the auto-hide
> setting of the taskbar on a windows vista machine.
>
> Anyone any ideas how to do this?
>
> I want it to be set to always auto-hide so the solution either wants
> to stop the user being able to change this or maybe as a second
> solution if they do change it then i want it to be reset when the
> machine is rebooted.
>
> Ideas Welcome.
>
> Regards
>
> Jamie<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

If your version of Vista can run the Group Policy Editor you
can make several restrictions to the taskbar.

Start > Run > type in ' gpedit.msc '.
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar.

 

"lemur" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message news:49771e31d50b1e4a67241c55c43c8ab0@nntp-gateway.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
>
> Establish a group policy...
>
> **1.Type “gpedit.msc” in the Vista Start Menu or in the Run
> dialog box to open Group Policy Editor.
> 2.Click “Continue” for the UAC prompt.
> 3.Go to User Configuration/ Administrative Templates/ Start Menu/
> Taskbar.
> 4.In the right side pane, locate the option called “Lock the
> Taskbar”.
> 5.Right click on “Lock the Taskbar” and select
> “Properties”.
> 6.Select “Enabled” to to enalbe “Lock the
> Taskbar” and “Disabled” to disable the option.
> 7.Click “Apply” and close the Group Policy Editor.
>
>
> --
> lemur
>
> ::If *ANYONE* in this forum helps you, please click on
> their *REP* icon. Thanks! (the middle scale icon in the upper right
> corner)::<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

That particular setting is no good for the OP's problem.
Quote from the 'Lock the Taskbar' properties:

"If you enable this setting it prevents the user from moving
or resizing the taskbar. While the taskbar is locked, auto-hide
and other taskbar options are still available in taskbar properties."

Sorry, no clicking on your *REP* icon this time.

 

"Jamie" <jralliso@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:de4a69b5-cae7-4b54-97af-1f3d922fec51@z34g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Hi There,
>
> I want to be able to stop users being able to change the auto-hide
> setting of the taskbar on a windows vista machine.
>
> Anyone any ideas how to do this?
>
> I want it to be set to always auto-hide so the solution either wants
> to stop the user being able to change this or maybe as a second
> solution if they do change it then i want it to be reset when the
> machine is rebooted.
>
> Ideas Welcome.
>
> Regards
>
> Jamie<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

I read this and I long for the days where they gave you CDs, you load it up
and customize it how you feel like. No annal admin restricting stuff
because he can.

 

On 22 Sep, 01:32, "Canuck57" <f...@nospam.com> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> "Jamie" <jrall...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
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>
>
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> > Hi There,<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > I want to be able to stop users being able to change the auto-hide
> > setting of the taskbar on a windows vista machine.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > Anyone any ideas how to do this?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > I want it to be set to always auto-hide so the solution either wants
> > to stop the user being able to change this or maybe as a second
> > solution if they do change it then i want it to be reset when the
> > machine is rebooted.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > Ideas Welcome.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > Regards<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> > Jamie<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> I read this and I long for the days where they gave you CDs, you load it up
> and customize it how you feel like.  No annal admin restricting stuff
> because he can.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Thanks for your responses, i'll take a look into group policy and see
if i can get what i want but from reading it appears that this wont be
the case.

Canuck57: - The reason for needing to restrict this is due to having a
full screen application running on startup that requires the startmenu
to be hidden so i doesn't appear on the screen. I then have other
users who use the same laptop but close the application down to use
the laptop normally. They keep changing the start menu to not auto
hide and then when the first users (who are not as experienced) switch
the laptop on their full screen application which starts on startup
has the start menu showing again and they don't know how to change it
back.