

For those users running Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premium editions of Windows, you can still disable Command Prompt with this registry tweak: Unfortunately, the Local Group Policy (gpedit.msc) is not available in all editions of Windows. Option 2: Disable Command Prompt with Registry Trick If you try to launch the Command Prompt, you’ll see the message “ The command prompt has been disabled by your administrator.”


Note: If you need to use the Command Prompt frequently, or run batch scripts or use the Terminal Services, disabling Command Prompt is not recommended. In this post, we will explain how to disable Command Prompt for all Windows accounts. It’s not so user-friendly but advanced computer users with malicious intent can use the Command Prompt to bypass most restrictions that are enforced on the Windows Explorer based GUI. Command Prompt is a built-in tool in Windows that is rarely used by the average user.
