Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Enable missing/ disabled windows features caused by a virus manually

This is a  guide if your windows features/ menus have been disabled due to a computer virus. It happened to me a LOT of times, so i decided to blog it. It's already compiled and i hope these helps you.

Enable:
1. Run
2. Command Prompt
3. Folder Options
4. Task Manager
5. Regedit
6. Search
7. Recycle Bin
8. System Restore



Steps:
1. Click Start.
2. Click Run.
3. Type GPEDIT.msc
4. Hit Enter or Click Ok
 

Missing Run in Start Menu:
Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar.
Double-click Remove Run menu from Start Menu then select Disabled, then OK. Done!

Disabled Command Prompt:
Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System
Double-click Prevent access to the command prompt then select Disabled, then OK. Done!
or
Instant cmd using notepad:
Right Click (Desktop) > New > Text Document > Type "command.com" (without ") > save as cmd.bat then open it. Done!

Missing Folder Options:
Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer..
Double-click Removes the Folder Options menu item from the Tools menu then select Disabled, then OK. Done!

Disabled Task Manager:
Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Ctrl+Alt+Del Options.
Double-click Remove Task Manager then select Disabled, then OK. Done!

Disabled Regedit:
Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System
Double-click Prevent access to registry editing tools then select Disabled, then OK.. Done!

Missing Search in Start Menu:
Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar..
Double-click Remove Search menu from Start Menu then select Disabled, then OK. Done!

Missing Recycle Bin in Desktop:
Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Desktop..
Double-click Remove Recycle Bin icon from desktop then select Disabled, then OK. Done!

No System Restore Tab in Computer Properties:
Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > System Restore
Double-click Turn off Configuration then select Disabled, then OK. Done

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