Enable / Disable Tool

There’s a chance your home computer is being used by other individuals as well, and you might not want them to have access to all sections or functions. Although you can hide or restrict access through default Windows features, you might find third-party alternatives like Enable / Disable Tool a lot more comfortable in this regard.

On the bright side of things, the application isn’t packed inside an installer, so you can always carry it with you on a thumb drive and manage restrictions on multiple computers. Registry entries are not put at risk. You might want, however, to run it from the administrator account, or with elevated privileges for everything to work out fine.

As far as the interface is concerned, the set of features is wrapped around a custom-made window, making it booth cool, and intuitive. The list of functions you have control over are equipped with enable and disable buttons, while the current status is displayed to each after the first action is taken.

Like the name clearly points out, the core function is to help you place restrictions on one or more Windows features. Among others, you can manage USB storage devices, CD/DVD ROM drives, floppy drive, Internet, remote terminal, Registry Editor, CD AutoRun, as well as the Task Manager.

Actions take immediate effect, without the need to restart your computer. More than that, you don’t have to keep the application up for restrictions to be available. Apart from restrictions, the application also comes with a network query tool, letting you know whether or not target network PC or devices are active.

All things considered, we can state that Enable / Disable Tool is a reliable application you can use to prevent unauthorized access to various Windows features. It mostly comes in handy when multiple individuals use the same Windows account, but you can also carry it on a thumb drive to use on other computers.