How to enable Application and Change Control protection in Windows Safe Mode

IMPORTANT: This procedure requires a client system reboot.

• The following information is intended for System Administrators. Registry modifications are irreversible and could cause system failure if done incorrectly.
• Before proceeding, Technical Support strongly recommends that you back up your registry and understand the restore process. For more information, see the Microsoft Windows registry information for advanced users article.
• Do not run a REG file that is not confirmed to be a genuine registry import file.

1. Enable the Safe Mode protection feature view in the features list:
   1. Open a command window: Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt.

   • If the feature is listed, continue to step 3.
   • If the feature isn't listed, continue to step 1e.

   value for FeaturesInstalled

   value for FeaturesInstalled

   1. Open Windows Calculator.
   2. Set the calculator to Programmer view: Click View, Programmer.
   3. Select the Hex option.
   4. Type the original hexadecimal DWORD

   value that you noted in step 1h

   NOTE: The actual value varies depending on your specific operating system.

   Value data field, replace the existing DWORD

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\scsrvc
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\scsrvc

   NOTE: To create these registry keys via command line, open a Windows administrator command prompt, and run the following commands:

   ) entry with value Service under the following registry keys:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\scsrvc
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\scsrvc

   NOTE: To create these registry values via command line, open a Windows administrator command prompt, and run the following commands:

   1. Reboot the client system into Safe Mode.
   2. Try to run an unauthorized / unsolidified application ( putty.exe