The command prompt has been disabled by your administrator

02 Feb

Posted by Jayce as Programming, Windows

“The command prompt has been disabled by your administrator.” Do you get this message when you try to use DOS command prompt to perform the task you want? With this message, you cannot do anything at command prompt.
Fear no more… There are some solutions to this issue.

Solution 1:
Type this “REG add HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System /v DisableCMD /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f” command at Windows ‘Run…‘

Solution 2:
Use Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) to edit the DisableCMD value from 1 to 0 which located at [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System]

Solution 3:
Type “gpedit.msc” command at Windows ‘Run…‘. Under “User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ System“, change Prevent access to the command prompt to Not Configured or just disable it.

All these solutions should help you solve “The command prompt has been disabled by your administrator” issue.

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Tags: cmd, command prompt, DOS, Windows

22 Responses

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zaki blogjer

February 2nd, 2008 at 7:35 pm
1

Cool tips, administrator no longer can disabled our command prompt
Jayce

February 2nd, 2008 at 10:16 pm
2

Yeah…
TZ

February 3rd, 2008 at 2:28 am
3

hehehe… I’m not a techkie guy. I’m a management person :-p Anyway, glad that you have some solution sort out :->
Jayce

February 3rd, 2008 at 8:11 am
4

Our life will be easier if we know a little bit more about computer. Since computer is part of our life nowadays.
Casey Glover

February 13th, 2008 at 1:51 am
5

Hey I am on a network and the command prompt is disabled and run isnt available. I am curious is there is another way to get around so i can access the command prompt? Thanks for any help
Jayce

February 13th, 2008 at 9:26 am
6

Hi Casey Glover, please try press Windows Logo+R to open up the Run dialog box. Then enable the command prompt back. Hope this will help.
Levii

March 6th, 2008 at 5:01 am
7

The run command one, is there other ways to edit group policy registrys by this method, for example the one that blocks telnet? I cannot do it by any other method, only run.
Jayce

March 6th, 2008 at 9:17 am
8

Hi Levii, sorry that I did not catch your question correctly. Can you explain it in more detail? Thanks.
Levii

March 8th, 2008 at 2:00 am
9

Sorry if i did not explain clearly, what i was trying to say was: The run command method of enabling command prompt is the only method i can use that will work, due to various things. Is it possible to change other registrys using this method?
I hope i have been more clear this time. Thanks.
Jayce

March 9th, 2008 at 8:30 am
10

Thanks for the detail explanation.
I think so. Just find out what are the registry setting you want to change.