# Policy based restrictions

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It is possible to restrict the functionality of the product using registry defined policies. The policies registry key is: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Mythicsoft\<%PRODUCTNAME%> Search Paths Restricting search paths is done via specifying 'Allowed' paths and 'Disabled' paths, as single regular expression REG_SZ string value.

AllowedSearchPaths

All paths must match the regular expression to be searchable.

Examples:

(C|D):.* | Restrict searches to only C and D drive:
C:\\Users\\ | Restrict searches for just the C:\Users folder

DisabledSearchPaths

Search paths must not match the regular expression to be searchable.

Examples:

D: | Disable searching on the D drive
\.\. | Disable any use of directory traversal double dots '..'
Secret | Disable searching of any folder with 'Secret' in the path

Feature policies

The following policies are REG_DWORD values that when are set to a non-zero value are active, ie the feature is disabled:

DisableCrashReportSending | Disable crash report sending - reports are still collected but the prompt to send is disabled.
DisableUpdateCheck | Disables the Check for Updates feature.
DisableViewRegistrationCode | Disables the option to view the registration code
DisableChangeRegistrationCode | Disables the ability to change the registration code

Floating License policies

The following policies are REG_DWORD values that when are set to a non-zero value are active, ie the feature is enabled:

OpenLicenseManager | Enables the License Manager feature, to view active license leases.
UpdateLicenseFolder | Enables the option to change the license folder, via License Manager.
KillLicenseLease | Enables the option to kill the lease of a user if, for example, the user has left the program open but is not actually using it. The user can immediately request another lease.

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