EnableDCOM
Controls the global activation and call policies of the machine. Only administrators and the system have full access to this portion of the registry. All other users have read-only access.
Registry Entry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole
EnableDCOM = value
Remarks
This is a REG_SZ value.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| N (or n) | No remote clients may launch servers or connect to objects on this computer. Local clients cannot access remote DCOM servers; all DCOM traffic is blocked. Local launching of class code and connecting to objects are allowed on a per-class basis according to the value and access permissions of the class's LaunchPermission registry value and the global DefaultLaunchPermission registry value. |
| Y (or y) | Launching of servers and connecting to objects by remote clients is allowed on a per-class basis according to the value and access permissions of the class's LaunchPermission registry value and the global DefaultLaunchPermission registry value. |
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