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Cannot access Secure Desktop registry key
Somehow Secure Desktop - the dimming of the screen in conjunction with a UAC prompt - was turned off on my laptop. I learned that it can be toggled in the registry at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\System
However when I try to access that key I get:
"System cannot be opened. An error is preventing this key from being opened. Details: The system cannot find the file specified"
I discovered that I get the same error attempting to access this key on a different Windows 7 computer. I wonder if my security software is locking it? Any ideas will be appreciated.