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SHRestricted function (shlobj_core.h)

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  • 02/22/2024

[SHRestricted is available for use in the operating systems specified in the Requirements section. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions.]

Determines whether a specified administrator policy is in effect. In many cases, applications need to modify certain behaviors to comply with the policies enacted by system administrators.

Syntax

DWORD SHRestricted(
  RESTRICTIONS rest
);

Parameters

rest

Type: RESTRICTIONS

Specifies one of the flags described in the RESTRICTIONS enumerated type.

Return value

Type: DWORD

Returns nonzero if the specified restriction is in effect, or zero otherwise.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header shlobj_core.h (include Shlobj.h)
Library Shell32.lib
DLL Shell32.dll (version 5.0 or later)
API set ext-ms-win-shell-shell32-l1-2-1 (introduced in Windows 10, version 10.0.10240)

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