<s>
Windows	B-Application
SteadyState	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
Shared	O
Computer	O
Toolkit	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
freeware	B-License
tool	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
that	O
gives	O
administrators	O
enhanced	O
options	O
for	O
configuring	O
shared	O
computers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
hard	O
drive	O
protection	O
and	O
advanced	O
user	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SteadyState	B-Application
was	O
available	O
until	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2010	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
32-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
disk	O
protection	O
component	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
MultiPoint	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SteadyState	B-Application
can	O
revert	O
a	O
computer	O
to	O
a	O
previously	O
stored	O
state	O
every	O
time	O
it	O
reboots	O
,	O
or	O
on	O
administrator	O
's	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Windows	O
Disk	O
Protection	O
(	O
WDP	O
)	O
component	O
of	O
SteadyState	B-Application
is	O
turned	O
on	O
,	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
hard	O
disk	O
are	O
redirected	O
to	O
a	O
temporary	O
cache	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SteadyState	B-Application
can	O
prepare	O
user	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SteadyState	B-Application
provides	O
simple	O
control	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
80	O
restrictions	O
covering	O
both	O
individual	O
users	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
system	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
settings	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	O
Group	O
Policies	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
are	O
implemented	O
by	O
SteadyState	B-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
SteadyState	B-Application
,	O
an	O
administrator	O
can	O
forbid	O
a	O
user	O
from	O
performing	O
actions	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
undesirable	O
for	O
that	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
settings	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
turn	O
off	O
the	O
control	O
panel	O
,	O
disable	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
editing	O
tools	O
that	O
come	O
with	O
Windows	O
,	O
disable	O
Windows	B-Device
Command	I-Device
Prompt	I-Device
and	O
stop	O
the	O
users	O
from	O
executing	O
batch	O
files	O
or	O
programs	O
outside	O
pre-approved	O
folders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
SteadyState	B-Application
would	O
normally	O
remove	O
any	O
Windows	O
updates	O
or	O
security	O
patches	O
installed	O
,	O
SteadyState	B-Application
can	O
be	O
configured	O
to	O
check	O
for	O
and	O
apply	O
updates	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
removed	O
upon	O
rebooting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SteadyState	B-Application
presents	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
programs	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Program	O
Files	O
directory	O
of	O
Windows	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
common	O
desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
discontinued	O
SteadyState	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
claims	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
possible	O
to	O
prepare	O
a	O
shared	O
computer	O
using	O
native	O
features	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
such	O
as	O
System	O
Restore	O
.	O
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