⚡ PowerShell 5.1+
Disable Remote Assistance
Disables the ability for others to remotely assist this PC (requires admin). Requires an elevated (Administrator) prompt.
Set-DisableRemoteAssistance.ps1
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Disable Remote Assistance.
.DESCRIPTION
Disables the ability for others to remotely assist this PC (requires admin). Requires an elevated (Administrator) prompt.
Sets HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Remote Assistance \ fAllowToGetHelp to 0.
.EXAMPLE
.\Set-DisableRemoteAssistance.ps1
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param()
$regPath = 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Remote Assistance'
if (-not (Test-Path $regPath)) {
New-Item -Path $regPath -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name 'fAllowToGetHelp' -Value 0 -PropertyType DWord -Force | Out-Null
Write-Host "Disable Remote Assistance applied. Sign out and back in (or restart explorer.exe) for it to fully take effect." -ForegroundColor Green