Century interpretation for Year 2000

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows2000, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

This policy setting determines how programs interpret two-digit years. This policy setting affects only the programs that use this Windows feature to interpret two-digit years. If a program does not interpret two-digit years correctly, consult the documentation or manufacturer of the program. If you enable this policy setting, the system specifies the largest two-digit year interpreted as being preceded by 20. All numbers less than or equal to the specified value are interpreted as being preceded by 20. All numbers greater than the specified value are interpreted as being preceded by 19. For example, the default value, 2029, specifies that all two-digit years less than or equal to 29 (00 to 29) are interpreted as being preceded by 20, that is 2000 to 2029. Conversely, all two-digit years greater than 29 (30 to 99) are interpreted as being preceded by 19, that is, 1930 to 1999. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows does not interpret two-digit year formats using this scheme for the program.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

• Computer
  Activate Shutdown Event Tracker System State Data feature

  Windows Server 2003 only
• Computer
  Allow Distributed Link Tracking clients to use domain resources

  Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only
• Computer
  Configure the behavior of the sudo command

  At least Windows 11
• User
  Custom User Interface

  At least Windows 2000
• Computer
  Display highly detailed status messages

  At least Windows 2000
• Computer
  Display Shutdown Event Tracker

  At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional
• Computer
  Do not automatically encrypt files moved to encrypted folders

  At least Windows 2000
• Computer
  Do not display Manage Your Server page at logon

  At least Windows Server 2003
• User
  Do not display the Getting Started welcome screen at logon

  Windows 2000 only
• Computer
  Do not turn off system power after a Windows system shutdown has occurred.

  At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional with SP1
• User
  Don't run specified Windows applications

  At least Windows 2000
• Computer
  Download missing COM components

  At least Windows 2000