Software Restriction Policies in Win7

Hi ,I have a problem with this Error message: This program is blocked by group policy,for more...
How can I remove these restrictions?
if you want any more data tell me to upload it,please
Best Regards;

Hello Mehdi Moayedi,
Have you try the suggestion as MVP S.Sengupta mentioned?
What program do you try to run when you receive the error message?
Please take a look at the following thread similar to this issue.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-security/programs-being-blocked-by-group-policy-user/a1ea2ec7-82d9-45c6-b87b-ade18755b1cc
Please remember to back up the registry key before your changing it.
For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, please refer to the following KB.
http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/322756
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