Aston Secure Desktop is a secure version of the Aston 1.x branch, offering all the features of the regular shell with restricted alterations to admin-defined settings. This desktop enhancement offers both beauty and power while ensuring maximum security.

Aston Secure Desktop possesses all of the features of regular Aston shell but limits users' ability to edit system settings. Nonetheless, this software still provides a beautiful and powerful desktop enhancement while maintaining the comfort and attractiveness of regular Aston. Key features of Aston Secure Desktop include its limited ability to alter the admin-defined settings, high responsiveness even on slow computers, easy customization of any Desktop parameter via Admin mode, and advanced features like hotkeys, Toolbars, and freeform animated icons.
Aston Secure Desktop has two modes, Admin mode, and User mode. From within the Admin mode, users can set programs and applications to be available from the Main Menu, both Toolbars, Panels (regular and vertical), and Desktop. Admin mode also allows tweaking system date and time, screen settings, as well as Themes and skins. In a word, the Admin mode of Aston Secure Desktop behaves like regular Aston shell. On the other hand, the User mode is highly restricted, giving users no opportunity to change the pre-defined settings or customize their working area.
Overall, Aston Secure Desktop is a software that provides a highly responsive and secure desktop enhancement with limited user access to customize settings. This software is perfect for organizations and parents who want to maintain system settings and prevent users from making any unauthorized changes. It is stable, fast and highly responsive, making it perfect even for slow computers. Additionally, it comes with dozens of various plugins and features that make it an excellent desktop enhancement tool.
Version 1.9.6:
Three new themes added to the distributive: for a game club, Internet cafe and a hotel
New options: export and import of the full ASD configuration; an option, which lets one disable the task manager; password protection of the elements start (each element can be protected with a unique password); the abilityto show an element to admin only
Improved Windows Vista support
Multiple fixed bugs
Version 1.9.2: N/A