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# Restrict editing of old messages and topics
If you are an administrator of a Zulip organization, you can easily change the
time limit that your realm's users have to change their messages after sending
them. Alternatively, you can choose to disable message editing for your realm
users.
1. Click the cog (![cog](/static/images/help/cog.png)) in the upper right corner
of the right sidebar.
2. Select **Administration** from the dropdown menu that appears.
![Administration dropdown](/static/images/help/administration.png)
3. Upon clicking **Administration**, your view will be replaced with the
**Administration** page. You will be located on the **Organization settings**
tab by default.
![Administration page](/static/images/help/admin-window.png)
4. In the **Organizations settings** section, locate the **Users can edit old messages**
checkbox and **Message edit limit in minutes (0 for no limit)** input field
underneath it.
![Message editing options](/static/images/help/message-editing-options.png)
By default, user message editing is enabled for 10 minutes after sending.
* **Users can edit old messages** - Uncheck this option if you wish to
disable message editing. Upon doing so, the **Message edit limit in minutes (0 for no limit)**
input field will be grayed out.
![Message edit limit grayed out](/static/images/help/message-edit-limit-gray.png)
* **Message edit limit in minutes (0 for no limit)** - If you enable message
editing in your realm, you can restrict the time that realm users have to
edit their messages. Simply input the time limit in minutes that you would
like to set; for example, if you want to set a message edit time limit of 5
minutes, enter **5** in the field.
![Message edit limit for 5 minutes](/static/images/help/message-edit-limit-5.png)
If you would like to disable the message editing time limit for your realm,
enter **0** in the field. This enables users to edit their messages whenever
they want.
5. To save any changes you have made to your organization settings, click the
blue **Save changes** button at the bottom of the **Organizations settings**
section.
![Organization settings Save changes](/static/images/help/organization-settings-save.png)