{"id":19240,"date":"2022-11-29T03:24:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T03:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=19240"},"modified":"2022-11-29T03:24:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T03:24:38","slug":"disable-the-settings-app-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/disable-the-settings-app-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Ways to Disable the Settings App in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Settings app is the most used tool in Windows 11, which lets you control almost all aspects of the system. When you need to share your PC with others, you may want to disable access to the Settings app. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 2 simple methods to disable the Settings app in Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Disable the Settings App Using Group Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-local-group-policy-editor-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open Local Group Policy Editor<\/a> and browse to: <code>User Configuration &gt; Administrative Templates &gt; Control Panel<\/code>. On the right pane, locate and double-click the &#8220;<strong>Prohibit access to Control Panel and PC settings<\/strong>&#8221; policy.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/prohibit-access-to-settings-app.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"289\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/prohibit-access-to-settings-app.png 588w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/prohibit-access-to-settings-app-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Choose the <strong>Enabled<\/strong> option. Click <strong>Apply<\/strong> and then <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/disable-pc-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"554\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/disable-pc-settings.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/disable-pc-settings-300x277.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reboot your computer to apply the changes. The next time you right-click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button and choose <strong>Settings<\/strong>, the Settings app will no longer launch.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unable-to-access-settings-app.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"321\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unable-to-access-settings-app.png 410w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/unable-to-access-settings-app-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Disable the Settings App Using Registry Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open Registry Editor<\/a> and navigate to: <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer<\/code>. In the right pane, right-click the blank area and select <strong>New<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>DWORD (32-bit) Value<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/new-dword-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/new-dword-1.png 557w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/new-dword-1-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Name the newly created DWORD as <strong>NoControlPanel<\/strong>, and set its value data to 1.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/NoControlPanel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/NoControlPanel.png 557w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/NoControlPanel-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Close Registry Editor and restart your system. The Settings app will no longer be accessible to anyone using your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Settings app is the most used tool in Windows 11, which lets you control almost all aspects of the system. 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