{"id":9765,"date":"2017-07-21T02:57:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T02:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=9765"},"modified":"2017-07-21T03:00:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T03:00:17","slug":"hide-specific-control-panel-items-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/hide-specific-control-panel-items-in-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Hide Specific Control Panel Items in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Control Panel is the centralized configuration area in Windows. It contains a collection of applets (System Properties<\/em>, Administrative Tools<\/em>, Add\/Remove Programs<\/em>, Date\/Time<\/em>, etc) that let you make changes to various settings of your system. If you share a computer with others, you may not want users to access certain applets in Control Panel.<\/p>\n

\"hide-control-panel-items\"<\/p>\n

In this tutorial we’ll walk you through the steps to hide specific Control Panel items (applets) and stop others from changing certain settings in Windows 10, 8 and 7.<\/p>\n

How to Hide Specific Control Panel Items in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. After logging on, open the Local Group Policy Editor by pressing Windows + R keys and then typing gpedit.msc<\/strong> in the Run box.\n

    \"gpedit\"\n<\/li>\n

  2. In the Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to User Configuration<\/strong>\u00a0> Administrative Templates<\/strong> > Control Panel<\/strong>. Double-click Hide specified Control Panel items<\/strong> in the right pane.\n

    \"hide-specified-control-panel-items\"\n<\/li>\n

  3. Select Enable<\/strong> and then click the Show<\/strong> button.\n

    \"hide-control-panel-applet\"\n<\/li>\n

  4. Enter the canonical name of the Control Panel item you want to hide, and click OK<\/strong>. For instance, if you want to restrict users from accessing Administrative Tools, enter Microsoft.AdministrativeTools<\/em> in the Show Contents dialog.\n

    \"disallowed-control-panel-items\"<\/p>\n

    \tHow to find out the canonical name of a Control Panel applet? Please check the list below.<\/li>\n

  5. Close the Local Group Policy Editor and reboot your computer. Your specified item \/applet will not show up in the Control Panel any longer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Control Panel Item<\/th>\nCanonical Name<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    Action Center<\/td>\nMicrosoft.ActionCenter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Administrative Tools<\/td>\nMicrosoft.AdministrativeTools<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    AutoPlay<\/td>\nMicrosoft.AutoPlay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Backup and Restore<\/td>\nMicrosoft.BackupAndRestore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Biometric Devices<\/td>\nMicrosoft.BiometricDevices<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    BitLocker Drive Encryption<\/td>\nMicrosoft.BitLockerDriveEncryption<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Color Management<\/td>\nMicrosoft.ColorManagement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Credential Manager<\/td>\nMicrosoft.CredentialManager<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Date and Time<\/td>\nMicrosoft.DateAndTime<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Default Location<\/td>\nMicrosoft.DefaultLocation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Default Programs<\/td>\nMicrosoft.DefaultPrograms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Desktop Gadgets<\/td>\nMicrosoft.DesktopGadgets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Device Manager<\/td>\nMicrosoft.DeviceManager<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Devices and Printers<\/td>\nMicrosoft.DevicesAndPrinters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Display<\/td>\nMicrosoft.Display<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Ease of Access Center<\/td>\nMicrosoft.EaseOfAccessCenter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Folder Options<\/td>\nMicrosoft.FolderOptions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Fonts<\/td>\nMicrosoft.Fonts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Game Controllers<\/td>\nMicrosoft.GameControllers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Get Programs<\/td>\nMicrosoft.GetPrograms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Getting Started<\/td>\nMicrosoft.GettingStarted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    HomeGroup<\/td>\nMicrosoft.HomeGroup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Indexing Options<\/td>\nMicrosoft.IndexingOptions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Infrared<\/td>\nMicrosoft.Infrared<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Internet Options<\/td>\nMicrosoft.InternetOptions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    iSCSI Initiator<\/td>\nMicrosoft.iSCSIInitiator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Keyboard<\/td>\nMicrosoft.Keyboard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Location and Other Sensors<\/td>\nMicrosoft.LocationAndOtherSensors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mouse<\/td>\nMicrosoft.Mouse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Network and Sharing Center<\/td>\nMicrosoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Notification Area Icons<\/td>\nMicrosoft.NotificationAreaIcons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Offline Files<\/td>\nMicrosoft.OfflineFiles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Parental Controls<\/td>\nMicrosoft.ParentalControls<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Pen and Touch<\/td>\nMicrosoft.PenAndTouch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    People Near Me<\/td>\nMicrosoft.PeopleNearMe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Performance Information and Tools<\/td>\nMicrosoft.PerformanceInformationAndTools<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Personalization<\/td>\nMicrosoft.Personalization<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Phone and Modem<\/td>\nMicrosoft.PhoneAndModem<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Power Options<\/td>\nMicrosoft.PowerOptions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Programs and Features<\/td>\nMicrosoft.ProgramsAndFeatures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Recovery<\/td>\nMicrosoft.Recovery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Region and Language<\/td>\nMicrosoft.RegionAndLanguage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    RemoteApp and Desktop Connections<\/td>\nMicrosoft.RemoteAppAndDesktopConnections<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Scanners and Cameras<\/td>\nMicrosoft.ScannersAndCameras<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sound<\/td>\nMicrosoft.Sound<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Speech Recognition<\/td>\nMicrosoft.SpeechRecognition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sync Center<\/td>\nMicrosoft.SyncCenter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    System<\/td>\nMicrosoft.System<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Tablet PC Settings<\/td>\nMicrosoft.TabletPCSettings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Taskbar and Start Menu<\/td>\nMicrosoft.TaskbarAndStartMenu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Text to Speech<\/td>\nMicrosoft.TextToSpeech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Troubleshooting<\/td>\nMicrosoft.Troubleshooting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    User Accounts<\/td>\nMicrosoft.UserAccounts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Windows Anytime Upgrade<\/td>\nMicrosoft.WindowsAnytimeUpgrade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Windows CardSpace<\/td>\nMicrosoft.CardSpace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Windows Defender<\/td>\nMicrosoft.WindowsDefender<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Windows Firewall<\/td>\nMicrosoft.WindowsFirewall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Windows Mobility Center<\/td>\nMicrosoft.MobilityCenter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Windows SideShow<\/td>\nMicrosoft.WindowsSideShow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Windows Update<\/td>\nMicrosoft.WindowsUpdate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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