Disable Control Panel (Windows 2000/Me/XP)
Category: Home > Security > Control Panel
This setting allows you to restrict user access to the Control Panel options and settings.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'NoControlPanel' set the value to equal '1' to enable the restriction.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart for the changes to take effect.
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|  | (Default) | REG_SZ | (value not set) | |
|  | NoControlPanel | REG_DWORD | 0x00000001 (1) | |
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| HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Exp... |  |
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| Settings: |
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer]
Name: NoControlPanel
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disable restriction, 1 = enable restriction)
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Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.
Last Modified: September 25, 2002
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