Disables all Control Panel programs and the PC settings app.
This setting prevents Control.exe and SystemSettings.exe, the program files for Control Panel and PC settings, from starting. As a result, users cannot start Control Panel or PC settings, or run any of their items.
This setting removes Control Panel from:
The Start screen
File Explorer
This setting removes PC settings from:
The Start screen
Settings charm
Account picture
Search results
If users try to select a Control Panel item from the Properties item on a context menu, a message appears explaining that a setting prevents the action.
| Registry Hive | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
| Registry Path | Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer |
| Value Name | NoControlPanel |
| Value Type | REG_DWORD |
| Enabled Value | 1 |
| Disabled Value | 0 |