Prohibit access to Control Panel and PC settingsID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:27144 | Date: (C)2015-10-08 (M)2022-10-10 |
Class: COMPLIANCE | Family: windows |
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
Windows 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.
Fix:
(1) GPO: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel!Prohibit access to Control Panel and PC settings
(2) REG: HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer!NoControlPanel
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |