Hide Control Panel Applets via registry editor

Hide Control Panel Applets

(This setting only hide this options in control panel)

Goto Start - Run - regedit
expand this key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer and create "DisallowCpl" (dword value) and give the value "1", after create a sub key name "DisallowCpl" in "Explorer" key then open DisallowCpl key create string value name "1" value date "access.cpl". If you want hide more applets give the sequence numbers for value name and give the applets cpl in value data.

For example you want to hide Add Hardware and Add or Remove Programs

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Value Name : DisallowCpl
Value Type : Dword value
Value Data : 1

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowCpl
Value Name : 1
Value Type : String Value
Value Data: hdwwiz.cpl

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowCpl
Value Name : 2
Value Type : String Value
Value Data: appwiz.cpl

Some Control Panel applets shortcuts

Accessibility Option - access.cpl
Add Hardware - hdwwiz.cpl
Add Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
Adobe Gamma - Adobe Gamma.cpl
Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Configuration - btcpl.cpl
Time & date - timedate.cpl
Display - desk.cpl
Game Controllers - joy.cpl
Internet Options - inetcpl.cpl
Mouse Properties - main.cpl
Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
Power Options - powercfg.cpl
Regional and Language Options - intl.cpl
Sounds and Audio Device Properties - mmsys.cpl
System properties - sysdm.cpl
User Accounts - nusrmgr.cpl
Windows Firewall - firewall.cpl
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