How to hide or unhide the Control Panel icons?

The Control Panel is a special folder that contains the tools (system software) used to configure the hardware and software. For example, you can customize the mouse, keyboard, printer, add or remove hardware or program and also set the appearance of desktop using color schemes, screen savers etc. All tools in the control panel are saved with CPL extension. You can find all CPL files inside C:\Windows\System32 folder with searching *.cpl extension.

Therefore, you can make your computer more secure to hide some important tools of control panel, because you can prevent other users to make any changes in your computer using the Control Panel tools.


Perform the following steps to hide the control panel tools:
To edit this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.
First click on Start button to open "Run" and type "regedit" then press Ok button to open the Registry Editor.

In registry editor locate the given path:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don't load

First right click in the right side of the registry editor panel and create the new DWORD value then rename this key exactly as the same name you want it to be hidden.

For example, if you want to hide the Add/Remove Programs Option then name the String Value appwiz.cpl .

Double click on new DWORD value and set its value No under "Value data" section.

Close the Registry editor and restart your computer for changes to apply.
But next time, if you want to restore the "Add/Remove Programs" option, then just type Yes instead of NO in Value Data dialog.

For others control panel icons name list are as under:

Name of file => Control Panel Icons

access.cpl => Accessibility Option
appwiz.cpl => Add/Remove Programs
console.cpl => Console Option
timedate.cpl => Date and Time Option
desk.cpl => Display Option
fax.cpl => Fax Option
hdwwiz.cpl => Hardware Wizard Option
irprops.cpl => Infrared Port Option
intl.cpl => International and Regional Option
inetcpl.cpl => Internet Settings Option
joy.cpl => Joystick Option
main.cpl => Mouse and Keyboard Option
mlcfg32.cpl => Mail Option
mmsys.cpl => Sound and Multimedia Option
modem.cpl => Modem and Phone Option
ncpa.cpl => Network and connectivity Option
netcpl.cpl => Network and Dial-up Connectivity Option
nwc.cpl => Netware Client Option
odbccp32.cpl => ODBC Option
ports.cpl Ports => Option
powercfg.cpl => Power Management Option
sitcpl.cpl => Scanner and Camera Option
sapi.cpl => Speech Properties Option
sysdm.cpl => System Option
telephon.cpl => Telephony Option
tweakui.cpl => TweakUI Option
nusrmgr.cpl => User Manager Option
wspcpl32.cpl => WSP Client Option
quicktime.cpl => QuickTime Option
S32LUCP1.cpl => Norton Live Update Option
cpqmgmt.cpl => Compaq Insight Agents Option

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