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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\... |  |
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| Registry Settings |
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
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System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
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Value Name: NoControlPanel
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (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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