Prohibit access to Control Panel and PC settings 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.

(1) GPO: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel!Prohibit access to Control Panel and PC settings (2) REG: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer!NoControlPanel