Name
Control Panel
Synopsis
These settings affect the way the Control Panel (discussed in Chapter 4) appears and the way its contents are accessed. The settings in the various Control Panel applets are documented throughout this chapter.
- Control Panel, security policies
Group Policy (
gpedit.msc
) → User Configuration → Administrative Templates → Control Panel- Control Panel, show / hide categories
Control Panel → Tools → Options → General tab → Show common tasks in folders → OK → Switch to Classic View or Switch to Category View
- Control Panel, show as menu in Start menu (Classic Start menu only)
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → “Advanced Start menu options” section → Expand Control Panel
- Control Panel, show as menu in Start menu (XP Start menu only)
Control Panel → Taskbar and Start Menu → Start Menu tab → Customize → Advanced tab → “Start menu items” section → Control Panel
- Control Panel, show in My Computer
Control Panel → Folder Options → View tab → Show Control Panel in My Computer
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