Control Panel Protection

Hide individual Control Panel applets so users can see what they need and nothing else.

38 features

Disable Administrator Tool

Hides the 'Administrative Tools' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Autoplay

Hides the 'AutoPlay' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Backup & Restore

Hides the legacy 'Backup and Restore (Windows 7)' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Bitlocker Drive Encryption

Hides the 'BitLocker Drive Encryption' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Colour Management

Hides the 'Color Management' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Credential Manager

Hides the 'Credential Manager' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Date & Time

Hides the 'Date and Time' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Default Programs

Hides the 'Default Programs' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Device Manager

Hides the 'Device Manager' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Device & Printers

Hides the 'Devices and Printers' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Ease of Access Center

Hides the 'Ease of Access Center' applet from Control Panel.

Disable File Explorer Options

Hides the 'File Explorer Options' applet (formerly 'Folder Options' on Win7/8) from Control Panel.

Disable File History

Hides the 'File History' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Fonts

Hides the 'Fonts' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Indexing Options

Hides the 'Indexing Options' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Internet Options

Hides the 'Internet Options' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Keyboard

Hides the 'Keyboard' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Mail (Microsoft Outlook)

Hides the 'Mail (Microsoft Outlook)' applet, installed by Office, from Control Panel.

Disable Mouse

Hides the 'Mouse' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Network and Sharing Center

Hides the 'Network and Sharing Center' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Phone and Modem

Hides the 'Phone and Modem' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Power Options

Hides the 'Power Options' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Programs and Features Control Panel

Hides the 'Programs and Features' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Recovery

Hides the 'Recovery' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Region

Hides the 'Region' applet from Control Panel.

Disable RemoteApp and Desktop Connections

Hides the 'RemoteApp and Desktop Connections' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Security and Maintenance

Hides the 'Security and Maintenance' applet, formerly known as Action Center, from Control Panel.

Disable Sound

Hides the 'Sound' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Speech Recognition

Hides the legacy 'Speech Recognition' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Storage Spaces

Hides the 'Storage Spaces' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Sync Center

Hides the 'Sync Center' applet, which manages Offline Files, from Control Panel.

Disable System

Hides the legacy 'System' applet - the 'About this PC' and advanced system settings surface - from Control Panel.

Disable Work Folders

Hides the 'Work Folders' applet and its per-user sync engine from Control Panel.

Disable Windows Mobility Center

Hides the 'Windows Mobility Center' applet from Control Panel.

Disable Windows Defender Firewall

Hides the 'Windows Defender Firewall' applet, including its advanced-security console link, from Control Panel.

Disable User Accounts

Hides the 'User Accounts' applet, including the advanced user-accounts and Credential Manager surfaces, from Control Panel.

Disable Troubleshooting

Hides the 'Troubleshooting' applet and its diagnostic tools from Control Panel.

Disable Taskbar and Navigation

Hides the 'Taskbar and Navigation' applet (per-user shell-integration surface that Microsoft also forwards to the Win11 Settings > Personalization > Taskbar UWP page) from Control Panel.