Control Panel settings

Not available in Windows NT!

In the Display Properties you can change the following settings:

Disable Desktop Properties: This option disables/enables the desktop properties window. If you disable it you will get a sign saying that the administrator has disabled this option.

Hide Background tab: Use this option to hide the background page in the desktop properties window.

Hide Screensaver tab: Use this option to hide the screensaver page in the desktop properties window.

Hide Appearance tab: Use this option to hide the appearance page in the desktop properties window.

Hide Effects, Web and Settings tabs: Use this option to hide the Effects, Web and Settings pages in the desktop properties window.


In the System Properties section you have the following options:

Hide Device Manager tab: Use this option to hide the Device Manager page in My Computer properties.

Hide Hardware Profiles tab: Use this option to hide the Hardware profiles page in My Computer properties.

Hide File System button: Use this option to hide the File System button on the Performance page.

Hide Virtual Memory button: Use this option to hide the Virtual Memory button on the Performance page.


The Network Properties offers you the following options:

Disable Network Properties: This options disables the Network properties, if a user tries to use the Network Properties, they will receive a message that the option is locked.

Hide Access Control tab: This option hides the Access Control page.

Hide Identification tab: This option hides the Identification page.


In the Control Panel Properties you can make the following changes:

Disable Passwords: This option disables/enables the password option in the Control Panel.

Disable Users: This option disables/enables the users option in the Control Panel.


In the Password properties section you can make the following changes:

Hide Change Passwords tab: This option hides/shows the Change Password page in the Password properties window.

Hide Remote Administrations tab: This option hides/shows the Remote Administration page in the Password properties window.

Hide User Profiles tab: This option hides/shows the User Profiles page in the Password properties window. NOTE: This also affects the Users option in the Control Panel.