Control Panel

Control Panel

The Control Panel category enables you to hide specific icons in Control Panel. Create a REG_SZ value in the key HKCU\Control Panel\don'tload, with a file extension of .cpl for the icon you want to hide. Set the value to Yes to display the icon or to No to hide the icon. Table 5-23 shows the file names of the .cpl files that come with Windows. For example, to hide the Internet Options icon, add the REG_SZ value Inetcpl.cpl to don't load, and set its value to No.

Table 5-23 Values in Control Panel

File Name	Description	File Name	Description
Access.cpl	Accessibility Options	Mmsys.cpl	Sounds and Audio Devices Properties
Appwiz.cpl	Add Or Remove Programs	Keymgrr.cpl	Stored Usernames and Passwords
Desk.cpl	Display	Nwc.cpl	Client Service for NetWare
Hdwwiz.cpl	Add Hardware	Odbccp32.cpl	Data Sources (ODBC)
Inetcpl.cpl	Internet Options	Powercfg.cpl	Power Options
Intl.cpl	Regional and Language Options	Sysdm.cpl	System
Joy.cpl	Game Controllers	Telephon.cpl	Phone and Modem Options
Main.cpl	Mouse and Keyboard	Timedate.cpl	Date and Time