Microsoft Windows Registry Guide, Second Edition
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.
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 |