Computer Realm

Here is a registry tweak which you could use to disable your control panel. First of all read this post on how to backup the registry, it is always important to backup the registry before modifying it just in case.

I will describe how to perform this tweak in a few steps.

1.Open the registry – Open Start > Run > Type ‘regedit’.

2.Locate the location in the registry to place the data – In the left Tree-view windows navigate to“HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer” if any of the keys (directories) are missing create it. If they are all there skip to step 4

3. Create a key – if for example “Policies” is missing, right click “current version” and select new key.

4. Right-click “System” and select new DWORD value.

5. Rename the value to “nocontrolpanel”.

6. Double click the value and type 1 for the value data.

7. Close the registry, now test it.(you might have to restart the computer first)

8. Click Start and check if the control panel can be found.

9. To enable the control panel again, open the registry and delete the value or replace the value data with “0”.

This tweak is particularly useful if you wish to limit any other users altering your computer’s settings

Alternatively you can use Disk Heal and perform this same tweak by just ticking off a single check box.