Hiding Control Panel items with Group Policy–Windows 7

When specifying particular exclusions or inclusions for users accessibility to Control Panel via GPO for Windows 7 builds. This as per the table below, is different to the older format for specification of applets, as now you use the Canonical Name of the applet instead of the .cpl file name in XP builds.

 

Please see this list for the applets that can be excluded or included from view via GPO.

Control Panel Item

Canonical nameGUID
Action CenterMicrosoft.ActionCenter (Windows 7 and later only){BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}
Administrative ToolsMicrosoft.AdministrativeTools{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}
AutoPlayMicrosoft.AutoPlay{9C60DE1E-E5FC-40f4-A487-460851A8D915}
Backup and RestoreMicrosoft.BackupAndRestore (Windows 7 and later only){B98A2BEA-7D42-4558-8BD1-832F41BAC6FD}
Biometric DevicesMicrosoft.BiometricDevices (Windows 7 and later only){0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}
BitLocker Drive EncryptionMicrosoft.BitLockerDriveEncryption{D9EF8727-CAC2-4e60-809E-86F80A666C91}
Color ManagementMicrosoft.ColorManagement{B2C761C6-29BC-4f19-9251-E6195265BAF1}
Credential ManagerMicrosoft.CredentialManager (Windows 7 and later only){1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
Date and TimeMicrosoft.DateAndTime{E2E7934B-DCE5-43C4-9576-7FE4F75E7480}
Default LocationMicrosoft.DefaultLocation (Windows 7 and later only){00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}
Default ProgramsMicrosoft.DefaultPrograms{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
Desktop GadgetsMicrosoft.DesktopGadgets (Windows 7 and later only){37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}
Device ManagerMicrosoft.DeviceManager{74246bfc-4c96-11d0-abef-0020af6b0b7a}
Devices and PrintersMicrosoft.DevicesAndPrinters (Windows 7 and later only){A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}
DisplayMicrosoft.Display (Windows 7 and later only){C555438B-3C23-4769-A71F-B6D3D9B6053A}
Ease of Access CenterMicrosoft.EaseOfAccessCenter{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}
Folder OptionsMicrosoft.FolderOptions{6DFD7C5C-2451-11d3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF}
FontsMicrosoft.Fonts{93412589-74D4-4E4E-AD0E-E0CB621440FD}
Game ControllersMicrosoft.GameControllers{259EF4B1-E6C9-4176-B574-481532C9BCE8}
Get ProgramsMicrosoft.GetPrograms{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}
Getting StartedMicrosoft.GettingStarted (Windows 7 and later only){CB1B7F8C-C50A-4176-B604-9E24DEE8D4D1}
HomeGroupMicrosoft.HomeGroup (Windows 7 and later only){67CA7650-96E6-4FDD-BB43-A8E774F73A57}
Indexing OptionsMicrosoft.IndexingOptions{87D66A43-7B11-4A28-9811-C86EE395AC
F7}
InfraredMicrosoft.Infrared (Windows 7 and later only){A0275511-0E86-4ECA-97C2-ECD8F1221D08}
Internet OptionsMicrosoft.InternetOptions{A3DD4F92-658A-410F-84FD-6FBBBEF2FFFE}
iSCSI InitiatorMicrosoft.iSCSIInitiator{A304259D-52B8-4526-8B1A-A1D6CECC8243}
KeyboardMicrosoft.Keyboard{725BE8F7-668E-4C7B-8F90-46BDB0936430}
Location and Other SensorsMicrosoft.LocationAndOtherSensors (Windows 7 and later only){E9950154-C418-419e-A90A-20C5287AE24B}
MouseMicrosoft.Mouse{6C8EEC18-8D75-41B2-A177-8831D59D2D50}
Network and Sharing CenterMicrosoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter{8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D}
Notification Area IconsMicrosoft.NotificationAreaIcons (Windows 7 and later only){05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
Offline FilesMicrosoft.OfflineFiles{D24F75AA-4F2B-4D07-A3C4-469B3D9030C4}
Parental ControlsMicrosoft.ParentalControls{96AE8D84-A250-4520-95A5-A47A7E3C548B}
Pen and TouchMicrosoft.PenAndTouch (Windows 7 and later only){F82DF8F7-8B9F-442E-A48C-818EA735FF9B}
People Near MeMicrosoft.PeopleNearMe{5224F545-A443-4859-BA23-7B5A95BDC8EF}
Performance Information and ToolsMicrosoft.PerformanceInformationAndTools{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}
PersonalizationMicrosoft.Personalization{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}
Phone and ModemMicrosoft.PhoneAndModem (Windows 7 and later only){40419485-C444-4567-851A-2DD7BFA1684D}
Power OptionsMicrosoft.PowerOptions{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
Programs and FeaturesMicrosoft.ProgramsAndFeatures{7b81be6a-ce2b-4676-a29e-eb907a5126c5}
RecoveryMicrosoft.Recovery (Windows 7 and later only){9FE63AFD-59CF-4419-9775-ABCC3849F861}
Region and LanguageMicrosoft.RegionAndLanguage (Windows 7 and later only){62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0}
RemoteApp and Desktop ConnectionsMicrosoft.RemoteAppAndDesktopConnections (Windows 7 and later only){241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
Scanners and CamerasMicrosoft.ScannersAndCameras{00f2886f-cd64-4fc9-8ec5-30ef6cdbe8c3}
SoundMicrosoft.Sound (Windows 7 and later only){F2DDFC82-8F12-4CDD-B7DC-D4FE1425AA4D}
Speech RecognitionMicrosoft.SpeechRecognition (Windows 7 and later only){58E3C745-D971-4081-9034-86E34B30836A}
Sync CenterMicrosoft.SyncCenter{9C73F5E5-7AE7-4E32-A8E8-8D23B85255BF}
SystemMicrosoft.System{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}
Tablet PC SettingsMicrosoft.TabletPCSettings{80F3F1D5-FECA-45F3-BC32-752C152E456E}
Taskbar and Start MenuMicrosoft.TaskbarAndStartMenu{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}
Text to SpeechMicrosoft.TextToSpeech{D17D1D6D-CC3F-4815-8FE3-607E7D5D10B3}
TroubleshootingMicrosoft.Troubleshooting (Windows 7 and later only){C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}
User AccountsMicrosoft.UserAccounts{60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619}
Windows Anytime UpgradeMicrosoft.WindowsAnytimeUpgrade{BE122A0E-4503-11DA-8BDE-F66BAD1E3F3A}
Windows CardSpaceMicrosoft.CardSpace{78CB147A-98EA-4AA6-B0DF-C8681F69341C}
Windows DefenderMicrosoft.WindowsDefender{D8559EB9-20C0-410E-BEDA-7ED416AECC2A}
Windows FirewallMicrosoft.WindowsFirewall{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
Windows Mobility CenterMicrosoft.MobilityCenter{5ea4f148-308c-46d7-98a9-49041b1dd468}
Windows SideShowMicrosoft.WindowsSideShow{E95A4861-D57A-4be1-AD0F-35267E261739}
Windows UpdateMicrosoft.WindowsUpdate{36eef7db-88ad-4e81-ad49-0e313f0c35f8}

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