HOW TO ENABLE OR DISABLE THE CONTROL PANEL IN WINDOW 8 AND 8.1

For those having more than one user on one PC, you may need to limit access to the Control Panel in Windows 8.1 or 8. This will make it possible for non-Administrator accounts not to have access in other to change important settings on a computer. Well, is easy to Enabling or disabling the Control Panel in Windows 8, Just follow me as I show you the steps.

 

As you may know, The Control Panel allows Windows users a wide array of options to customize Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. However, you can turn on or off options you may need for your PC to work the way you want it to. By enabling or disabling the Control Panel, you can rest assured that users can’t just change options without your knowing about it.

 

These steps was tested for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 with the Pro and Enterprise versions. Before you commence, ensure you’re logged into the Administrator account so you can ensure the changes are made PC-wide.

How To Enable or Disable the Control Panel in Windows 8 or 8.1

Step 1: Kindly Go to your Windows 8 or 8.1 Start Screen.

Step 2: Now, Search for “run” and click on it when Search pulls it up.

Alternately, You can also easily use the “Win Key + R” shortcut to access the Run dialog box.

Search Run command

Step 3: Enter the following in the Run command box:

 

gpedit.msc

 

 

Step 4: Open Local Computer/Group Policy Editor

This will open the Windows Local Computer/Group Policy Editor.

 

Step 5: Now, from here, navigate to:

 

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel

 

 

Step 6: Look for “Prohibit access to Control Panel and PC settings,” then right-click on the entry.

 

 

Step 7: Now, click “Edit.”

Step 8: Click on “Enabled,” then “Apply” and “OK” to save your settings.

Step 9: The Control Panel will now be blocked for the account you’re currently logged in under.

Now, as long as you’re logged in as the Administrator for the Windows 8 or 8.1 PC, you can open the “Run” command again.

 

Enter the following command:

 

gpupdate /force

 

 

This will compel the Local Group Policy for enabling the Control Panel to be enabled for all accounts on the PC. Incase you wanna add a new account. Then you we have to manually follow the steps above to enable this aspect again.

 

At any point of time, you feel like or you want to undo this and enable the Control Panel again, just follow the same steps and select “Disabled” as opposed to Enabled. You’ll want to apply the change, and then run the force update for Local computer/Group Policy to ensure everyone on your PC or Laptop has right to use the Control Panel again.

Conclusion

You performing this feature, Gives you the assurance that other users of the computer can’t change settings on the PC without your concept. Also, you can easily Enabling or disabling access to the Control Panel. If multiple people use your PC during the day, it may be wise to limit access to your Control Panel. As you can see, it’s simple to do and can be applied to all accounts on a PC in a second.

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