Restrict Changes to Active Desktop Settings (All Windows) This tweak allows you to have Active Desktop enabled, but to restrict any changes to the settings. Disable Active Desktop (All Windows) This tweak will disable the use of the Active Desktop feature. Home : Security : Control Panel Display Display Properties Restrictions Network Network Properties Restrictions Passwords Password Properties Restrictions Printers Printer Properties Restrictions System System Properties Restrictions Show Administrative Tools in Control Panel (Windows XP) This tweak allows you to change whether the "Administrative Tools" applet is shown in the Control Panel. Hide Set Program Access and Defaults in Add/Remove Programs (Windows 2000/XP) This restriction is used to hide "Set Program Access and Defaults" on the Add or Remove Programs page. This feature was introduced with Windows XP SP1 and Windows 2000 SP3 to allow users to configure the default applications used on the PC. Disable Control Panel (Windows 2000/Me/XP) Popular This setting allows you to restrict user access to the Control Panel options and settings. Hide Control Panel Applets (Windows NT/2000/XP) Popular This tweak allows you to show or hide specific applets found in the Windows Control Panel. Hide Control Panel, Printer and Network Settings (All Windows) Popular This restriction removes the Control Panel, Printers and Network Connection settings from the Start menu. If the Taskbar settings are also hidden it causes the Settings menu to be completely removed. Force the Control Panel Display Style (Windows XP) This setting specifies the visual style of the Control Panel. Allowing you to either force the use of the new XP style, classic style or allow the user to select the preferred style. Add or Remove Programs Restrictions (Windows 2000/XP) These restrictions apply to the Add/Remove Programs feature of Control Panel. They allow you to entirely or individually disable components. Disable Printers Control Panel Icon (Windows 95/98/Me) This option disables access to the Printers icon in control panel, therefore stopping users from changing Printer settings. Disable Network Control Panel (Windows 95/98/Me) Enabling this option disables access to the Network Control Panel icon. Deny Access to the Display Settings (All Windows) This option disables the display settings control panel icon, and stops users from accessing any display settings. Hide Control Panel Applets (Windows 95/98/Me) Popular This tweak allows you to show or hide any of the applets found in the Windows Control Panel. Home : Security : Control Panel : Display Restrict Desktop Theme Controls (Windows XP) These restrictions control access to the desktop theme settings including the Windows styles, buttons, schemes and fonts. Hide the Themes Settings Page (Windows XP) This option hides the Themes tag which prevents the user from selecting an alternate theme. Themes normally include a background plus sounds, icons and other elements. Hide the Keyboard Navigation Settings (Windows 2000/XP) This restriction disables the "Hide keyboard navigation indicators until I use the ALT key" option in the Display Control Panel. Restrict Changes to Animation Settings (Windows 2000/XP) This restriction prevents users from selecting the option to animate the movement of windows and menus. Hide the Display Settings Page (All Windows) This option hides the Settings page from the display properties control. Hide the Screen Saver Settings Page (All Windows) This option hides the screen saver page from the display settings control, which stops users having access to change screen saver settings. Hide the Display Background Page (All Windows) This option hides the background page stopping users from changing any background display settings. Hide the Display Appearance Page (All Windows) When enabled this setting hides the display settings appearance page. Home : Security : Control Panel : Network Hide Network Access Control Page (Windows 95/98/Me) The Access Control Page, defines whether the computer support User-Level access or Share-Level access, enabling this option removes access to the Access Control Page. Hide Network Identification Page (Windows 95/98/Me) The Network Identification page include options to set the Computer Name, Workgroup and Description, enabling this option disables access to the Network ID page. Hide the File and Printer Sharing Controls (Windows 95/98/Me) Enabling this options hides the file and printer sharing controls, stopping users from disabling or creating new file or printer shares. Home : Security : Control Panel : Pas swords Restrict Access to the Passwords Control Panel (Windows 95/98/Me) This option disables access to the Passwords icon on the control panel, therefore stopping users from changing security related settings. Hide the User Profiles Page (Windows 95/98/Me) The user profile page controls whether all users share or have separate user profiles, access to this page can be disabled by enabling this setting. Hide the Remote Administration Page (Windows 95/98/Me) Enabling this function stops users from being able to change the remote administration settings for the computer. Hide the Change Passwords Page (Windows 95/98/Me) When this setting is enabled, users are no longer able to access the Change Passwords page. Home : Security : Control Panel : Printers Disable the Addition of Printers (All Windows) Any user can add a new printer their system, this option once enabled disables the addition of new printers to the computer. Disable the Deletion of Printers (All Windows) Printers can be deleted simply by any user pressing the delete key, enabling this setting stops users from being able to delete printers. Hide the General and Details Printer Pages (Windows 95/98/Me) This option hides the printer details and general printer information pages. Once enabled this option stops users from changing specific printer settings. Home : Security : Control Panel : System Hide the Virtual Memory Button (Windows 95/98/Me) This option hides the Virtual Memory button from the System icon on the Control Panel. Hide the File System Button (Windows 95/98/Me) This option hides the File System button from the System icon on the Control Panel. Hide the Hardware Profiles Page (Windows 95/98/Me) This setting when enabled hides the Hardware Profiles page from the System icon on the Control Panel. Hide the Device Manager Page (Windows 95/98/Me) This setting controls whether the Device Manager is visible, under System in the Control Panel. Home : Security : Desktop and Explorer Disable the Ability to Right Click on the Desktop (All Windows) Popular This tweak removes the context menu that would normally appear when the user right clicks on the desktop or in the Explorer right results pane. Enable Advanced File System and Sharing Security (Windows XP Professional) This setting is used to enable the ability to control advanced NTFS permissions on local and shared files. Restrict the Screen Saver (Windows 2000/XP) This restriction can be used to specify the screen saver or to stop screen savers from running. Also, the Screen Saver settings page is disabled, so users cannot change the screen saver options. Screen Saver Password Protection Policy (Windows 2000/XP) This restriction determines whether the screen saver is password protected and prevents users from changing the password-protection setting. Specify the Background Image and Wallpaper Style (Windows 2000/Me/XP) These settings allow you to specify the background wallpaper and display style. When this setting is defined users can not choose an alternative background image. Enforce Shell Extension Security (All Windows) This restriction can be used to limit the system to only run files that have an approved shell extension. Secure Desktop Restriction (Windows 2000/XP) This restriction is used to stop interactive users from snooping on other user sessions by exploiting a Windows vulnerability. This feature is enabled by default but may interfere with some software applications. . Details Printer Pages (Windows 95/98/Me) This option hides the printer details and general printer information pages. Once enabled this option stops users from changing specific printer settings the Explorer right results pane. Enable Advanced File System and Sharing Security (Windows XP Professional) This setting is used to enable the ability to control advanced NTFS permissions on