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tcsdi_support1
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Block Control Panel via PCSM

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Hello everyone,

I was wondering if any of you have tried to block control panel using PCSM? I want to block control panel so the end users cannot configure the settings like IP, programs, settings, etc

What I am looking at is doing it via REGEDIT, but it does not seem to work. Here are the methods I tried:

METHOD 1: Batch script component and execute to pc
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer /v NoControlPanel /t REG_DWORD /d 1

METHOD 2: Powershell script component and execute to pc
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer /v NoControlPanel /t REG_DWORD /d 1

METHOD 3: Application component and execute to pc
no_cp.bat containing the script REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer /v NoControlPanel /t REG_DWORD /d 1

When I try to execute the job, it will just expire and the registry will not get updated.

Maybe there is a better way to accomplish blocking control panel access?
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Darth Panda
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Re: Block Control Panel via PCSM

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Hi,

May I suggest to disable Control Panel using a Windows Group Policy.

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tcsdi_support1
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Re: Block Control Panel via PCSM

Post by tcsdi_support1 »

Hello Darth,

That is actually one of our plans that we can do as a last resort. The reason is because there are 300 endpoints and there is no domain AD, that is why it would take us a very long time if we will do it one by one.

That is also why I thought that maybe we can do it via PCSM to make it more convenient and easier.

But I guess you are trying to say that it is not possible to do it in PCSM?
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