The best way to disable selected Control Panel applets is to remove the NTFS read permissions from the appropriate .cpl file in the %systemroot%\System32 directory for the selected users and groups. Here is a list:
| File Name | Applet Name |
| ACCESS.CPL | Accessibility options |
| APPWIZ.CPL | Add/remove programs |
| CONSOLE.CPL | Console |
| DESK.CPL | Display |
| DEVAPPS.CPL | PCMCIA, SCSI adapters and tape drives |
| FINDFAST.CPL | Office Find Fast |
| INETCPL.CPL | Internet |
| INTL.CPL | Regional Settings |
| JOY.CPL | Joystick |
| LICCPA.CPL | Licensing |
| MAIN.CPL | Fonts, keyboard, mouse and printers |
| MLCFG32.CPL | |
| MMSYS.CPL | Sounds and multimedia |
| MODEM.CPL | Modems |
| NCPA.CPL | Network |
| ODBCCP32.CPL | ODBC |
| PNOTIFY.CPL | Print notification |
| PORTS.CPL | Ports |
| RASCPL.CPL | Dial up monitor |
| SRVMGR.CPL | Server, services and devices |
| SYSDM.CPL | System |
| TELEPHON.CPL | Telephony |
| THEMES.CPL | Themes |
| TIMEDATE.CPL | Date/time |
| TWEAKUI.CPL | TWEAKUI |
| UPS.CPL | UPS |
| WGPOCPL.CPL | Work Group Post Office |
FYI - I have listed the registry entries used by some of the applets.
| Accessibility Options | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility |
| Date/Time | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation |
| Devices | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services |
| Display | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP\VIDEO |
| Fonts | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts |
| Internet | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings |
| Keyboard | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop |
| Modems | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Unimodem |
| Mouse | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse |
| Multimedia | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia |
| Ports | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP |
| Printers | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers |
| Regional Settings | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International |
| SCSI Adapters | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP\ScsiAdapter |
| Services | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services |
| Sounds | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default |
| Tape devices | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP\OtherDrivers\TapeDevices |
| Telephony | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony |
| UPS | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPS |
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