A. Each .cpl file represents one or more control panel applets (Start - Settings - Control Panel). Below is a list of common .cpl files and what Control Panel Applets they represent
| .cpl file name | Control Panel Applets |
| ACCESS.CPL | Accessibility options |
| APPWIZ.CPL | Add/remove programs |
| CONSOLE.CPL | Console |
| DESK.CPL | Display |
| DEVAPPS.CPL | PCMCIA, SCSI adapters and tape drives |
| INETCPL.CPL | Internet |
| INTL.CPL | Regional Settings |
| JOY.CPL | Joystick |
| MAIN.CPL | Fonts, keyboard, mouse and printers |
| MLCFG32.CPL | |
| MMSYS.CPL | Sounds and multimedia |
| MODEM.CPL | Modems |
| NCPA.CPL | Network |
| NTGUARD.CPL | Dr Solomons |
| ODBCCP32.CPL | ODBC |
| PORTS.CPL | Ports |
| RASCPL.CPL | Dial up monitor |
| SRVMGR.CPL | Server, services and devices |
| SYSDM.CPL | System |
| TELEPHON.CPL | Telephony |
| TIMEDATE.CPL | Date/time |
| TWEAKUI.CPL | TWEAKUI |
| UPS.CPL | UPS |
If you renames any of these files then the items they represent in the
Control Panel would not be shown, e.g.
rename timedate.cpl timedate.non
would remove the date/time control panel applet.
Also, setting HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoSetFolders (REG_DWORD) to 1 will hide the Control Panel, Printers and My Computer in Explorer and Start Menu. You would normally need to create this value as it does not exist by default.
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