Hello, I've enabled the option in Group Policy to "Prohibit access to the Control Panel" however I would still like Administrators to be able to access at least the .cpl files. Is this possible?

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Hi, when you enable prohibit access to the control panel, all user can’t access control panel including administrator. It’s hard to realize only administrator can access control panel by setting group policy or change registry. But I know a tool form Microsoft called “Windows SteadyState”, this tool can prevent common user accessing Control Panel. It usually used in public pc. You can set many restrictions for user. You can download it from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=d077a52d-93e9-4b02-bd95-9d770ccdb431&displaylang=en Furthermore, if you have any question about Windows SteadyState, you can send to Windows SteadyState Forum: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowssteadystate/threads Regards, Leo HuangPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hello, I've enabled the option in Group Policy to "Prohibit access to the Control Panel" however I would still like Administrators to be able to access at least the .cpl files. Is this possible? Hi Cvandal: Check the Control Panel settings under the Administrative Templates under User Configuration (See Image below). I hope you find this information useful. If you need any further assistance, please feel free to contact me and let me know. I hope this information was helpful… Have a nice day… Best regards, FisnikItknowledge24.com

Hi, when you enable prohibit access to the control panel, all user can’t access control panel including administrator. It’s hard to realize only administrator can access control panel by setting group policy or change registry. But I know a tool form Microsoft called “Windows SteadyState”, this tool can prevent common user accessing Control Panel. It usually used in public pc. You can set many restrictions for user. You can download it from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=d077a52d-93e9-4b02-bd95-9d770ccdb431&displaylang=en Furthermore, if you have any question about Windows SteadyState, you can send to Windows SteadyState Forum: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowssteadystate/threads Regards, Leo Huang Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. Hi Leo Huang: Microsoft® didn’t plan to make any Windows® SteadyState for the new operating system (OS), Windows® 7. In the beta version of Windows® 7 Microsoft® included a feature called Guest Mode which was supposed to work as Windows® SteadyState. However, the removed it in the RTM. I hope you find this information useful. If you need any further assistance, please feel free to contact me and let me know. I hope this information was helpful… Have a nice day… Best regards, FisnikItknowledge24.com

Yes, you are right, Windows SteadyState do not support for Windows 7.Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.