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Last updated: Friday, April 17, 2009

Hide Control Panel Applets (Windows 95/98/Me)

This tweak allows you to show or hide any of the applets found in the Windows Control Panel.

Open CONTROL.INI (usually found in the C:\WINDOWS) and add the following lines under the “[don't load]” subsection. If the “[don't load]” section doesn’t already exist then create it be adding it on a new line at the end of the file.

For each control panel applet to be hidden add a new line with text in the format “applet.cpl=no” (e.g. fax.cpl=no).

Common Control Panel Applets:
access.cpl – Accessibility Applet
appwiz.cpl – Add/Remove Programs Applet
console.cpl – Console Applet
timedate.cpl – Date and Time Applet
desk.cpl – Display Applet
fax.cpl – Fax Applet
hdwwiz.cpl – Hardware Wizard Applet
irprops.cpl – Infrared Port Applet
intl.cpl – International and Regional Applet
inetcpl.cpl – Internet Settings Applet
joy.cpl – Joystick Applet
liccpa.cpl – Licensing Applet
main.cpl – Mouse and Keyboard Applet
mlcfg32.cpl – Mail Applet
mmsys.cpl – Sound and Multimedia Applet
modem.cpl – Modem and Phone Applet
ncpa.cpl – Network and connectivity Applet
netcpl.cpl – Network and Dial-up Connectivity Applet
nwc.cpl – Netware Client Applet
odbccp32.cpl – ODBC Applet
devapps.cpl – PC Card Applet
ports.cpl – Ports Applet
powercfg.cpl – Power Management Applet
sticpl.cpl – Scanner and Camera Applet
srvmgr.cpl – Server Manager Applet
sapi.cpl – Speech Properties Applet
sysdm.cpl – System Applet
telephon.cpl – Telephony Applet
tweakui.cpl – TweakUI Applet
nusrmgr.cpl – User Manager Applet
wspcpl32.cpl – WSP Client Applet
quicktime.cpl – QuickTime Applet
S32LUCP1.cpl – Norton Live Update Applet
cpqmgmt.cpl – Compaq Insight Agents Applet

Exit the registry and restart Windows for the change to take effect.

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