How To Prevent Someone From Hijacking Your PC

    • Rajat Sharma
    • Publish Date: May 23 2016 7:44PM
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    • Updated Date: May 23 2016 7:44PM
How To Prevent Someone From Hijacking Your PC

The Control Panel is arguably one of the most important components of Windows, having been present since the earliest versions of the operating system. All of the crucial system settings (e.g. configuration of user accounts, addition/removal of hardware and software) can be altered through the Control Panel. So it's paramount that it's only accessible to authorized users, especially in case of PCs with multiple users.

As it turns out, it's indeed possible to restrict access to Control Panel in Windows. This can be done via the "Group Policy editor" module of the operating system. But before getting started, make sure to read the following important pointers

Noteworthy points:

1. The Group Policy editor is an advanced component of the operating system. If used incorrectly, it can render the system unusable. So make sure to proceed with caution.

2. The Group Policy editor module is only available in certain versions of Microsoft Windows.

Restricting access to Control Panel in Windows

Step 1: Type gpedit.msc at the Run prompt, and hit OK to launch Group Policy editor. Generally, this requires administrator level account elevation.

Step 2: Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel and double click the Prohibit access to Control Panel (and PC settings) option.

Step 3: In the configuration box that opens up, simply change the value of the setting from Not Configured to Enabled. Click OK and close Group Policy editor.

That's all there's to it. This tweak not only disables access to the Control Panel, but also removes its entry from File Explorer, and all other system locations where it appears.

 

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