Windows Settings Blocker can block – Unblock (Hide – Unhide) Specified Control Panel Applets in Windows 11/10/8/7/vista/Xp. You can untick the box and use save settings button to make Mobilhotspot settings page visible again or you can right click any added entry and choose disable or delete option and save settings. Mobilhotspot settings page has been blocked (we can add many items) For example we want to block “ Mobilhotspot” click Plus (Add to list) Button and choose Mobilhotspot from drop down menu, finally use Add to list button.ģ. First Drop Down menu give us following choices īlock settings Pages will block All the setting app and Control panel access to unbloc them again we can use Disable Blocking feature.Ģ. Download the Application, extract and run it. – Software name only highlights Windows 10Ĥ.

– Settings app sometimes won’t close in Windows 11ģ. – Information pop ups overlap in Windows 11Ģ. To stop users from changing settings in Windows 11 and 10 you can try our portable freeware “ Windows Settings Blocker” Application.ġ. If you don’t have Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc), you can lock down individual Settings panes through the Registry but it would be time consuming and, prone to human error. You can fix their computer once, and then block them access to change settings or if you share a device in the house with children, and you don’t want them messing around with the settings on Windows 11 or 10. For example, if you’re the tech support person for your family and friends, and they keep calling you to reconfigure a feature over and over again. This feature is particularly useful in a network environment, such as when configuring a kiosk or guest machine but there are many other scenarios where disabling the Settings app and the Control Panel will come in handy too. It would behoove systems administrators to lockdown unnecessary panes in addition to securing those panes which IT specifically wishes to keep out of the hands of end-users.

In Windows 10 Version 1703, Microsoft has added a new Group Policy for the Windows 10 that gives you control over the various settings pages that appear in the Windows Settings app this Group Policy will come in very handy for many organizations and Home users.

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