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Monday, November 8, 2010

Contol panel icon missing from start menu

The "NoControlPanel" Policy if set, prevents Control.exe, the Control Panel executable file, from starting. As a result, users cannot start Control Panel or run any Control Panel programs.

If yours is a standalone system (not a part of a corporate network), then try this:


Click Start, Run and type "regedit.exe" Press {ENTER}


Navigate to the following branch:


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\ExplorÂ*er

In the right pane of the above key, delete the value named "NoControlPanel" (if found)


Repeat the same in this branch:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\ExploÂ*rer


Exit the Registry Editor.

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