Control Panel Applets
This lists Control Panel Names and Comments for Windows XP (and previous Versions of Windows).
| Name of Control Panel Applet Icon | .cpl file or Shortcut | Note |
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| Console | console.cpl |
| Accessibility Options | access.cpl |
| Add Hardware Wizard | hdwwiz.cpl |
| Add or Remove Programs | appwiz.cpl |
| Administrative Tools | Shortcut to main.cpl |
| Date and Time (Clock) | timedate.cpl | Tclockex |
| Compaq Insight Agents | cpqmgmt.cpl | Custom |
| Date and Time | timedate.cpl |
| Display (Properties) | desk.cpl |
| Fax Service Management | ?.dll | Windows 2000 only if a fax-capable device is detected |
| Folder Options | SHELL32.dll |
| Fonts | Shortcut to main.cpl |
| Game Controllers (Joystick) | joy.cpl |
| International and Regional | intl.cpl |
| Internet Options | inetcpl.cpl |
| Infrared Port | irprops.cpl |
| Keyboard | main.cpl |
| Licensing | liccpa.cpl |
| Mail | mlcfg32.cpl |
| Modem and Phone | modem.cpl |
| Mouse and Keyboard | main.cpl |
| Netware Client | nwc.cpl |
| Network Connections (Connectivity) | ncpa.cpl |
| Norton Live Update | S32LUCP1.cpl | Custom |
| ODBC Data Source Administrator | odbccp32.cpl |
| PC Card | devapps.cpl |
| Phone and Modem Options | telephon.cpl |
| Power Options (Management) | powercfg.cpl |
| Printers and Faxes | Shortcut to \Documents and Settings\ user \Desktop |
| QuickTime | QuickTime.cpl | Custom |
| RealPlayer Preferences | prefscpl.cpl | Custom |
| Regional and Language Options | intl.cpl |
| Scanners and Cameras | sticpl.cpl
from wiashext.dll |
| Server Manager | srvmgr.cpl |
| Scheduled Tasks | Shortcut to main.cpl |
| Sounds and Audio Devices (Multimedia) | mmsys.cpl |
| Speech Properties | Shortcut to :\Program Files \Common Files \Microsoft Shared \Speech \sapi.cpl |
| System | sysdm.cpl |
| Taskbar and Start Menu | Shortcut to \Documents and Settings\ user \Desktop |
| Taskbar and Start Menu | access.cpl |
| TweakUI | tweakui.cpl |
| User Accounts (Manager) | nusrmgr.cpl |
| Wild Tangent (spyware) | wtcpl.cpl |
| ? | jpicpl32.cpl |
| ? | mbllnk.cpl |
clicking Control Panel from 
invokes from WINDOWS/WINNT executable file CONTROL.EXE, which presents
applets with file extension .cpl stored within the System32 folder.
The visiblity of .cpl items can be controlled with the “Hide Specified Control Panel Applets" Group Policy setting
under the “User Configuration" node in the “Administrative Templates\Control Panel" container.
On Windows 2000 and XP, applet visibility is specified in Windows Registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don't load\
In Windows 9x machines, these lines in the control.ini file within WINDOWS/WINNT folder keep (in this example, Internet Options) applets from loading:
[don't load]
inetcpl.cpl=yes
Because Control Panel scans through these entries, it can inadvertantly invoke trojans.
To limit access to the Administrative Tools folder, verify that the
“Display Administrative Tools" check box is cleared in the
“Advanced" tab of the “Taskbar And Start Menu Properties" dialog box.
Then enable the “Disable Changes To Taskbar And Start Menu Settings"
Group Policy setting located under the “User Configuration" node in the
“Administrative Templates\Start Menu & Taskbar" container.
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