Hide Settings in Windows 11/10
Restricting access to the Settings page is not difficult on Windows 10 v1703. Moreover, you can either hide all the settings pages of Settings app if you do not want to use that anymore or you can show or hide particular settings page only. There are two ways to do it. First, you can use the Group Policy Editor or you can use the Registry Editor. Before you begin, do remember to create a system restore point first.
Restrict access to Windows 11/10 Settings page using Registry Editor
Run regedit to open the Registry Editor and then navigate to the following path: Here you have to create a String Value on the right-hand side. Right-click on an empty space, select New > String Value. Name it SettingsPageVisibility. Now, double-click on that string value and enter the following in the Value name field- To show a particular page and hide all the others: To hide a particular page and show the rest:
For example, to hide the About page, enter the following value: If you want to show Bluetooth and About page, and hide all the other page, enter the following value; In this fashion, you can show or hide any Settings page of Settings app.
Hide Windows 11/10 Settings using Group Policy Editor
Using Group Policy Editor to hide Settings page in Windows 10 is even easier than using the Registry Editor.Run gpedit.msc, to open the Group Policy Editor and then navigate to the following setting: On the right-hand side, you can find an option called Settings Page Visibility. By default, it should be set to Not Configured. Select Enabled and enter a value in the Settings Page Visibility box just like you did in Registry Editor.
Technet has listed the URIs to use along with showonly or hide keyword to show or hide a particular settings page:
aboutactivationappsfeaturesappsforwebsitesbackupbatterysaverbluetoothcolorscortanadatausagedateandtimedefaultappsdevelopersdeviceencryptiondisplayemailandaccountsextrasfindmydevicelockscreenmapsnetwork-ethernetnetwork-mobilehotspotnetwork-proxynetwork-vpnnetwork-directaccessnetwork-wifinotificationsoptionalfeaturespowersleepprintersprivacypersonalizationrecoveryregionlanguagestoragesensetabletmodetaskbarthemestroubleshoottypingusbwindowsdefenderwindowsinsiderwindowsupdateyourinfo
In this way, you can hide all the Windows 10 Settings or hide only selected settings in the Settings app using Group Policy Object or Windows Registry.
How do I hide settings on Windows 11/10?
There are mainly two ways to hide settings on Windows 11 and Windows 10 computers. First, you can use the Windows Registry Editor, and second, you can use the Local Group Policy Editor. In the Registry Editor, go here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. Then, create a Sting Value and name it SettingsPageVisibility. Following that, enter the Value data like this: showonly:pageURL or hide:pageURL.
How do I hide my network and Internet settings?
To hide your network and internet settings in the Windows Settings panel, you can take the help of the Local Group Policy Editor. For that, open the GPEDIT and go here: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel. Double-click on the Settings Page Visibility setting and choose the Enabled option. Next, enter the network page URL in this format: hide:pageURL. That’s it! Hope it helped.
