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xpcman
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Maybe a virus deleted them. Did you try a Windows restore?
You can also launch Control Panel apps from the command line, and here's a list of .cpl files for your reference that you can print out:
Accessibility Options
access.cpl
Add/Remove Programs
appwiz.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard
hdwwiz.cpl
Automatic Updates
wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Properties
bthprops.cpl
Display Properties
desk.cpl
Firewall Properties
firewall.cpl
Game Controllers
joy.cpl
Internet Options
inetcpl.cpl
iSCSI Initiator
iscsicpl.cpl
Java Control Panel
jpicpl32.cpl
Licensing Mode
liccpa.cpl
Mouse Properties
main.cpl
Network Connections
ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard
netsetup.cpl
ODBC Properties
odbccp32.cpl
Power Options
powercfg.cpl
Regional and Language Options
intl.cpl
Sound and Audio Devices
mmsys.cpl
Stored Passwords
keymgr.cpl
System Properties
sysdm.cpl
Telephone and Modem Properties
telephon.cpl
Time and Date Settings
timedate.cpl
User Accounts
nusrmgr.cpl
Windows Security Center
wscui.cpl
Wireless Link
irprops.cpl
You can also launch Control Panel apps from the command line, and here's a list of .cpl files for your reference that you can print out:
Accessibility Options
access.cpl
Add/Remove Programs
appwiz.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard
hdwwiz.cpl
Automatic Updates
wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Properties
bthprops.cpl
Display Properties
desk.cpl
Firewall Properties
firewall.cpl
Game Controllers
joy.cpl
Internet Options
inetcpl.cpl
iSCSI Initiator
iscsicpl.cpl
Java Control Panel
jpicpl32.cpl
Licensing Mode
liccpa.cpl
Mouse Properties
main.cpl
Network Connections
ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard
netsetup.cpl
ODBC Properties
odbccp32.cpl
Power Options
powercfg.cpl
Regional and Language Options
intl.cpl
Sound and Audio Devices
mmsys.cpl
Stored Passwords
keymgr.cpl
System Properties
sysdm.cpl
Telephone and Modem Properties
telephon.cpl
Time and Date Settings
timedate.cpl
User Accounts
nusrmgr.cpl
Windows Security Center
wscui.cpl
Wireless Link
irprops.cpl
Ethical Hacker
To solve this problem follow the steps:
- start ----> Run -----> type (gpedit.msc)
- click on (Administrative Templates) ----> (control Panel) -----> double click on (Prohibit access to Control Panel)----> select Disable --->OK.
Also Double click on (Show only specified Control Panel applets) ----> select Disable ---> OK
Finally the icons of Control Panel will appear
regards,,
- start ----> Run -----> type (gpedit.msc)
- click on (Administrative Templates) ----> (control Panel) -----> double click on (Prohibit access to Control Panel)----> select Disable --->OK.
Also Double click on (Show only specified Control Panel applets) ----> select Disable ---> OK
Finally the icons of Control Panel will appear
regards,,
Only1Jac
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Hi, I am a first time poster and found your advice helpful. Thanks. I followed your advice and to my horror found that all of the options in the various lists in the "Group Policy Object Editor" window have been reset to "not configured"!!!!! How do I know which ones to configure and which ones to leave as is? I have already selected the some of the settings for Windows Update to "enabled" . What about all of the other tabs folders in that incredibly long list? Also have the same issue as Rob:
What if "Prohibit access to Control Panel" isn't present here? Mine just shows: Regional and Language Options User Accounts.
xpcman
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A program called explorer.exe controls the display of your taskbar and desktop icons. If for some reason it goes missing (you may have killed it using Task Manager, for example, or something more sinister like a virus has deleted it from your processes), then try this first:
1. Open Task Manager (press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then click Task Manager).
2. On the Applications tab, click New Task at the bottom right of the window.
3. Type explorer.exe, then click OK.
If nothing sinister caused it to disappear, it should all come back as it was and you can stop panicking, breathe a sigh of relief, and continue working.
If that doesn't work, then try this:
1. Open Task Manager (press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then click Task Manager).
2. Go to the Processes tab.
3. Click on the Image Name column header to sort the list alphabetically.
4. Find all explorer.exe processes -- select each, then click End Process for each one.
5. On the Applications tab, click New Task at the bottom right of the window.
6. Type explorer.exe, then click OK.
1. Open Task Manager (press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then click Task Manager).
2. On the Applications tab, click New Task at the bottom right of the window.
3. Type explorer.exe, then click OK.
If nothing sinister caused it to disappear, it should all come back as it was and you can stop panicking, breathe a sigh of relief, and continue working.
If that doesn't work, then try this:
1. Open Task Manager (press Ctrl+Alt+Del, then click Task Manager).
2. Go to the Processes tab.
3. Click on the Image Name column header to sort the list alphabetically.
4. Find all explorer.exe processes -- select each, then click End Process for each one.
5. On the Applications tab, click New Task at the bottom right of the window.
6. Type explorer.exe, then click OK.
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