Hide / Show Specific Control Panel Applets / Icons in Windows

1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. Now go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\
OR
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\

2. Under this key create a new key with the name don't load , so the new path will be:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don't load
OR
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\don't load

3. Now in right-side pane, create new String value. Set its name to the file name of the applet which you want to hide, e.g. if you want to hide Display applet then set its name to Desk.cpl now set its value to no to hide it. If you want to show it again, either set its value to yes or simply delete the String value.

To use the above mentioned method, you'll need to know the .CPL file name of the desired applet. You can search for .CPL in Windows Search or you can use help of following list which contains .cpl file names of almost all default Control Panel applets:

CPL File Name	Applet Name
Access.cpl	Accessibility
Appwiz.cpl	Add or Remove Programs
Bthprops.cpl	Bluetooth Devices
Desk.cpl	Display
Hdwwiz.cpl	Add New Hardware
Inetcpl.cpl	Internet Options
Intl.cpl	Regional and Language Options
Joy.cpl	Game Controllers
Keymgr.cpl	Stored User Names and Passwords
Liccpa.cpl	Licensing
Main.cpl	Mouse
Mlcfg32.cpl	Mail
Mmsys.cpl	Sound and Audio Devices
Ncpa.cpl	Network Connections
Nusrmgr.cpl	User Accounts
Nwc.cpl	Netware client connectivity
Odbccp32.cpl	ODBC Data Source Administrator
Powercfg.cpl	Power Options
Sysdm.cpl	System
Telephon.cpl	Phone and Modem Options
Timedate.cpl	Date and Time
Sapi.cpl	Speech
Wuaucpl.cpl	Automatic Updates
Wscui.cpl	Security Center or Action Center