Control Panel Settings
Applies To: Windows Server 2008
The Group Policy Management Console allows you to configure preferences when you edit any domain-based Group Policy object. The preferences node appears under Computer Configuration and User Configuration. The editor displays preference extensions under two categories: Windows Settings and Control Panel Settings.
Preference extensions under Control Panel Settings include:
Data Sources Extension: Create, modify, or delete Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) data source names.
Devices Extension: Enable or disable hardware devices or classes of devices.
Folder Options Extension: Configure folder options; create, modify, or delete Open With associations for file name extensions; create, modify, or delete file name extensions associated with a type of files.
Internet Settings Extension: Modify user-configurable Internet settings.
Local Users and Groups Extension: Create, modify, or delete local users and groups.
Network Options Extension: Create, modify, or delete virtual private networking (VPN) or dial-up networking (DUN) connections.
Power Options Extension: Modify power options and create, modify, or delete power schemes.
Printers Extension: Create, modify, or delete TCP/IP, shared, and local printer connections.
Regional Options Extension: Modify regional options.
Scheduled Tasks Extension: Create, modify, or delete scheduled or immediate tasks.
Services Extension: Modify services.
Start Menu Extension: Modify Start menu options.