Lost Control Panel Apps


  1. hxl7
    Posts : 47
    win 7 64 ultimate
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    Lost Control Panel Apps


    Somehow I managed to lose / delete a number of Control Panel Apps.
    How can I replace them without a full Win7 reinstall ?
    Thanks for any help !!!
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  3. zigzag3143
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    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
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    hxl7 said:
    Somehow I managed to lose / delete a number of Control Panel Apps.
    How can I replace them without a full Win7 reinstall ?
    Thanks for any help !!!
    If you have the win 7 dvd a repair install


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  4. Faceofjoe421
    Posts : 435
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    If you have Windows 7 Ultimate.

    Go to Start / All Programs / Accessories / Run - type in "gpedit.msc" in the Run box that pops up.

    Then click User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel.

    Right click on Hide Specified Control Panel Items and select "Edit" or double click it, click Disabled.

    Or to chose what you want to show and hide select Enabled and remove what you don't want, and leave what you do want, it doesn't have to be alphabetical.

    Here is the original Control Panel:


    Best Practice: How to show or hide Control Panel items in Windows 7 using Group Policy
    How to hide or unhide the Control Panel icons

    If you have Windows XP; TweakUI can change this for you: but this is the sevenforums not XPForums so enough of that.

    http://www.winxptutor.com/hidecp.htm
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