Solved Group Policy Issue

Sarris

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Since the last update, my GPE is ignoring my Control Panel preferences to not show about half of the standard CP icons. I removed all the ignores, and added a few to ignore back after a boot, but only about half were removed from the CP.

I did install KB2823324, but removed it later in the day. I didn't seem to cause any issues, but maybe this is one.

It's really not a big deal to have all the icons show if this is not repairable, but I'm a bit a*al about my rig.

Anyone else with this issue? Any thoughts on repair?

Thanks in advance;

Sarris
 

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Gateway DX4860
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Intel I5 2320 @ 3.0 HHz
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32 GB DDR3
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Realtek HDA
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Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box (64-bit installed) + Service Pack 1
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MSI 890FXA-GD70
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8G CAS-7 G-Skill DDR3 @1333 (2 fours) [mobo nonOC max rec'd]
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Thanks bro, but that's not the issue.

GPE doesn't seem to want to institute my User Config/Control Panel/Hide Specific Control Panel Items since the Tues. update.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway DX4860
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel I5 2320 @ 3.0 HHz
Motherboard
Gateway / Acer
Memory
32 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus Nvidia 440 GT & Zotac Nvidia 610 GT
Sound Card
Realtek HDA
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) Asus VW246H 24" (16:9) & (1) Asus VB198 19" (4:3)
Screen Resolution
5120 Total x 1080
Hard Drives
WD 1.5 TB WD15EARX-22P
PSU
Basiq 650
Case
Gateway Tower
Cooling
(3) Case Fans
Keyboard
1. Saitek Eclipse 2. Focus FK8200
Mouse
Logitech M510
Internet Speed
90 mbps DL / 10 mbps UL (usually 110.5/11.5)
Antivirus
SuperAntiSpyware Pro, MalwareBytes Pro, MSE
Browser
1. Palemoon x64 2. IE 11
Other Info
USB 3.0 Card
Restore your system using System restore to a point before you did the tuesday update.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Hello Sarris,

I'm not sure which method you used to hide the icons in the Control Panel, but you might take a looks at the tutorial below to see if it may be able to help.

Control Panel - Hide Icon

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

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64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
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ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
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ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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Integrated
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2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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2560x1440
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1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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Thermaltake Core P3
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Corsair Hydro H115i
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Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Thanks for the response guys.

@ roboticarm, a herd of updates happend this week as well as the Windoze updates, so I'm not restoring.

@ shawn, I used the Group Policy Editor, but as I said it had stopped working for blocking the CP icons.

No biggie, I thought there might be a quick fix.

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Edit:

Well after a couple more boots it NOW seems to be working normally. WTF??

Sorry for bothering you guys, and again, thanks!
 
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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway DX4860
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
Intel I5 2320 @ 3.0 HHz
Motherboard
Gateway / Acer
Memory
32 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus Nvidia 440 GT & Zotac Nvidia 610 GT
Sound Card
Realtek HDA
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) Asus VW246H 24" (16:9) & (1) Asus VB198 19" (4:3)
Screen Resolution
5120 Total x 1080
Hard Drives
WD 1.5 TB WD15EARX-22P
PSU
Basiq 650
Case
Gateway Tower
Cooling
(3) Case Fans
Keyboard
1. Saitek Eclipse 2. Focus FK8200
Mouse
Logitech M510
Internet Speed
90 mbps DL / 10 mbps UL (usually 110.5/11.5)
Antivirus
SuperAntiSpyware Pro, MalwareBytes Pro, MSE
Browser
1. Palemoon x64 2. IE 11
Other Info
USB 3.0 Card
It's no bother at all Sarris. I'm just glad that it got itself sorted for you. :)
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self built custom
OS
64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 4
Internet Speed
2 Gb/s Download and 100 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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