ADMX Viewer
Microsoft.Policies.ControlPanel• User

Always open All Control Panel Items when opening Control Panel

This policy setting controls the default Control Panel view, whether by category or icons. If this policy setting is enabled, the Control Panel opens to the icon view. If this policy setting is disabled, the Control Panel opens to the category view. If this policy setting is not configured, the Control Panel opens to the view used in the last Control Panel session. Note: Icon size is dependent upon what the user has set it to in the previous session.

Policy Details

Policy Name
ForceClassicControlPanel
Registry Key
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value Name
ForceClassicControlPanel
Supported On
At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional
OMA-URI (CSP)
ADMX_ControlPanel/ForceClassicControlPanel
OS Build Version:10.0.22000, 10.0.19043.1202, 10.0.19042.1202, 10.0.19041.1202
CSP Version:10.0
Conflict Resolution:LastWrite
Allowed Editions:
EnterpriseEnterprise NProfessionalProfessional NEnterprise EvaluationEnterprise N EvaluationEducationEducation NEnterprise SEnterprise S NEnterprise S EvaluationEnterprise S N EvaluationHolographic BusinessPro Single LanguagePro ChinaPro WorkstationPro Workstation NPro For EducationPro For Education NEnterprisegEnterprisegnServerrdshIotenterpriseIotenterprisesCloudeditionnCloudeditionIotenterpriseskIotenterpriseseval
Policy State Values
Enabled: 1
Disabled: 0
Available Languages
en-us