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System Policy blocks printer access

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by it support services manager

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I am setting up a system policy. I need to have access to the control panel blocked and yet still have access to the printer folders. If I check the box for remove folders from Settings on start menu it removes both the control panel and the printers. Does anyone know how to block the control panel and still have the printers available?
Thanks for all your help!

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by dc1

Search through the registry for the word printers. It will find a guid in HKLM\software\classes\clsid\(long guid name). Right click the key and choose Copy Key Name.
On the desktop create a new folder. Right click the folder and choose rename. Paste the registry path as the folder name. Replace the HKLM\Software\Classes\CLSID with Printers. and then you will have access to the printers folder on the users desktop. The Key is the same for all workstations so you could place it in a login script, etc for your use.

by jwilczyn

Go to the Control Panel, right clik printers,Create Shortcat and placed it on the desktop. It should work.

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