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NoDispAppearancePage

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Data type

Range

Default value

REG_DWORD

0 | 1

0

Description

Removes the Appearance tab from Display in Control Panel. As a result, users cannot use the Display program to change the colors or color scheme of the desktop and windows.

This entry stores the setting of the Hide Appearance tab Group Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry with a value of 1 when you enable the policy. If you disable the policy or set it to Not configured, Group Policy deletes this entry from the registry, and the system behaves as though the value is 0.

Value

Meaning

0 (or not in the registry)

The policy is disabled or not configured. The Appearance tab is displayed.

1

The policy is enabled.The Appearance tab is not displayed.

Change method

To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds to the Hide Appearance tab Group Policy (User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display).

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For detailed information about particular Group Policy settings, see the Windows 2000 Resource Kit Group Policy Reference.

For general information about Group Policy, see Windows 2000 Server Help or Windows 2000 Professional Help.

To see a table associating policies with their corresponding registry entries, see the Group Policy Registry Table .

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