List of Canonical Names of Control Panel Items

In this guide, you’ll find a list of all the Canonical Names of Control Panel Items. You can use these canonical names to show or hide specific control panel items for your users using the group policy.

Microsoft first introduced canonical names for Control Panel items with Windows Vista. Since then, every new client operating system launched has had the canonical names included. Basically, the canonical names are still applicable on Windows 10 and Windows 11.

In my guide on disabling the control panel access using group policy, I showed you how to use the canonical names to show or hide specific control panel items for users. Using Canonical Names in Local Group Policy is also permitted.

Also See: How to block access to control panel using Intune

About Control Panel Canonical Names

When working with the canonical names of control panel items for group policies, you should be aware of the following:

• The canonical names do not change based on the system language; they’re always in English, even if the system’s language is not.
• Canonical names vary based on the operating system and the Windows edition. Not all Control Panel items are present in all editions of Windows.
• Some Control Panel items only appear if the right hardware is detected on the system.
• Third parties can also add Control Panel items. The canonical names listed in this guide are only for Control Panel items that are included with Windows.

Note: Microsoft deprecates certain control panel canonical names, and you won’t find those deprecated items in the control panel. The guide covers the canonical names for control panel items on Windows 11 and Windows 10 only.

List of Canonical Names of Control Panel Items

The table below lists all the control panel items along with their respective canonical names. It applies to the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems only.

Control Panel Item Name	Canonical Name
Administrative Tools	Microsoft.AdministrativeTools
AutoPlay	Microsoft.AutoPlay
Back up and Restore (Windows 7)	Microsoft.BackupAndRestoreCenter/Microsoft.BackupAndRestore
BitLocker Drive Encryption	Microsoft.BitLockerDriveEncryption
Color Management	Microsoft.ColorManagement
Credential Manager	Microsoft.CredentialManager
Date and Time	Microsoft.DateAndTime
Default Programs	Microsoft.DefaultPrograms
Device Manager	Microsoft.DeviceManager
Devices and Printers	Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters
Ease of Access Center	Microsoft.EaseOfAccessCenter
File History	Microsoft.FileHistory
Fonts	Microsoft.Fonts
Indexing Options	Microsoft.IndexingOptions
Internet Options	Microsoft.InternetOptions
Keyboard	Microsoft.Keyboard
Mouse	Microsoft.Mouse
Network and Sharing Center	Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter
Phone and Modem	Microsoft.PhoneAndModem
Power Options	Microsoft.PowerOptions
Programs and Features	Microsoft.ProgramsAndFeatures
Recovery	Microsoft.Recovery
Region	Microsoft.RegionAndLanguage
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections	Microsoft.RemoteAppAndDesktopConnections
Security and Maintenance	Microsoft.SecurityCenter
Sound	Microsoft.Sound
Speech Recognition	Microsoft.SpeechRecognition
Storage Spaces	Microsoft.StorageSpaces
Sync Centre	Microsoft.SyncCenter
System	Microsoft.System
Taskbar and Navigation	Microsoft.Taskbar
Troubleshooting	Microsoft.Troubleshooting
User Accounts	Microsoft.UserAccounts
Windows Defender Firewall	Microsoft.WindowsDefender
Windows Tools	Microsoft.WindowsTools
Work Folders	Microsoft.WorkFolders