Hide the Settings App in Windows 10

Why would you want to hide the Settings app? Well, if a lot of people use your computer – especially kids – it can be an excellent way to make sure they don’t mess anything up and cause your machine to malfunction.

To begin, press the Windows key and type gpedit.msc. Once the Local Group Policy editor loads, head to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Settings Page Visibility and double click.

On the next window, select Enabled in the top left-hand corner and type hide:display below Settings Page Visibility. Lastly, click Apply.

To turn it on again, head back to the Settings Page Visibility window and choose Not Configured.