Windows 10: Any way to lock Control Panel>Internet Options?

I am asking because sometimes on reboot I will check and my settings change. Under the security tab I have all of the zones set to 'high' but I will check and sometimes they will be set to 'custom'. I would like to lock them to 'high' via group policy or some other method. I'm not sure if they correlate but I also had an issue where my network profile with switch from 'private' to what I'm guessing is a custom profile. I did a network reset and switched from 'public' back to 'private' and it fixed the issue showing (current profile) again. I also ran 'sfc /scannow' which yielded errors which were repaired and it makes me paranoid that someone is snooping or it's malware or something. Anyone have any ideas?

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The Control Panel (Category View)

My apologies, Brink but I still do not get it.

The steps for both options are identical, the only difference is the location of the desired icons will need to be accessible for all users for Option 2. That's it.

Moreover, both the Mail and Flash Player (32-bit) applets are not listed in the list of Control Panel items for both options.


Regards,
Andrew

 

Relevance of Internet Options in control panel?

We often used "Internet options" in control panel in the age of IE.
but since IE is dead now, are these options still relevant?

I have feeling only some of the options are relevant, but which ones?
any why are these internet options still present in control panel anyway?

using: W10 1909, MS Edge-Chromium

 

windows 10 control panel

Hello,

Thank you for visiting Microsoft Community and providing us with the detailed description about the issue.

As per the description, I understand that you want to know how to access the control panel in Windows 10?

I certainly understand your concern and will try my best to help you.

I would suggest you to try the following steps to open the Control Panel in the system.

Step 1: Opening Control Panel in Windows 10.

• 
  Open Run command box by simultaneously pressing Windows and R keys (Windows + R).
  
• 
  In the Run dialog box, type
  Control and then press Enter key to open the classic Control Panel.
  

Step 2: Access Control Panel in Windows 10 from desktop.

• 
  Right-click on the Start button (Windows logo button at the bottom-left corner of the desktop) and then click Control Panel to open the same.
  

Step 3: Launch Control Panel using search.

• 
  Open Start menu or screen.
  
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  In the search box, enter Control Panel and then press Enter key to open the same.
  

Note: You can quickly access the search with the help of Windows + C hotkey.

Step 4: Create Control Panel shortcut on desktop.

• Right-click on desktop, click New, and then click Shortcut.
• In Type the location of the item box, type the following path.

explorer shell:ControlPanelFolder

• Click Next button.
• In the Type a name for this shortcut box, type Control Panel, and click Finish button. You can now double-click on the Control Panel icon on the desktop to quickly launch the same.

Step 5: Pin Control Panel to Start or taskbar.

• 
  In the Start search box, type Control Panel.
  
• 
  When you see search results, right-click on Control Panel entry and then click Pin to Start to pin it to the Start menu or screen.
  

Note: Clicking Pin to taskbar will pin the Control Panel to taskbar.

I hope this information is helpful.

Please do let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.