Hide Change or Remove Programs page
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs
Supported on
Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 only

Supported OS tags: Windows2000, WindowsServer2003, WindowsXP

Removes the Change or Remove Programs button from the Add or Remove Programs bar. As a result, users cannot view or change the attached page. The Change or Remove Programs button lets users uninstall, repair, add, or remove features of installed programs. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the Change or Remove Programs page is available to all users. This setting does not prevent users from using other tools and methods to delete or uninstall programs.

Internal name
NoRemovePage
Policy ID
4891fce8d632
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninstall
Value name
NoRemovePage
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninstall
Value name
NoRemovePage
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

Policy elements

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This policy has no additional user input fields.