Permit use of Application snap-ins

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2003, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista, WindowsXP

This policy setting allows you to permit or prohibit use of Application snap-ins (Application preference item types). When prohibited, no Application preference item types appear when you attempt to create a new Application preference item, and you are unable to do so. This policy setting does not affect existing Application preference items. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, you permit use of Application snap-ins. Enabling this policy setting does not override policy settings that restrict the use of preference extensions. If you disable this policy setting, you prohibit use of Applications snap-ins, and new Application preference items cannot be created.

This policy has no additional user input fields.

• User
  Permit use of Applications preference extension

  At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional with SP2
• User
  Permit use of Control Panel Settings (Computers)

  At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional with SP2
• User
  Permit use of Control Panel Settings (Users)

  At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional with SP2
• User
  Permit use of Data Sources preference extension

  At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional with SP2
• User
  Permit use of Devices preference extension

  At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional with SP2
• User
  Permit use of Drive Maps preference extension

  At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional with SP2
• User
  Permit use of Environment preference extension

  At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional with SP2