Permit use of Devices preference extension

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 the Devices preference extension. When a preference extension is prohibited, it does not appear in the Group Policy Management Editor window of the GPMC. If you enable this policy setting, you permit use of the preference extension unless restricted by the "Permit use of Control Panel Settings (Computers)" or "Permit use of Control Panel Settings (Users)" policy settings. Enabling this policy setting overrides the "Restrict users to the explicitly permitted list of snap-ins" policy setting. If you disable this policy setting, you prohibit use of the preference extension. If you do not configure this policy setting, you permit use of the preference extension unless restricted by the "Restrict users to the explicitly permitted list of snap-ins," "Permit use of Control Panel Settings (Computers)," or "Permit use of Control Panel Settings (Users)," policy settings.

This policy has no additional user input fields.

• User
  Permit use of Application snap-ins

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