Tweak Library – Remove the “Settings” tab from Display Properties dialog

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Remove the “Settings” tab from Display Properties dialog (For All Users).

This setting enables you to remove the “Settings” tab from the Display Properties dialog box.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Description:

This setting enables you to remove the “Settings” tab from the Display Properties dialog box. By using “Settings” tab you can configure screen resolution and display color quality.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, create a DWORD value “NoDispSettingsPage”, in the right panel, if this value does not exist.

Now, right-click and modify the value to “1” which can remove the tab “Settings” from the Display Properties dialog box. However, if you want to get back to the original state, change the value to “0”.

The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.

NOTE:
In Windows Vista, access to “Display Settings” option is restricted while in Windows 98 & Me half of the tabs i.e. “Settings”, “Web” and “Effects” are removed with this setting.

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Hide Settings Page from Display Properties.reg

The '.reg' file can hide 'Settings' tab from the 'Display Properties' dialog box.

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Show Settings Page from Display Properties (Default).reg

The '.reg' file can show 'Settings' tab in the 'Display Properties' dialog box.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

NoDispSettingsPage

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

'Settings' tab is hidden from the 'Display Properties' dialog box.

'Settings' tab is visible in the 'Display Properties' by default.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Next, go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\] and create a new DWORD value as "NoDispSettingsPage".

Then, right-click on "NoDispSettingsPage" and select 'Modify'.

Finally, enter "1" in the textbox and click 'OK'.

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