How to Disable Hardware Tab in Properties Window?

If you want to disable the Hardware tab in the Properties window, you can do so by following these steps:

1. Open the Registry Editor by pressing the Windows key + R, then typing in “regedit” and pressing Enter.

2. In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\Advanced

3. In the right pane, create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value with the name “DisableHWPropsPage” (without the quotes).

4. Double-click on the new value and set it to 1 to disable the Hardware tab or 0 to enable it.

5. Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

How to Disable Hardware Tab in Properties Window?

How to do it in the Windows Registry?

1. From the Start menu, select “Run.”
2. Type “regedit” and press Enter.
3. Expand the “HKEY_CURRENT_USER” branch.
4. Expand the “Control Panel” branch.
5. Select the “Desktop” key.
6. Double-click the “HideHardwareTabs” value in the right pane.
7. Change the value from “0” to “1” and click “OK.”
8. Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer.

How to do it in the Group Policy Editor?

If you want to disable the Hardware tab in the Properties window, you can do it in the Group Policy Editor.

1. Open the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).

2. Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Device Installation.

3. Double-click on “Do not display the Hardware tab”.

4. Select “Enabled” and click “OK”.

5. Close the Group Policy Editor and restart your computer.

How to do it in the Local Security Policy Editor?

1. Open the Local Security Policy Editor (secpol.msc).
2. In the left pane, expand Local Policies and click on Security Options.
3. In the right pane, scroll down to the bottom and double-click on “Do not display the hardware tab”.
4. Select “Disabled” and click “OK”.

How to do it in the Security Configuration and Analysis Tool?

1. Start the Security Configuration and Analysis tool.
2. In the console tree, expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options.
3. In the details pane, double-click Prohibit access to properties of this object.
4. Click Enabled, and then click OK.