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Disable Network Properties Company Wide

Hello Experts,
I want to make network properties disappear on all the workstations in my company. Please post step by step guide. I have Server 2003 and most of my machines are Windows 7.

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8/22/2022 - Mon
bbao

do you have a domain in place? if yes, you may simply disable the Network option in Control Panel at all.

to do that, deny the following GPO setting: at User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Hide specified Control Panel applets, add "ncpa.cpl".
Aaron Tomosky

What's the goal here? This type of policy is usually less effective than stopping things at the network level.

For example,  If you want to block users from changing  DNS servers, block port 53 in your router.
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Yes, that's exactly the goal to stop users from changing DNS servers. I got a firewall Cisco and a L3 switch core switch.
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That sounds bit complicated.
Aaron Tomosky

Blocking DNS at the router is not that complicated and is definitely the correct way to do this. If you need help doing this with your router, ask that in a separate question in the correct group and I'm sure it will be answered quickly. Blocking ports is a basic request of a router
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I am Cisco ASA as a firewall. What configuration can I post where do I get it, I use GUI all the time.
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