System Preferences
Use the System Preferences settings to allow or hide the System Preferences panes on macOS devices.
The following table describes the System Preferences settings that you can configure on macOS
devices:
| Policy setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Configure Device Restrictions | Restricts the use of device features, applications, and content. |
| Enable Restrictions for System Preferences Panes | Allow or hide the System Preference panes on macOS devices. |
| Users & Groups | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Users and Groups settings in the System Preferences. |
| General | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change General settings in the System Preferences. |
| Accessibility | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Universal Access settings in the System Preferences. |
| App Store | If this setting is disabled, users cannot configure App Store settings in the System Preferences. |
| Software Update | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Software Update settings in the System Preferences. |
| Bluetooth | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Bluetooth settings in the System Preferences. |
| CDs & DVDs | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change CDs and DVDs settings in the System Preferences. |
| Date & Time | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Date and Time settings in the System Preferences. |
| Desktop & Screen Saver | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Desktop and Screen Saver settings in the System Preferences. |
| Displays | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Display settings in the System Preferences. |
| Dock | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Dock settings in the System Preferences. |
| Energy Saver | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Energy Saver settings in the System Preferences. |
| Fibre Channel | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Fibre Channel settings in the System Preferences. |
| iCloud | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change iCloud settings in the System Preferences. |
| Mobile Me | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Mobile Me settings in the System Preferences. |
| Ink | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Ink settings in the System Preferences. |
| Internet Accounts | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Mail, Contacts. and Calender settings in the System Preferences. |
| Keyboard | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Keyboard settings in the System Preferences. |
| Language & Text | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Language and Text settings in the System Preferences. |
| Mission Control | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Mission Control settings in the System Preferences. |
| Mouse | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Mouse settings in the System Preferences. |
| Network | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Network settings in the System Preferences. |
| Notifications | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Notifications settings in the System Preferences. |
| Parental Controls | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Parental Control settings in the System Preferences. |
| Print & Scan | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Print and Scan settings in the System Preferences. |
| Profiles | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Profiles settings in the System Preferences. |
| Security and Privacy | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Security and Privacy settings in the System Preferences. |
| Sharing | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Sharing settings in the System Preferences. |
| Sound | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Sound settings in the System Preferences. |
| Dictation & Speech | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Speech settings in the System Preferences. |
| Spotlight | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Spotlight settings in the System Preferences. |
| Startup Disk | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Startup Disk settings in the System Preferences. |
| Time Machine | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Time Machine settings in the System Preferences. |
| Trackpad | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Trackpad settings in the System Preferences. |
| Xsan | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Xsan settings in the System Preferences. |
| Extensions | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Extensions settings in the System Preferences. |
| Touch ID | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Touch ID settings in the System Preferences. |
| Wallet & Apple Pay | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Wallet and Apple Pay settings in the System Preferences. |
| Apple ID | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Apple ID settings in the System Preferences. |
| Sidecar | If this setting is disabled, users cannot set up an iPad as a second display for Mac in the System Preferences. |
| Family Sharing | If this setting is disabled, users cannot set up Family Sharing of purchased services in the System Preferences. |
| Classroom | If this setting is disabled, users cannot change Classroom settings in the System Preferences. |
| Allow Third-Party Preference Panes | The comma-separated bundle identifiers of apps that are allowed in the System Preference panes. |