How to disable admin tools [RDS Windows Server 2019]

Question

I'm trying to hide the administration tools on my new RDS server (Windows Server 2019).
I have tried several methods via GPO found here but it doesn't work. Probably because my group policy server is an old 2008 R2...
I can remove the read permissions but the user still sees the icon and this solution seems dirty.

Answer 1

Hello there,

I found this method in an article and maybe you can try this and see if that helps.

Set the protections on the folder and its contents so only members of the Administrative group can read/execute it. This will only work if the boot partition is NTFS

Move to %systemroot%\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
Select "Administrative Tools (Common)" and select Properties from the File menu (or Right-click the file and select properties)
Click the Security tab
Click the Permissions button
Select "Everyone" and click Remove
Click Add and select "Domain Admins" click Add and select Access to "Full Control". Click OK
Back in the "Directory Permissions" dialog box click OK

Non-administrative users will now see an empty "Administrative Tools" menu. You could select different users if you wish.

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