I'm guessing it's a group policy thing, because I have to run appwiz.cpl from cmd to launch the add / remove programs window. Is there a command line utility to control windows components? If not, how do I edit my policy to let me see the windows components?
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Check: How to add or remove Windows Components by using Sysocmgr.exe.
also look at this thread.
This may also help:
start > run > %windir%\system32\sysocmgr.exe /i:%windir%\inf\sysoc.inf
If it is disabled by group policy you can go to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninstall
Change the NoWindowsSetupPage
value to 0.