System Preferences (com.apple.systempreferences)

Deprecated (macOS 13.0)

com.apple.systempreferences

The payload that configures the preference panes.

macOS(10.7 - 13.0)

Branch: release

Settings (6)

Setting	Type	Required	Default	Manual Install	Supported OS
EnabledPreferencePanes EnabledPreferencePanes Deprecated (macOS 13.0) The list of enabled System Preferences panes. 1 subkey	array	optional	—	✓Yes	macOS (10.7 - 13.0)
└─ PreferencePanes PreferencePanes Deprecated (macOS 13.0)	string	optional	—	✓Yes	macOS (10.7 - 13.0)
DisabledPreferencePanes DisabledPreferencePanes Deprecated (macOS 13.0) The list of disabled System Preferences panes. 1 subkey	array	optional	—	✓Yes	macOS (10.7 - 13.0)
└─ PreferencePanes PreferencePanes Deprecated (macOS 13.0)	string	optional	—	✓Yes	macOS (10.7 - 13.0)
DisabledSystemSettings DisabledSystemSettings Deprecated (macOS 13.0) The list of disabled System Settings extensions. The device enables all other items. When you specify `DisabledSystemSettings`, the device ignores `DisabledPreferencePanes` and `EnabledPreferencePanes`. > Note: > A given System Settings extension can supply more than one section in System Settings; disabling such an extension disables all sections it supplies. 1 subkey	array	optional	—	✓Yes	macOS (13.0 - 13.0)
└─ SettingsExtensions SettingsExtensions Deprecated (macOS 13.0)	string	optional	—	✓Yes	macOS (10.7 - 13.0)

Apple MDM & DDM Policy Explorer

Explore the full catalogue of Apple Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Declarative Device Management (DDM) policies for macOS and iOS. Search, filter, and reference policy keys for use with Microsoft Intune, Jamf, or any standards-compliant MDM solution.

Reference: policy categories & common keys

Policy categories

Configuration Profile
Declarative Configuration
Declarative Activation
Declarative Asset
Declarative Management

Common policy keys

com.apple.wifi.managed – Wi-Fi network configuration
com.apple.vpn.managed – VPN configuration
com.apple.applicationaccess – App and feature restrictions
com.apple.security.pkcs1 – Certificate (PKCS#1) payload
com.apple.security.pkcs12 – Identity certificate (PKCS#12) payload
com.apple.security.scep – SCEP certificate enrolment
com.apple.mail.managed – Mail account configuration
com.apple.eas.account – Exchange ActiveSync account
com.apple.MCX – Managed Client (macOS) preferences
com.apple.MCX.FileVault2 – FileVault 2 disk encryption
com.apple.dock – macOS Dock configuration
com.apple.screensaver – Screensaver configuration
com.apple.loginwindow – macOS login window configuration
com.apple.systempolicy.managed – Gatekeeper / system policy
com.apple.systempreferences – System Preferences pane restrictions
com.apple.SoftwareUpdate – Software update behaviour
com.apple.TCC.configuration-profile-policy – Privacy Preferences Policy Control (PPPC)
com.apple.notificationsettings – Per-app notification settings
com.apple.webcontent-filter – Web content filter
com.apple.dnsSettings.managed – DNS settings (DoH / DoT)
com.apple.relay.managed – Network relay configuration
com.apple.extensiblesso – Extensible Single Sign-On
com.apple.configuration.passcode.settings – DDM: passcode policy
com.apple.configuration.softwareupdate.enforcement.specific – DDM: enforced software update
com.apple.configuration.services.configuration-files – DDM: service configuration files
com.apple.configuration.management.status-subscriptions – DDM: status subscriptions
com.apple.activation.simple – DDM: simple activation predicate
com.apple.management.organization-info – DDM: organization information