# Configuring visible Regions and services in the AWS Management Console
Configuring visible Regions and services

Account administrators can control which AWS Regions and AWS services are visible in the AWS Management Console navigation. These account-level settings are available on the **Account settings** tab of the Unified Settings page. When you hide a Region, it is removed from the Region selector for all users in the account. When you hide a service, it appears as unavailable in a separate section of the Services menu for all users in the account. Hidden services are also grayed out in Unified Search results and in the Recently Visited and Favorites widgets on Console Home.

If a user navigates directly to a hidden Region or service through a URL, they see an overlay that informs them the Region or service is hidden at the account level.

**Note**  
Navigation to the Unified Settings page is always available, so administrators can't lock themselves out of these settings. If a user doesn't have the required permissions, or if the AWS User Experience Customization service is unavailable, all Regions and services are visible by default.

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# Prerequisites for configuring visible Regions and services
](visible-regions-services-prereqs.md)
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# Configuring visible Regions in the AWS Management Console
](configure-visible-regions.md)
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# Configuring visible services in the AWS Management Console
](configure-visible-services.md)

# Prerequisites for configuring visible Regions and services
Prerequisites

To view and change visible Regions and services settings, you need specific IAM permissions.
+ To view the settings, you need the `uxc:GetAccountCustomizations` permission.
+ To change the settings, you need the `uxc:UpdateAccountCustomizations` permission.

The AWS managed policies `AWSManagementConsoleBasicUserAccess` and `AWSManagementConsoleAdministratorAccess` include these permissions.

For more information, see [AWS managed policies for the AWS Management Console](security-iam-awsmanpol.md).

# Configuring visible Regions in the AWS Management Console
Configuring visible Regions

You can choose which AWS Regions appear in the Region selector for all users in your account.

**To configure visible Regions**

1. Sign in to the [AWS Management Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/).

1. In the navigation bar, choose the gear icon (⚙).

1. Choose **See all user settings** to open the **Unified Settings** page.

1. Choose the **Account settings** tab.

1. For **Visible Regions**, select the check boxes for the Regions that you want to show, or clear the check boxes for the Regions that you want to hide.

1. Choose **Save changes**.

After you save, hidden Regions are removed from the Region selector for all users in the account.

# Configuring visible services in the AWS Management Console
Configuring visible services

You can choose which AWS services appear in the Services menu for all users in your account.

**To configure visible services**

1. Sign in to the [AWS Management Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/).

1. In the navigation bar, choose the gear icon (⚙).

1. Choose **See all user settings** to open the **Unified Settings** page.

1. Choose the **Account settings** tab.

1. For **Visible services**, select the check boxes for the services that you want to show, or clear the check boxes for the services that you want to hide.

1. Choose **Save changes**.

After you save, hidden services appear as unavailable in a separate section of the Services menu for all users in the account. Hidden services are also grayed out in Unified Search results and in the Recently Visited and Favorites widgets on Console Home.