Abstract: A GUI reformatting application is installed on a host computer and a mobile computer. Once activated, a first list of the user applications installed on the mobile computer is automatically transmitted to the host computer over a network. Selections of the user applications in the first list are received at the host computer wherein each selection identifies one of the user applications that is approved for enablement at the mobile computer. A second list of enabled user applications is generated at the host computer where the enabled user applications consist of those user applications identified by the selections made at the host computer. The second list is transmitted to the mobile computer and the home screen GUI on the mobile computer is then automatically reformatted to display only the launch icons associated with the enabled user applications.