How to add Control Panel to Power User Menu (Windows + X) on Windows 10

Power User Menu , also known as Win + X Menu, was first introduced on Windows 8 version, allowing users to easily access system tools such as Disk Management, Control Panel and Command Prompt.

To open the Power User Menu (Win + X), you can press the Windows + X key combination or right-click the Start button in the Taskbar.

On Windows 10 Anniversary Update and older versions, the Power User Menu (Menu Win + X) will display the Control Panel option. However, on Windows 10 build 14942 and later versions, the Control Panel option is completely replaced by the Settings option.

If you want to add Control Panel option to Menu Win + X , please refer to the following article of Network Administrator.

Steps to add Control Panel to Windows Menu + X:

To customize the Power User Menu (Windows + X) on Windows 10, you can rely on the support of the 3rd application, Win + X Menu Editor .

Step 1:

Download Win + X Menu Editor to your computer and install.

Download Win + X Menu Editor to your computer, unzip and install it here.

Step 2:

Depending on which version of Windows 10 you use is 64 bit or 32 bit, you run the Win + X Menu Editor file in the x64 or x86 folder.

Step 3:

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After the program starts, you can choose Group 1, Group 2 or Group 3 . In the following example, Network Administrator select Group 2 to add the next Control Panel option Settings option.

Step 4:

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Click the Add a program button, then click Add a Control Panel , select Control Panel from the list and then click Add .

Step 5:

Click Restart Explorer to restart Windows Explorer. The Control Panel option will appear on Power User Menu when you right-click on the Start button or when pressing the Windows + X key combination.

Refer to some of the following articles:

How to activate Dark Mode on Windows 10?
How to use Command Prompt to manage wireless networks on Windows 10?
Trick to enable / disable Windows Updates on Windows 10 quickly and easily

Good luck!

Isabella Humphrey

Update 26 May 2019

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