How to create Control Panel List in the right-click menu

To open Control Panel on Windows 7 we will access the Start menu, or on Windows 8, press Windows + X combination to finish. However, on Windows 10, Control Panel will not open in 2 ways above. You will have to enter the keyword in the search bar to open the Control Panel if you want. In this case, users can add Control Panel to the right-click menu interface, so that they can quickly access system preferences as needed.

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How to create a Control Panel list on the right-click menu

Step 1:

You press the Windows + R key combination and then enter the keyword regedit to access the Registry Editor.

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Step 2:

Next to the user access follow the path below.

1. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDesktopBackground

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Step 3:

Next click on the Shell key and then create the ControlPanel subkey. Right-click on the Shell key and click on New , then click on Key to create the key.

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Name the new key created ControlPanel and press Enter.

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So when you right-click outside the computer screen, ControlPanel will appear in the right-click menu.

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Step 4:

Back on the interface on the Registry Editor, right-click on the newly created ControlPanel key and select New to choose String Value .

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Name the newly created MUIVerb value .

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Step 5:

Continue to double-click the MUIVerb value , then at the Value data entry enter the Control Panel List value. Click OK to agree.

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When checking in addition to the right-click menu, the Control Panel List will appear.

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Step 6:

Back in the Regitry Editor interface, right-click the ControlPanel key , select New, and then choose String Value . Name the newly created value SubCommands .

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This will create an additional arrow to insert a custom list on the Control Panel.

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Step 7:

Right-click on the ControlPanel key and then click New , then press Key and name the key Shell as shown.

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All Control Panel custom categories will be in this Shell key. We will be adding up to 16 subcategories to Control Panel List, for example, to add the Administrative Tools catalog .

Right-click on the newly created Shell key and select New, select Key and name the key 01 .

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Step 8:

In Key 01 you will create additional MUIVerb values . Then also set the Value data to Administrative Tools .

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Step 9:

Next create a subkey located in key 01 as command . Then click the Default value on the right and enter the Value data command line as shown below.

1. explorer.exe shell ::: {D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}

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If you want to add a custom date and time, create another key in the Shell key set to 02 and create a value. Create additional subkeys in 02 as the command and also change the value in Value data with the command below. How to do the same as when creating lock 01.

1. explorer.exe shell ::: {E2E7934B-DCE5-43C4-9576-7FE4F75E7480}

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Going back to the screen interface and right clicking will see Control Panel List with 2 new options you added. When clicked, the customized interface will appear.

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We can also add different custom lists in Control Panel with the following commands.

1. Color Management: explorer.exe shell ::: {B2C761C6-29BC-4f19-9251-E6195265BAF1}
2. Open Default Programs: explorer.exe shell ::: {17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
3. Device Manager: explorer.exe shell ::: {74246bfc-4c96-11d0-abef-0020af6b0b7a}
4. Devices and Printers: explorer.exe shell ::: {A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}
5. Ease of Access Center: explorer.exe shell ::: {D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}
6. Language: explorer.exe shell ::: {BF782CC9-5A52-4A17-806C-2A894FFEEAC5}
7. Mouse: explorer.exe shell ::: {6C8EEC18-8D75-41B2-A177-8831D59D2D50}
8. Network and Sharing Center: explorer.exe shell ::: {8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D}
9. Programs and Features: explorer.exe shell ::: {7b81be6a-ce2b-4676-a29e-eb907a5126c5}

So we have created the Control Panel list right on the right-click menu, with the system customizations. The creation is relatively simple, but you need to follow the order and specifically add the command line to use the system customizations.

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I wish you all success!