{"id":9187,"date":"2017-04-06T03:46:24","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T03:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=9187"},"modified":"2017-04-06T03:46:24","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T03:46:24","slug":"add-control-panel-to-context-menu-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/add-control-panel-to-context-menu-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Add Control Panel Shortcut to Right-Click Context Menu in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Look for a quick way to open the Control Panel in Windows 10? If you need to frequently access Control Panel, you can put its shortcut in your desktop context menu. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you a registry trick to add &#8220;Control Panel&#8221; shortcut to right-click context menu in Windows 10. No matter if you&#8217;re on the desktop or in File Explorer, just right-click any empty space and you can access Control Panel from the context menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/add-control-panel-to-windows-context-menu.png\" alt=\"add-control-panel-to-windows-context-menu\" width=\"338\" height=\"325\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9188\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Add Control Panel to Right-Click Context Menu in Windows 10?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box. Type <strong>regedit<\/strong> and press Enter. That should open Registry Editor. Browse to: <strong>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Directory\\Background\\shell<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Right-click the <strong>shell<\/strong> key in the left sidebar, then select <strong>New<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Key<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shell-new-key.png\" alt=\"shell-new-key\" width=\"572\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9189\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Name the new key &#8220;<strong>Control Panel<\/strong>&#8220;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/control-panel-key.png\" alt=\"control-panel-key\" width=\"572\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9190\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Next, right-click on the newly-created &#8220;<strong>Control Panel<\/strong>&#8221; key and select <strong>New<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Key<\/strong>. Name the key <strong>command<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/new-command-key.png\" alt=\"new-command-key\" width=\"572\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9191\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>command<\/strong> key in the left sidebar, and then double-click the <strong>(Default)<\/strong> value in the right pane. In the Edit String window that appears, paste the following text in the Value data box and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<br \/>\n\t<strong>rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/add-control-panel-shortcut-menu.png\" alt=\"add-control-panel-shortcut-menu\" width=\"572\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9192\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Close Registry Editor. Now when you right-click any empty space on your desktop or in File Explorer, you&#8217;ll see the &#8220;<strong>Control Panel<\/strong>&#8221; shortcut in the context menu. Note that this shortcut wouldn&#8217;t appear when you right-click on a folder or file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look for a quick way to open the Control Panel in Windows 10? If you need to frequently access Control Panel, you can put its shortcut in your desktop context menu. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you a registry trick to add &#8220;Control Panel&#8221; shortcut to right-click context menu in Windows 10. 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