Tutorial - Add Control Panel to Right Click Menu

Do you think having to go through the Start menu or getting into my Computer to reach the Control Panel is a lengthy procedure? Then here is a Registry Tweak to help you place the Control Panel right at your right click menu to have an easy access from anywhere you want!
All you need to do is to modify the registry a bit.

Here are the steps that you will need to go through after which you will be done with getting Control Panel on your right click menu :

Step 1: Type regedit.exe in the Start menu search and browse to the following key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell


Step 2: Right-click on "shell" and create a new key called Control Panel.

Under that one right-click and create a new key called "command".


Step 3: Select the "command" key and then set the Default value on the right-hand side to:

rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL



Step 4: After completing all the steps above you can see immediately the new item (Control Panel) in your right click menu item.


Hope this information was useful to you. I would be eagerly waiting for your comments. Thanks to Helpero for the information.