Add the Control Panel to the Shell Menu

January 8, 2026 at 9:07 AM

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Systemsteuerung]
"icon"="control.exe"
@="@=@shell32.dll,-4161"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Systemsteuerung\command]
@="control.exe"

This is the german version - you can replace "Systemsteuerung" by "Control Panel" as example

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