GUIDS of a Control Panel applets (Vista)
Today I’ll show how to create a special shortcut to the Control Panel applets, of course everything concerning the Windows Vista. You can also use that policy in the Windows XP, but not every object (applet), which I described here exists in XP (GUIDS are the same in both systems).
GUID - Globally Unique Identifier is a 128bit (16bytes) number that specify an object (ex. shell folder) in the Windows systems.
Lets take a look at the list below.
| GUIDS of Control Panel Applets | |
| {00f2886f-cd64-4fc9-8ec5-30ef6cdbe8c3} | Scanner and Camera Control Panel |
| {381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e} | PreferredPlan |
| {0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1} | Taskbar and Start Menu |
| {17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} | Set User Defaults |
| {335a31dd-f04b-4d76-a925-d6b47cf360df} | Backup and Restore Center |
| {37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0} | Windows Sidebar Properties |
| {3e7efb4c-faf1-453d-89eb-56026875ef90} | Get Programs Online |
| {4D1209BD-36E2-4e2f-840D-6C7FB879DD9E} | Windows Ultimate Extras |
| {5ea4f148-308c-46d7-98a9-49041b1dd468} | Mobility Center |
| {6DFD7C5C-2451-11d3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF} | Folder Options |
| {78CB147A-98EA-4AA6-B0DF-C8681F69341C} | CardSpace |
| {7A979262-40CE-46ff-AEEE-7884AC3B6136} | Add New Hardware |
| {8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D} | Network and Sharing Center |
| {9C60DE1E-E5FC-40f4-A487-460851A8D915} | AutoPlay |
| {A304259D-52B8-4526-8B1A-A1D6CECC8243} | iSCSI Initiator |
| {BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE} | System |
| {D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524152} | Fonts |
| {D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A} | Ease of Access |
| {D9EF8727-CAC2-4e60-809E-86F80A666C91} | Secure Startup |
| {E95A4861-D57A-4be1-AD0F-35267E261739} | Windows SideShow |
| {FCFEECAE-EE1B-4849-AE50-685DCF7717EC} | Problem Reports and Solutions |
Each applet is represented by one unique number (GUID). Now, I’ll show you how to create a special shortcut with using that numbers.
We will put our shortcut on a Desktop. Run a regedit, and open following key (pic1):
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Desktop\NameSpace
Pic.1
Inside this key create new key with a name {ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} (pic2)
Pic.2
Now refresh the Desktop, you will see a new icon - Personalization
If you want to remove new shortcut from the dekstop, just delete
{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} key.
You can also add the shortcuts to the others special places (HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\..):
- Control Panel - ControPanel\NameSpace
- Desktop - Desktop\NameSpace
- MyComputer - MyComputer\NameSpace
I only presented the GUIDs of the Control Panel applets. In the near future, I will show you the numbers of the others shell objects.
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