Access control panel from context menu by category, icons, all task with three access modes. We will do it through the creation of entries in the Windows registry. As we are aware that not everyone has a level of experience to handle the Windows registry, we’ll do through a simple REG file, which execute with double click and automatically add the necessary entries.

Access control panel from context menu by category, icons, all task

Windows has tools and hidden features and sometimes difficult to access is not new. One of these hidden and not visible tools for mortals is the Extended Control Panel, Windows called by “All Tasks”.

The Windows registry (Regedit) is a file in hexadecimal instruction is composed of a series of instructions, services, applications and necessary for the proper functioning of the operating system configurations. When we make a change in this record we risk this stop functioning properly and thus, our operating system will no longer do so and also without backup, it is very difficult to restore proper operation. Therefore, you must “take backup of Windows registry“.

To apply this Windows Tips:-

Copy the below code and save it as Windows Tips.reg, double click the saved file and accept all messages.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
;created by mr.neeo for www.neeosearch.com
;Access control panel from context menu by category, icons, all task

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\ControlPanel]
"MUIVerb"="Control Panel"
"SubCommands"=""
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-27"
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\ControlPanel\shell\001flyout]
@="View by category"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-27"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\ControlPanel\shell\001flyout\command]
@="explorer.exe shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}"
;---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\ControlPanel\shell\002flyout]
@="View by Large icons"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-27"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\ControlPanel\shell\002flyout\command]
@="explorer.exe shell:::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
;---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\ControlPanel\shell\003flyout]
@="Show All Tasks"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-27"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\ControlPanel\shell\003flyout\command]
@="explorer.exe shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}"

To remove this Windows Tips:-

Copy the below code and save it as Windows Tips.reg, double click the saved file and accept all messages.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
;created by mr.neeo for www.neeosearch.com
;Access control panel from context menu by category, icons, all task

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\ControlPanel]

After applying anyone method from above you will see the following User Account Control “UAC“. This UAC will confirm “Do you want to allow this app to make change to your device?“. So if you want to open Windows Registry Editor tool you should click on “Yes”