How to add shorcuts for your Programs inside Control Panel

**nice_guy75** · April 27, 2011

Hey myselfidem you always came to rescue me, please help me here as well actually I am looking for a registry which can add Administrative Tools in the right click which also has sub directory where I can have shortcuts of all the Administrative Tools, As my friend has done with System shortcuts over here

Can you please provide me such a registry???????????

**coucou** · April 27, 2011

This should do the job

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Windows\shell\5AdminTools]
"MUIVerb"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-22982"
"Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\imageres.dll,-114"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Windows\shell\5AdminTools\command]
@="control admintools"


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\Windows\shell\5AdminTools]
"MUIVerb"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-22982"
"Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\imageres.dll,-114"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\Windows\shell\5AdminTools\command]
@="control admintools"

**myselfidem** · April 27, 2011

Thanks coucou, but it's a Desktop background shortcut, and it seems that nice_guy75 is searching a third-party software like ClassicShellSetup.exe or VistaStartMenu_Setup_3_86_freeware.exe to have Classic Start Menu!

Or maybe I'm wrong?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Start_menu

http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/

http://www.vistastartmenu.com/index.html

**nice_guy75** · April 27, 2011

This should do the job

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Windows\shell\5AdminTools]
"MUIVerb"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-22982"
"Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\imageres.dll,-114"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Windows\shell\5AdminTools\command]
@="control admintools"


[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\Windows\shell\5AdminTools]
"MUIVerb"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-22982"
"Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\imageres.dll,-114"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\Windows\shell\5AdminTools\command]
@="control admintools"

Nope, not working mate...............

**nice_guy75** · April 27, 2011

Thanks coucou, but it's a Desktop background shortcut, and it seems that nice_guy75 is searching a third-party software like ClassicShellSetup.exe or VistaStartMenu_Setup_3_86_freeware.exe to have Classic Start Menu!
Or maybe I'm wrong?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Start_menu
http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/
http://www.vistastartmenu.com/index.html

Not start menu mate, I want a registry which can add "Administrative Tools" in the context menu with all the sub directories. I guess Coucou is right as far as understanding my requirement is concerned but the reg he provided is not working for me.

Edited April 27, 2011 by nice_guy75

**myselfidem** · April 27, 2011

If you want you can try this shorcut on Desktop background, but I will try to search the subcommands for the shorcuts options:


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Windows]
"MUIVerb"="Windows"
"SubCommands"=""
"Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\winver.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Windows\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Windows\shell\1AdminTools]
"MUIVerb"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-22982"
"Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\imageres.dll,-114"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Windows\shell\1AdminTools\command]
@="control admintools"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\Windows]
"MUIVerb"="Windows"
"SubCommands"=""
"Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\winver.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\Windows\shell]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\Windows\shell\1AdminTools]
"MUIVerb"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-22982"
"Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\imageres.dll,-114"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\Windows\shell\1AdminTools\command]
@="control admintools"

Edited April 27, 2011 by myselfidem

**nice_guy75** · April 28, 2011

Thanks you guys, I have found the registry.

This is what I was looking for, this one is for Win7 Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate Editions only:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AdministrativeTools]
"MUIVerb"="Administrative Tools"
"SubCommands"="AdvancedUsersAcount;ComponentServices;ComputerManagement;DataSources;EventViewer;iSCSIInitiator;LocalGroupPolicy;LocalSecurityPolicy;lusrmgr;PerformanceMonitor;PrintManagement;Services;SystemConfiguration;TaskScheduler;WindowsFirewallAdvanced;WindowsMemoryDiagnostic"
"icon"="imageres.dll,-114"
"Position"=-

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\AdvancedUsersAcount]
@="Advanced Users Acount"
"icon"="Netplwiz.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\AdvancedUsersAcount\command]
@="Netplwiz.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\ComponentServices]
@="Component Services"
"icon"="comres.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\ComponentServices\command]
@="dcomcnfg.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\ComputerManagement]
@="Computer Management"
"icon"="Mycomput.dll,-204"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\ComputerManagement\command]
@="CompMgmtLauncher.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\DataSources]
@="Data Sources (ODBC)"
"icon"="odbcint.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\DataSources\command]
@="CompMgmtLauncher.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\EventViewer]
@="Event Viewer"
"icon"="miguiresource.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\EventViewer\command]
@="eventvwr.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\iSCSIInitiator]
@="iSCSI Initiator"
"icon"="iscsicpl.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\iSCSIInitiator\command]
@="iscsicpl.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\LocalGroupPolicy]
@="Local Group Policy Editor"
"icon"="gpedit.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\LocalGroupPolicy\command]
@="mmc.exe /s gpedit.msc"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\LocalSecurityPolicy]
@="Local Security Policy"
"icon"="wsecedit.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\LocalSecurityPolicy\command]
@="mmc.exe /s secpol.msc"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\lusrmgr]
@="Local Users and Groups Manager"
"icon"="localsec.dll,-5020"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\lusrmgr\command]
@="mmc.exe /s lusrmgr.msc"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\PerformanceMonitor]
@="Performance Monitor"
"icon"="wdc.dll,-108"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\PerformanceMonitor\command]
@="perfmon.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\PrintManagement]
@="Print Management"
"icon"="pmcsnap.dll,-14"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\PrintManagement\command]
@="mmc.exe /s printmanagement.msc"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\Services]
@="Services"
"icon"="filemgmt.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\Services\command]
@="mmc.exe /s services.msc"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SystemConfiguration]
@="System Configuration"
"icon"="msconfig.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SystemConfiguration\command]
@="msconfig.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\TaskScheduler]
@="Task Scheduler"
"icon"="miguiresource.dll,-600"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\TaskScheduler\command]
@="mmc.exe /s taskschd.msc"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WindowsFirewallAdvanced]
@="Windows Firewall with Advanced Security"
"icon"="AuthFWGP.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WindowsFirewallAdvanced\command]
@="mmc.exe /s WF.msc"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WindowsMemoryDiagnostic]
@="Windows Memory Diagnostic"
"icon"="MdSched.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WindowsMemoryDiagnostic\command]
@="MdSched.exe"

And this is for Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic and Home Premium Editions:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AdministrativeTools]
"MUIVerb"="Administrative Tools"
"SubCommands"="ComponentServices;ComputerManagement;DataSources;EventViewer;iSCSIInitiator;PerformanceMonitor;PrintManagement;Services;SystemConfiguration;TaskScheduler;WindowsFirewallAdvanced;WindowsMemoryDiagnostic"
"icon"="imageres.dll,-114"
"Position"=-

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\ComponentServices]
@="Component Services"
"icon"="comres.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\ComponentServices\command]
@="dcomcnfg.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\ComputerManagement]
@="Computer Management"
"icon"="Mycomput.dll,-204"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\ComputerManagement\command]
@="CompMgmtLauncher.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\DataSources]
@="Data Sources (ODBC)"
"icon"="odbcint.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\DataSources\command]
@="CompMgmtLauncher.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\EventViewer]
@="Event Viewer"
"icon"="miguiresource.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\EventViewer\command]
@="eventvwr.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\iSCSIInitiator]
@="iSCSI Initiator"
"icon"="iscsicpl.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\iSCSIInitiator\command]
@="iscsicpl.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\PerformanceMonitor]
@="Performance Monitor"
"icon"="wdc.dll,-108"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\PerformanceMonitor\command]
@="perfmon.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\PrintManagement]
@="Print Management"
"icon"="pmcsnap.dll,-14"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\PrintManagement\command]
@="mmc.exe /s printmanagement.msc"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\Services]
@="Services"
"icon"="filemgmt.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\Services\command]
@="mmc.exe /s services.msc"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SystemConfiguration]
@="System Configuration"
"icon"="msconfig.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SystemConfiguration\command]
@="msconfig.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\TaskScheduler]
@="Task Scheduler"
"icon"="miguiresource.dll,-600"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\TaskScheduler\command]
@="mmc.exe /s taskschd.msc"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WindowsFirewallAdvanced]
@="Windows Firewall with Advanced Security"
"icon"="AuthFWGP.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WindowsFirewallAdvanced\command]
@="mmc.exe /s WF.msc"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WindowsMemoryDiagnostic]
@="Windows Memory Diagnostic"
"icon"="MdSched.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\WindowsMemoryDiagnostic\command]
@="MdSched.exe"

**myselfidem** · April 28, 2011

Many thanks nice_guy75

**coucou** · April 28, 2011

Good job nice_guy75 and welcome to the club

**nice_guy75** · April 28, 2011

Many thanks nice_guy75

You are always welcome, mate.

Good job nice_guy75 and welcome to the club

Thanks mate.

**myselfidem** · April 28, 2011

@nice_guy75

It's needed to change the reg keys and add at first the correct path, like this:


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\AdministrativeTools]
"MUIVerb"="Administrative Tools"

Thanks

Edited April 28, 2011 by myselfidem

**nice_guy75** · April 28, 2011

@nice_guy75
It's needed to change the reg keys and add at first the correct path, like this:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\AdministrativeTools]
"MUIVerb"="Administrative Tools"
Thanks

I have tried to merge the registry and is working fine for me mate.

BTW what is the difference?????????

Edited April 28, 2011 by nice_guy75

**myselfidem** · April 28, 2011

The path isn't correct and if you use a tool like TuneUp Utilities or others, you will see that the keys inside:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AdministrativeTools

will be removed. And no options will be displayed on right click on the Desktop!

Because this reg key needs a command! Take a look inside the Registry!

You can try with the new path I suggest you and you will see that all is really fine!

Edited April 28, 2011 by myselfidem

**nice_guy75** · April 28, 2011

The path isn't correct and if you use a tool like TuneUp Utilities or others, you will see that the keys inside:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AdministrativeTools
will be removed. And no options will be displayed on right click on the Desktop!
Because this reg key needs a command! Take a look inside the Registry!
You can try with the new path I suggest you and you will see that all is really fine!

I guess you are right mate, I just cleaned by registry with tuneup utilities and defragment the registries as well, and guess what the admin tool option was erased. So now I have changed the path as you suggested, I would clean registries after few days and then see how it goes.

**myselfidem** · May 6, 2011

@nice_guy75

Thanks to update the reg file you gave inside your post, like you've done inside Rockers Teams Forum (post # 21):

http://www.rtwincustomize.net/web/index.php?/topic/8359-manual-registry-tweaks-reg-file/

Many thanks

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