Control Panel and Canonical Names

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Control Panel items available in Windows

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Action Center

Add Features to Windows 8.1

  • Canonical name: None/Unknown
  • CSLID:{BE122A0E-4503-11DA-8BDE-F66BAD1E3F3A}
  • Module name: @C:\Windows\System32\windowsanytimeupgradeui.exe,-1
  • Removal Procedure:

    Take administrative control of the keys, below, then delete them:

    HKCR\CLSID\{BE122A0E-4503-11DA-8BDE-F66BAD1E3F3A}
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{BE122A0E-4503-11DA-8BDE-F66BAD1E3F3A}

Administrative Tools

AutoPlay

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.AutoPlay
  • CSLID: {9C60DE1E-E5FC-40f4-A487-460851A8D915}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\autoplay.dll,-1

Biometric Devices

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.BiometricDevices
  • CSLID: {0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\biocpl.dll,-1

BitLocker Drive Encryption

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.BitLockerDriveEncryption
  • CSLID: {D9EF8727-CAC2-4e60-809E-86F80A666C91}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\fvecpl.dll,-1

Color Management

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.ColorManagement
  • CSLID: {B2C761C6-29BC-4f19-9251-E6195265BAF1}
  • Module name: @%systemroot%\system32\colorcpl.exe,-6

Credential Manager

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.CredentialManager
  • CSLID: {1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Vault.dll,-1

Date and Time

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.DateAndTime
  • CSLID: {E2E7934B-DCE5-43C4-9576-7FE4F75E7480}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\timedate.cpl,-51

Default Programs

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.DefaultPrograms
  • CSLID: {17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\sud.dll,-1
  • Modify Icon Procedure:
    • Change the icon value data in this key (Note: Must first take ownership of key) Value Data
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}\DefaultIcon C:\PATH-TO\CustomIcon.ico

Device Manager

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.DeviceManager
  • CSLID: {74246bfc-4c96-11d0-abef-0020af6b0b7a}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\devmgr.dll,-4

Devices and Printers

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters
  • CSLID: {A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}
  • Module name: @%systemroot%\system32\DeviceCenter.dll,-1000

Display

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.Display
  • CSLID: {C555438B-3C23-4769-A71F-B6D3D9B6053A}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\Display.dll,-1

Ease of Access Center

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.EaseOfAccessCenter
  • CSLID: {D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\accessibilitycpl.dll,-10

Family Safety

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.ParentalControls
  • CSLID: {96AE8D84-A250-4520-95A5-A47A7E3C548B}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\wpccpl.dll,-100

File History

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.FileHistory
  • CSLID: {F6B6E965-E9B2-444B-9286-10C9152EDBC5}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\fhcpl.dll,-52
  • Note: File History includes a newer version of the Backup and Restore item, but that older item's canonical name does not remap to File History.

Folder Options

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.FolderOptions
  • CSLID: {6DFD7C5C-2451-11d3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-22985

Fonts

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.Fonts
  • CSLID: {93412589-74D4-4E4E-AD0E-E0CB621440FD}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\FontExt.dll,-8007

Game Controllers

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.GameControllers
  • CSLID: {A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\DeviceCenter.dll,-812

HomeGroup

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.HomeGroup
  • CSLID: {67CA7650-96E6-4FDD-BB43-A8E774F73A57}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\hgcpl.dll,-1

Indexing Options

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.IndexingOptions
  • CSLID: {87D66A43-7B11-4A28-9811-C86EE395ACF7}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\srchadmin.dll,-601

Infrared

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.Infrared
  • CSLID: {A0275511-0E86-4ECA-97C2-ECD8F1221D08}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\irprops.cpl,-1

Internet Options

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.InternetOptions
  • CSLID: {A3DD4F92-658A-410F-84FD-6FBBBEF2FFFE}
  • Module name: @C:\Windows\System32\inetcpl.cpl,-4312

iSCSI Initiator

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.iSCSIInitiator
  • CSLID: {A304259D-52B8-4526-8B1A-A1D6CECC8243}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\iscsicpl.dll,-5001

iSNS Server

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.iSNSServer
  • CSLID: {0D2A3442-5181-4E3A-9BD4-83BD10AF3D76}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\isnssrv.dll,-5005
  • Note: This Control Panel item will be seen only in server versions of Windows.

Keyboard

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.Keyboard
  • CSLID: {725BE8F7-668E-4C7B-8F90-46BDB0936430}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\main.cpl,-102

Language

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.Language
  • CSLID: {BF782CC9-5A52-4A17-806C-2A894FFEEAC5}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\UserLanguagesCpl.dll,-1

Location Settings

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.LocationSettings
  • CSLID: {E9950154-C418-419e-A90A-20C5287AE24B}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\SensorsCpl.dll,-1

Mouse

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.Mouse
  • CSLID: {6C8EEC18-8D75-41B2-A177-8831D59D2D50}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\main.cpl,-100

MPIO Configuration

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.MPIOConfiguration
  • CSLID: {AB3BE6AA-7561-4838-AB77-ACF8427DF426}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\mpiocpl.dll,-1000
  • Note: This Control Panel item will be seen only in server versions of Windows.

 Network and Sharing Center

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter
  • CSLID: {8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\netcenter.dll,-1

Notification Area Icons

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.NotificationAreaIcons
  • CSLID: {05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\taskbarcpl.dll,-1

Pen and Touch

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.PenAndTouch
  • CSLID: {F82DF8F7-8B9F-442E-A48C-818EA735FF9B}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\tabletpc.cpl,-10103

Personalization

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.Personalization
  • CSLID: {ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\themecpl.dll,-1

Phone and Modem

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.PhoneAndModem
  • CSLID: {40419485-C444-4567-851A-2DD7BFA1684D}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\telephon.cpl,-1
  • Note: The window that this value launches is titled "Location Information" in versions of Windows prior to Windows 8. The item's UI is changed as of Windows 8.

Power Options

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.PowerOptions
  • CSLID: {025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\powercpl.dll,-1

Programs and Features

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.ProgramsAndFeatures
  • CSLID: {7b81be6a-ce2b-4676-a29e-eb907a5126c5}
  • Module name: @%systemroot%\system32\appwiz.cpl,-159

Recovery

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.Recovery
  • CSLID: {9FE63AFD-59CF-4419-9775-ABCC3849F861}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\recovery.dll,-101

Region

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.RegionAndLanguage
  • CSLID: {62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\intl.cpl,-1
  • Pages

RemoteApp and Desktop Connections

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.RemoteAppAndDesktopConnections
  • CSLID: {241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\tsworkspace.dll,-15300

Sound

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.Sound
  • CSLID: {F2DDFC82-8F12-4CDD-B7DC-D4FE1425AA4D}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\mmsys.cpl,-300

Speech Recognition

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.SpeechRecognition
  • CSLID: {58E3C745-D971-4081-9034-86E34B30836A}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\Speech\SpeechUX\speechuxcpl.dll,-1

Storage Spaces

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.StorageSpaces
  • CSLID: {F942C606-0914-47AB-BE56-1321B8035096}
  • Module name: @C:\Windows\System32\SpaceControl.dll,-1

Sync Center

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.SyncCenter
  • CSLID: {9C73F5E5-7AE7-4E32-A8E8-8D23B85255BF}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\SyncCenter.dll,-3000

System

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.System
  • CSLID: {BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\systemcpl.dll,-1

Tablet PC Settings

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.TabletPCSettings
  • CSLID: {80F3F1D5-FECA-45F3-BC32-752C152E456E}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\tabletpc.cpl,-10100

Taskbar and Navigation

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.Taskbar
  • CSLID: {0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-32517

Troubleshooting

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.Troubleshooting
  • CSLID: {C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\DiagCpl.dll,-1

TS AppInstall

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.TSAppInstall
  • CSLID: {BAA884F4-3432-48b8-AA72-9BF20EEF31D5}
  • Module name: @%systemroot%\system32\tsappinstall.exe,-2001

User Accounts

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.UserAccounts
  • CSLID: {60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\usercpl.dll,-1

Windows Anytime Upgrade

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.WindowsAnytimeUpgrade
  • CSLID: {BE122A0E-4503-11DA-8BDE-F66BAD1E3F3A}
  • Module name: @$(resourceString._SYS_MOD_PATH),-1

Windows Defender

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.WindowsDefender
  • CSLID: {D8559EB9-20C0-410E-BEDA-7ED416AECC2A}
  • Module name: @%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MsMpRes.dll,-104

Windows Firewall

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.WindowsFirewall
  • CSLID: {4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
  • Module name: @C:\Windows\system32\FirewallControlPanel.dll,-12122

Windows Mobility Center

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.MobilityCenter
  • CSLID: {5ea4f148-308c-46d7-98a9-49041b1dd468}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\system32\mblctr.exe,-1002

Windows To Go

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.PortableWorkspaceCreator
  • CSLID: {8E0C279D-0BD1-43C3-9EBD-31C3DC5B8A77}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\System32\pwcreator.exe,-151

Windows Update

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.WindowsUpdate
  • CSLID: {36eef7db-88ad-4e81-ad49-0e313f0c35f8}
  • Module name: @%SystemRoot%\system32\wucltux.dll,-1

Work Folders

  • Canonical name: Microsoft.WorkFolders
  • CSLID: {ECDB0924-4208-451E-8EE0-373C0956DE16}
  • Module name: @C:\Windows\System32\WorkfoldersControl.dll,-1

Adobe Flash

ImDisk

Intel Graphics Settings

Java

Outlook Mail

Realtek HD Audio Manager

SageThumbs