This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Accounts Settings" desktop context menu for all users in Windows 11.
If you need to access the Settings > Accounts page often, then you can add the "Accounts Settings" desktop context menu to make it easier and faster to directly open the Accounts, Your info, Sign-in options, Linked devices, Your accounts, Family, Windows Backup, Other users, Access work or school, or Passkeys pages in Settings.
You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the "Account Settings" context menu.
EXAMPLE: Account Settings desktop context menu with underlined access keys
You will need to click/tap on Show more options first by default, then click/tap on Accounts Settings.
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you want.
2 Add "Accounts Settings" Desktop Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Add_Accounts_Settings_to_desktop_context_menu.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings]
"Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\imageres.dll,-88"
"MUIVerb"="&Accounts Settings"
"Position"="Bottom"
"SubCommands"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\001menu]
"MUIVerb"="&Accounts"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\001menu\command]
@="explorer ms-settings:accounts"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\002menu]
"MUIVerb"="Your &info"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\002menu\command]
@="explorer ms-settings:yourinfo"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\003menu]
"MUIVerb"="&Sign-in options"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\003menu\command]
@="explorer ms-settings:signinoptions"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\004menu]
"MUIVerb"="&Linked devices"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\004menu\command]
@="explorer ms-settings:linkeddevices"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\005menu]
"MUIVerb"="&Your accounts"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\005menu\command]
@="explorer ms-settings:emailandaccounts"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\006menu]
"MUIVerb"="&Family"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\006menu\command]
@="explorer ms-settings:family-group"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\007menu]
"MUIVerb"="Windows &Backup"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\007menu\command]
@="explorer ms-settings:backup"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\008menu]
"MUIVerb"="&Other users"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\008menu\command]
@="explorer ms-settings:otherusers"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\009menu]
"MUIVerb"="Access &work or school"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\009menu\command]
@="explorer ms-settings:workplace"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\010menu]
"MUIVerb"="&Passkeys"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings\shell\010menu\command]
@="explorer ms-settings:savedpasskeys"3 Remove "Accounts Settings" Desktop Context Menu
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_Accounts_Settings_from_desktop_context_menu.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\AccountsSettings]4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.
6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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