Control Panel as Context Menu is a registry hack from MajorGeeks that adds the control panel to your right mouse click context menu when used on the desktop. Video tutorial available.

Control Panel as Context Menu is a registry hack from MajorGeeks that adds the control panel to your right mouse click context menu when used on the desktop. Video tutorial available.All you have to do is extract "Control Panel Context Menu by MajorGeeks.reg" anywhere and double-click on it. As always, backing up your registry or creating a restore point is a good idea. This needs to be applied per user, which we think is best.Once completed you will now see "Settings" when you right-click on the desktop area as seen in the screenshot below and the video. A tab will slide out with Settings, System, Devices, Network & Internet, Personalization, Apps, Accounts, Time & Language, Gaming, Ease of Access, Cortana, Privacy, Update & Security, and Mixed Reality.To remove or reapply Control Panel as Context Menu with changes, open Regedit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\DesktopBackground\Shell\Settings, right click on Settings and delete it.Optionally, if you wanted to delete something and make it custom for your needs, rename "Control Panel Context Menu by MajorGeeks.reg" to "Control Panel Context Menu by MajorGeeks.txt" and open it with your text editor. You can remove or rearrange items and decide if you want the tab to slide out at the top, bottom or middle. More on that in this video:Control Panel as Context Menu is perfect for anyone. Whether you use the Control Panel a lot or just want to simplify access to the most common settings for you, a friend, or your entire network, we think this is a great little tweak.

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