Create shortcuts to specific Windows folders
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Created on January 6, 2010. Last modified on February 17, 2011.
Created on January 6, 2010. Last modified on February 17, 2011.
Confused by the new Control Panel layout in Windows 7? Try the so-called “God Mode” or All Tasks list or any of the other shortcuts to go directly to your most used Windows folders.
The trick is to create a new shortcut to a specific Windows class-id. Choose any icon you like and give it the name you prefer. Here is a list:
| Action Center | explorer.exe shell:::{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6} |
| Administrative Tools | explorer.exe shell:::{D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524153} |
| Aero Flip 3D | explorer.exe shell:::{3080F90E-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257} |
| All Control Panel Items | explorer.exe shell:::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} |
| All Tasks | explorer.exe shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} |
| AutoPlay | explorer.exe shell:::{9C60DE1E-E5FC-40f4-A487-460851A8D915} |
| Backup and Restore | explorer.exe shell:::{B98A2BEA-7D42-4558-8BD1-832F41BAC6FD} |
| Biometric Devices | explorer.exe shell:::{0142E4D0-FB7A-11DC-BA4A-000FFE7AB428} |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption | explorer.exe shell:::{D9EF8727-CAC2-4E60-809E-86F80A666C91} |
| Bluetooth Devices | explorer.exe shell:::{28803F59-3A75-4058-995F-4EE5503B023C} |
| Computer | explorer.exe shell:::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} |
| Credential Manager | explorer.exe shell:::{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70} |
| Default Location | explorer.exe shell:::{00C6D95F-329C-409A-81D7-C46C66EA7F33} |
| Default Programs | explorer.exe shell:::{17CD9488-1228-4B2F-88CE-4298E93E0966} |
| Devices and Printers | explorer.exe shell:::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A} |
| Display | explorer.exe shell:::{C555438B-3C23-4769-A71F-B6D3D9B6053A} |
| Ease Of Access Center | explorer.exe shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A} |
| Games | explorer.exe shell:::{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83b1-96b02CFE0D52} |
| Get Programs | explorer.exe shell:::{15EAE92E-F17A-4431-9F28-805E482DAFD4} |
| Homegroup | explorer.exe shell:::{67CA7650-96E6-4FDD-BB43-A8E774F73A57} |
| Location and Other Sensors | explorer.exe shell:::{E9950154-C418-419E-A90A-20C5287AE24B} |
| Manage Wireless Networks | explorer.exe shell:::{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87} |
| My Documents | explorer.exe shell:::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} |
| Network | explorer.exe shell:::{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C} |
| Network (workgroup) | explorer.exe shell:::{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} |
| Network and Sharing Center | explorer.exe shell:::{8E908FC9-BECC-40F6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D} |
| Network Connections | explorer.exe shell:::{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} |
| Network Connections | explorer.exe shell:::{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48} |
| Network Map | explorer.exe shell:::{E7DE9B1A-7533-4556-9484-B26FB486475E} |
| Notification Area Icons | explorer.exe shell:::{05D7B0F4-2121-4EFF-BF6B-ED3F69B894D9} |
| Parental Controls | explorer.exe shell:::{96AE8D84-A250-4520-95A5-A47A7E3C548B} |
| Performance Information and Tools | explorer.exe shell:::{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC} |
| Personalization | explorer.exe shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4BFE-8F11-A626DCB6A921} |
| Power Options | explorer.exe shell:::{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D} |
| Printers | explorer.exe shell:::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} |
| Printers | explorer.exe shell:::{863AA9FD-42DF-457B-8E4D-0DE1B8015C60} |
| Programs and Features | explorer.exe shell:::{7B81BE6A-CE2B-4676-A29E-EB907A5126C5} |
| Programs Folder | explorer.exe shell:::{7BE9D83C-A729-4D97-B5A7-1B7313C39E0A} |
| Recovery | explorer.exe shell:::{9FE63AFD-59CF-4419-9775-ABCC3849F861} |
| Recycle Bin | explorer.exe shell:::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} |
| Region and Language | explorer.exe shell:::{62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0} |
| Remote App and Desktop Connections | explorer.exe shell:::{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B} |
| Run | explorer.exe shell:::{2559A1F3-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0} |
| Search | explorer.exe shell:::{2559A1F0-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00c04F60B9F0} |
| Set Program Access and Computer Defaults | explorer.exe shell:::{2559A1F7-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0} |
| Show Desktop | explorer.exe shell:::{3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257} |
| Sound | explorer.exe shell:::{F2DDFC82-8F12-4CDD-B7DC-D4FE1425AA4D} |
| Speech Recognition | explorer.exe shell:::{58E3C745-D971-4081-9034-86E34B30836A} |
| Sync Center | explorer.exe shell:::{9C73F5E5-7AE7-4E32-A8E8-8D23B85255BF} |
| System | explorer.exe shell:::{BB06C0E4-D293-4F75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE} |
| Trouble Shooting | explorer.exe shell:::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651} |
| User Accounts | explorer.exe shell:::{60632754-C523-4B62-B45C-4172DA012619} |
| Windows Firewall | explorer.exe shell:::{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423} |
| Windows Help and Support | explorer.exe shell:::{2559A1F1-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0} |
| Windows SideShow | explorer.exe shell:::{E95A4861-D57A-4BE1-AD0F-35267E261739} |
| Windows Update | explorer.exe shell:::{36EEF7DB-88AD-4E81-AD49-0E313F0C35F8} |
Notes:
- Above list has been verified with 32-bit Windows 7 only. It might work also on other versions of Windows.
- You may find more searching the Windows registry. Please let me know if you do.
- Alternatively you can quickly create your shortcuts by first finding your link clicking your way through the Control Panel and then simply drag-and-drop the link to your desktop for future use.