How to Add Settings to Control Panel in Windows 10


Most of the settings you'll want to change in Windows 10 are in Settings. Settings is organized into the separate System, Devices, Phone, Network & Internet, Personalization, Apps, Accounts, Time & language, Gaming, Ease of Access, Search, Privacy, Update & Security, and Mixed Reality (if available) categories. You can click/tap on a category to view and change more settings for that category.

This tutorial will show you how to add a Settings applet to the Control Panel for all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove Settings in the Control Panel.


EXAMPLE: Settings in Control Panel (icons view) and Control Panel (category view)
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EXAMPLE: Settings
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Here's How:

1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2 To Add "Settings" to Control Panel

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Settings_to_Control_Panel.reg

Download


3 To Remove "Settings" from Control Panel

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_Settings_from_Control_Panel.reg

Download


4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 If the Control Panel is currently open, then close and reopen it to apply.

8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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