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Friday, 08 January 2010 19:00

Windows Vista Control Panel Canonical Names

As of Windows Vista, each Control Panel item is given a canonical name for use in programatically launching that item.
This page lists each Control Panel item, its canonical name, and its GUID.The following are canonical names for Control Panel items found in Windows Vista that have been renamed or removed as of Windows 7. For compatibility with Windows Vista, all of these names are valid on Windows 7, but the experience can be different: Some items have been simply renamed and given new canonical names, retaining the same GUID. The old canonical name launches the Control Panel item, which may or may not use the same user interface (UI) seen in Windows Vista.
The functionality of some items has been moved or consolidated with other items in a new item. In this case, the old canonical name maps to the most appropriate new Control Panel item

 


[Note that some users have reported problems when using some of these shortcuts, especially on systems running Windows Vista 64-bit. Use at your own risk.]

Add Hardware Microsoft.AddHardware {7A979262-40CE-46ff-AEEE-7884AC3B6136} Maps to Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters
Sound Microsoft.AudioDevicesAndSoundThemes {F2DDFC82-8F12-4CDD-B7DC-D4FE1425AA4D} Now Microsoft.Sound
Backup and Restore Center Microsoft.BackupAndRestoreCenter {B98A2BEA-7D42-4558-8BD1-832F41BAC6FD} Now Microsoft.BackupAndRestore
Windows Marketplace Microsoft.GetProgramsOnline {3e7efb4c-faf1-453d-89eb-56026875ef90} Removed
Infrared Microsoft.InfraredOptions {A0275511-0E86-4ECA-97C2-ECD8F1221D08} Now Microsoft.Infrared.
Pen and Input Devices Microsoft.PenAndInputDevices {F82DF8F7-8B9F-442E-A48C-818EA735FF9B} Now Microsoft.PenAndTouch
Phone and Modem  Microsoft.PhoneAndModemOptions {40419485-C444-4567-851A-2DD7BFA1684D} Now Microsoft.PhoneAndModem
Printers Microsoft.Printers {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} Maps to Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters
Problem Reports and Solutions Microsoft.ProblemReportsAndSolutions {FCFEECAE-EE1B-4849-AE50-685DCF7717EC} Maps to Microsoft.ActionCenter
Regional and Language Options Microsoft.RegionalAndLanguageOptions {62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0} Now Microsoft.RegionAndLanguage
Windows Security Center Microsoft.SecurityCenter {087DA31B-0DD3-4537-8E23-64A18591F88B} Maps to Microsoft.ActionCenter
Speech Recognition Options Microsoft.SpeechRecognitionOptions {58E3C745-D971-4081-9034-86E34B30836A} Now Microsoft.SpeechRecognition
Welcome Center Microsoft.WelcomeCenter {CB1B7F8C-C50A-4176-B604-9E24DEE8D4D1} Now Microsoft.GettingStarted
Windows Sidebar Properties Microsoft.WindowsSidebarProperties {37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0} Now Microsoft.DesktopGadgets

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 January 2010 11:57