By default, the Windows operating system does not allow adding icons to the Control Panel, changing their names, or changing their appearance. However, it is possible to create your own custom control panel with the necessary shortcuts.
Instructions
Step 1
Call the context menu of the "Start" button by clicking the right mouse button and select the "Open" item. Create a new subfolder in the opened dialog and give it an arbitrary name.
Step 2
Return to the main system menu "Start" and go to the original control panel. Select the shortcuts to be exported to the custom panel you are creating. Drag the selected items into the created new folder while holding down the right mouse button.
Step 3
Release the button and use the Create Shortcut command. Note that this method allows you to create shortcuts for more than just standard control panel items. Any program, file or folder can be placed in the new "Control Panel" item.
Step 4
Use standard methods to create the necessary shortcuts in your panel: 1) Call the context menu of the required program / file by right-clicking and selecting the "Copy" item. Call the context menu by right-clicking on an empty space of the created folder of the control panel and select the "Insert shortcut" command. 2) Right-click on the desired object and drag the program or file into the created folder of the panel without releasing the button. Then release the button and select the "Create shortcut" command.
Step 5
A more complex way to create new shortcuts in the control panel is to use a GUID. To do this, you need to find the required.cpl file in WindowsSystem32 and call its context menu by clicking the right mouse button. Specify the Create Shortcut command.
Step 6
Use the syntax control.exe cpl_name,, bookmark_number_containing_object. Confirm the execution of the selected task by clicking the "Next" button and type a name for the created shortcut in the corresponding field. Apply the changes you made by clicking the "Finish" button.
