{"id":5817,"date":"2017-11-08T17:25:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T11:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=5817"},"modified":"2023-01-20T20:47:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:17:17","slug":"ms-settings-uri-cascading-menu-desktop-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/ms-settings-uri-cascading-menu-desktop-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Add &#8220;Settings&#8221; Cascading Context Menu on the Desktop in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has moved most of the Control Panel features into the Settings UI in Windows 10, and at some point the classic Control Panel may be removed altogether. The Settings panel has different categories: System, Devices, Phone, Network &amp; Internet, Personalization, Apps, Accounts, Time &amp; language, Gaming, Ease of Access, Cortana, Privacy, Update &amp; security, and Mixed reality.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>All those categories have different sub-pages, most of which are accessible using the <code>ms-settings:<\/code> URI command directly.\u00a0The list of <code>ms-settings:<\/code> URI is documented in post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows-10-ms-settings-pages-using-ms-settings-shortcuts\/\">Launch Windows 10 Settings Pages using ms-settings URL shortcuts<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/uwp\/launch-resume\/launch-settings-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> by Microsoft.<\/p>\n<h3>Add &#8220;Settings&#8221; Context Menu on the Desktop<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to add those Windows 10 &#8220;Settings&#8221; categories into your desktop right-click cascading menu, use the registry edit discussed in this post. No administrative privileges required to apply this registry edit, as we&#8217;re implementing the cascading menu only for the current user profile.<\/p>\n<pre>\r\nWindows Registry Editor Version 5.00\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings]\r\n\"Position\"=\"Middle\"\r\n\"Icon\"=\"SystemSettingsBroker.exe\"\r\n\"SubCommands\"=\"\"\r\n\r\n; Settings home\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\01subcmd]\r\n\"Icon\"=\"SystemSettingsBroker.exe\"\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Settings\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\01subcmd\\command]\r\n@=\"explorer ms-settings:\"\r\n\r\n; System\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\02subcmd]\r\n\"CommandFlags\"=dword:00000020\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"System\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\02subcmd\\command]\r\n@=\"explorer ms-settings:display\"\r\n\r\n; Devices\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\03subcmd]\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Devices\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\03subcmd\\command]\r\n@=\"explorer ms-settings:bluetooth\"\r\n\r\n; Network &amp; Internet\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\04subcmd]\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Network &amp;&amp; Internet\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\04subcmd\\command]\r\n@=\"explorer ms-settings:network\"\r\n\r\n; Personalization\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\05subcmd]\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Personalization\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\05subcmd\\command]\r\n@=\"explorer ms-settings:personalization\"\r\n\r\n; Apps\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\06subcmd]\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Apps\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\06subcmd\\command]\r\n@=\"explorer ms-settings:appsfeatures\"\r\n\r\n; Accounts\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\07subcmd]\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Accounts\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\07subcmd\\command]\r\n@=\"explorer ms-settings:yourinfo\"\r\n\r\n; Time &amp; language\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\08subcmd]\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Time &amp;&amp; language\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\08subcmd\\command]\r\n@=\"explorer ms-settings:dateandtime\"\r\n\r\n; Gaming\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\09subcmd]\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Gaming\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\09subcmd\\command]\r\n@=\"explorer ms-settings:gaming-gamebar\"\r\n\r\n; Ease of Access\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\10subcmd]\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Ease of Access\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\10subcmd\\command]\r\n@=\"explorer ms-settings:easeofaccess-narrator\"\r\n\r\n; Cortana\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\11subcmd]\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Cortana\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\11subcmd\\command]\r\n@=\"explorer ms-settings:cortana\"\r\n\r\n; Privacy\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\12subcmd]\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Privacy\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\12subcmd\\command]\r\n@=\"explorer ms-settings:privacy\"\r\n\r\n; Update &amp; security\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\13subcmd]\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Update &amp;&amp; security\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\13subcmd\\command]\r\n@=\"explorer ms-settings:windowsupdate\"\r\n\r\n; Mixed Reality\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\14subcmd]\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Mixed Reality\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings\\shell\\14subcmd\\command]\r\n@=\"explorer ms-settings:holographic\"\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>Copy the above contents to Notepad, and save the file as <code>settings-menu.reg<\/code>. Double-click on the REG file to apply the settings to the registry. Right-click an empty area on the desktop, and you&#8217;ll see the &#8220;Settings&#8221; cascading context menu in the middle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/settings-cascade-menu.png\" alt=\"ms-settings URI Settings context menu on desktop\" width=\"699\" height=\"503\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can configure where the Settings menu appears: <code>Top<\/code>, <code>Middle<\/code> and <code>Bottom<\/code> are the accepted values. The REG file sets the position to <code>Middle<\/code> &#8212; change it accordingly by modifying the following line in the REG file before (re)applying it.<\/p>\n<pre>\"Position\"=\"Middle\"<\/pre>\n<h3>How to Remove Settings Context Menu?<\/h3>\n<p>To <strong>remove<\/strong> the <strong>Settings<\/strong> context menu entry, start the Registry Editor <code>regedit.exe<\/code> and go to:<\/p>\n<pre>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\Settings<\/pre>\n<p>Right-click on the <code>Settings<\/code> key and choose Delete. Exit the Registry Editor.<\/p>\n<h3>Similar Context Menu Tweaks of Interest<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/switch-power-plans-quickly-via-desktop-right-click-menu-windows-10\/\">Switch Power Plans Quickly via Desktop Right-click Menu in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows-defender-scan-cascading-menu-desktop\/\">Add Windows Defender Options as Cascading Right-Click Menu in Desktop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows-backup-restore-desktop-right-click-options\/\">Add Windows Backup and Restore Options to Desktop Right-click (Cascading) Menu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has moved most of the Control Panel features into the Settings UI in Windows 10, and at some point the classic Control Panel may be removed altogether. The Settings panel has different categories: System, Devices, Phone, Network &amp; Internet, Personalization, Apps, Accounts, Time &amp; language, Gaming, Ease of Access, Cortana, Privacy, Update &amp; security, &#8230; <a title=\"Add &#8220;Settings&#8221; Cascading Context Menu on the Desktop in Windows 10\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/ms-settings-uri-cascading-menu-desktop-windows-10\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Add &#8220;Settings&#8221; Cascading Context Menu on the Desktop in Windows 10\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[114,441],"class_list":["post-5817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","tag-context-menu","tag-registry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59846,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/open-control-panel-in-windows-11\/","url_meta":{"origin":5817,"position":0},"title":"How to Open Control Panel in Windows 11","author":"Ramesh","date":"July 29, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"You can use Control Panel to change settings for Windows. 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