Windows 7 Control panel in desktop toolbar

salykin75 · Apr 10, 2009

I add desktop toolbar to my taskbar. and in this toollbar appear some shortcuts which I have not on my desktop ( Libraries,Control panel, homegroup and others) but the problem is that I have 2 control panels!!!!!!!!!!
Even if I delete one of them it appears again.
could anybody give some advice?
thanks in advance

The Dude · May 14, 2009

I found a solution that worked for me, try it at your own risk though.
open regedit and go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\
In the NameSpace folder, there will be a folder (key) with the name {5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}
The value of the default item should be "ControlPanelStartupPage"
Delete the folder (key) from the registry and hit F5 or log off and then back on again. That should kill the second Control panel Icon. I haven't noticed any side effects (yet).

Legal Counsel · Mar 18, 2011

The Dude said:
I found a solution that worked for me, try it at your own risk though.
open regedit and go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\
In the NameSpace folder, there will be a folder (key) with the name {5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}
The value of the default item should be "ControlPanelStartupPage"
Delete the folder (key) from the registry and hit F5 or log off and then back on again. That should kill the second Control panel Icon. I haven't noticed any side effects (yet).

This does work, but the side effect is the control panel will no longer appear on your desktop, either by personalizing the desktop icons or right-clicking on control panel on the start menu (which I believe both do the same thing). With the registry entry gone, the check box is essentially disabled. If you create a conventional shortcut from control panel to your desktop, then it reappears again, but in both places.

SouzaRM · Oct 28, 2012

The Dude said:
I found a solution that worked for me, try it at your own risk though.
open regedit and go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\
In the NameSpace folder, there will be a folder (key) with the name {5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}
The value of the default item should be "ControlPanelStartupPage"
Delete the folder (key) from the registry and hit F5 or log off and then back on again. That should kill the second Control panel Icon. I haven't noticed any side effects (yet).

Thanks!
It helped me a lot!

Shar55on · Oct 29, 2012

I know VISTA Registry and based on that the key dealing with Desktop and Taskbar for the user resides in :
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