CLSID Key List for Windows 7

CLSID Key (GUID) Shortcuts List for Windows 7​

   Information

A CLSID is a globally unique identifier that identifies a COM class object. For more information about a CLSID key and the function of it's subkeys in the registry, then see CLSID Key (COM).

This is a list of GUIDs from the CLSID key in the registry that can be used to create shortcuts to open items with in Windows 7.

If you know of a GUID that is not in the list, then please feel free to share and post it as a reply.

   Note

For example, you could use either command below to create a shortcut with the CLSID key (GUID) for what it opens. You would right click on the desktop and click on New, Shortcut, use the full command you want below for the location, then type in a name for the shortcut.


explorer.exe shell:::{CLSID key number below}

OR

explorer.exe /e,::{CLSID key number below}

Opens | CLSID Key "GUID"
Action Center|{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}
Add Network Location|{D4480A50-BA28-11d1-8E75-00C04FA31A86}
Administrative Tools|{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}
Advanced User Accounts|{7A9D77BD-5403-11d2-8785-2E0420524153}
Applications|{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}
AutoPlay|{9C60DE1E-E5FC-40f4-A487-460851A8D915}
Backup and Restore|{B98A2BEA-7D42-4558-8BD1-832F41BAC6FD}
Biometric Devices|{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}
BitLocker Drive Encryption|{D9EF8727-CAC2-4e60-809E-86F80A666C91}
Bluetooth Devices|{28803F59-3A75-4058-995F-4EE5503B023C}
Briefcase|{85BBD920-42AO-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}
Color Management|{B2C761C6-29BC-4f19-9251-E6195265BAF1}
Command Folder|{437ff9c0-a07f-4fa0-af80-84b6c6440a16}
Common Places FS Folder|{d34a6ca6-62c2-4c34-8a7c-14709c1ad938}
Computer|{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}
Connect To|{38A98528-6CBF-4CA9-8DC0-B1E1D10F7B1B}
Control Panel|{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}
Control Panel (All Tasks)|{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Control Panel (Category view)|{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}
Control Panel (Icons view)|{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Credential Manager|{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
Date and Time|{E2E7934B-DCE5-43C4-9576-7FE4F75E7480}
Default Location|{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}
Default Programs|{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} or {E44E5D18-0652-4508-A4E2-8A090067BCB0}
delegate folder that appears in Computer|{b155bdf8-02f0-451e-9a26-ae317cfd7779}
Desktop Gadgets|{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}
Desktop in Favorites|{04731B67-D933-450a-90E6-4ACD2E9408FE}
Device Manager|{74246bfc-4c96-11d0-abef-0020af6b0b7a}
Devices and Printers|{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}
Display (DPI)|{C555438B-3C23-4769-A71F-B6D3D9B6053A}
Ease of Access Center|{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}
E-mail (default program)|{2559a1f5-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Favorites|{323CA680-C24D-4099-B94D-446DD2D7249E}
Flip 3D|{3080F90E-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}
Folder Options|{6DFD7C5C-2451-11d3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF}
Font Settings|{93412589-74D4-4E4E-AD0E-E0CB621440FD}
Fonts|{BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948534}
Gadgets|{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}
Game Controllers|{259EF4B1-E6C9-4176-B574-481532C9BCE8}
Games Explorer|{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83b1-96b02CFE0D52}
Get Programs|{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}
Getting Started|{CB1B7F8C-C50A-4176-B604-9E24DEE8D4D1}
Help and Support|{2559a1f1-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
HomeGroup|{67CA7650-96E6-4FDD-BB43-A8E774F73A57} or {B4FB3F98-C1EA-428d-A78A-D1F5659CBA93}
Indexing Options|{87D66A43-7B11-4A28-9811-C86EE395ACF7}
Infared|{A0275511-0E86-4ECA-97C2-ECD8F1221D08}
Installed Updates|{d450a8a1-9568-45c7-9c0e-b4f9fb4537bd}
Internet Explorer|{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
Internet Options|{A3DD4F92-658A-410F-84FD-6FBBBEF2FFFE}
iSCCI Initiator|{A304259D-52B8-4526-8B1A-A1D6CECC8243}
Keyboard Properties|{725BE8F7-668E-4C7B-8F90-46BDB0936430}
Libraries|{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}
Location|{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}
Location and Other Sensors|{E9950154-C418-419e-A90A-20C5287AE24B}
Manage Wireless Networks|{1fa9085f-25a2-489b-85d4-86326eedcd87}
Mobility Center|{5ea4f148-308c-46d7-98a9-49041b1dd468}
Mouse Properties|{6C8EEC18-8D75-41B2-A177-8831D59D2D50}
My Documents|{450d8fba-ad25-11d0-98a8-0800361b1103}
Network|{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}
Network and Sharing Center|{8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D}
Network Center Notification area pop-up|{38A98528-6CBF-4CA9-8DC0-B1E1D10F7B1B}
Network Connections|{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} or {992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}
Network Map|{E7DE9B1A-7533-4556-9484-B26FB486475E}
Network Neighborhood|{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-O8002B30309D}
Network (WorkGroup) Places|{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
Notification Area Icons|{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
NVIDIA Control Panel (if driver installed)|{0bbca823-e77d-419e-9a44-5adec2c8eeb0}
Offline Files Folder|{AFDB1F70-2A4C-11d2-9039-00C04F8EEB3E}
Parental Controls|{96AE8D84-A250-4520-95A5-A47A7E3C548B}
Pen and Touch|{F82DF8F7-8B9F-442E-A48C-818EA735FF9B}
People Near Me|{5224F545-A443-4859-BA23-7B5A95BDC8EF}
Performance Information and Tools|{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}
Personalization|{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}
Phone & Modem Location Information|{40419485-C444-4567-851A-2DD7BFA1684D}
Portable Devices|{35786D3C-B075-49b9-88DD-029876E11C01}
Power Options|{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
Previous Versions Results Folder|{f8c2ab3b-17bc-41da-9758-339d7dbf2d88}
printhood delegate folder|{ed50fc29-b964-48a9-afb3-15ebb9b97f36}
Printers|{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} or {863aa9fd-42df-457b-8e4d-0de1b8015c60}
Programs and Features|{7b81be6a-ce2b-4676-a29e-eb907a5126c5}
Public folder|{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}
Recent Places|{22877a6d-37a1-461a-91b0-dbda5aaebc99}
Recovery (System Restore)|{9FE63AFD-59CF-4419-9775-ABCC3849F861}
Recycle Bin|{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
Region and Language|{62d8ed13-c9d0-4ce8-a914-47dd628fb1b0}
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections|{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
Run|{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Search|{2559a1f0-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Search Results|{9343812e-1c37-4a49-a12e-4b2d810d956b}
Set Program Access and Defaults|{2559a1f7-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Show Desktop|{3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}
Sound|{F2DDFC82-8F12-4CDD-B7DC-D4FE1425AA4D}
Speech Recognition|{58E3C745-D971-4081-9034-86E34B30836A}
Sync Center|{9C73F5E5-7AE7-4E32-A8E8-8D23B85255BF}
Sync Setup Folder|{2E9E59C0-B437-4981-A647-9C34B9B90891}
System|{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}
System Icons|{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} \SystemIcons
Tablet PC Settings|{80F3F1D5-FECA-45F3-BC32-752C152E456E}
Taskbar and Start Menu|{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}
Text to Speech|{D17D1D6D-CC3F-4815-8FE3-607E7D5D10B3}
Time and Date|{E2E7934B-DCE5-43C4-9576-7FE4F75E7480}
Troubleshooting|{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}
User Accounts|{60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619}
User Folder|{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}
User Pinned|{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}
Web Browser (default)|{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
Windows Anytime Upgrade|{BE122A0E-4503-11DA-8BDE-F66BAD1E3F3A}
Windows Cardspace|{78CB147A-98EA-4AA6-B0DF-C8681F69341C}
Windows Defender|{D8559EB9-20C0-410E-BEDA-7ED416AECC2A}
Windows Features|{67718415-c450-4f3c-bf8a-b487642dc39b}
WEI|{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}
Windows Firewall|{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
Windows Mobility Center|{5ea4f148-308c-46d7-98a9-49041b1dd468}
Windows SideShow|{E95A4861-D57A-4be1-AD0F-35267E261739}
Windows Update|{36eef7db-88ad-4e81-ad49-0e313f0c35f8}

Related Tutorials

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• How to Use and See All Windows 7 Shell Commands
• A List of Shortcut Keys for Windows 7
• A List of Run Commands for Windows 7
• A List of Command Prompt Commands Used in Windows 7

 

[rubyrubyroo]

Glorious List!

Wow, extremely helpful consolidated list - already saved AND printed for quick reference (All-and-all you probably gave me a day or two to tack-on to the end of my life, when added together searching it out each time!)
- Thank you Shawn


{M-i-k-e}

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Mike. Thank you.

 

[rustberger]

Hello Rusty,

I'm sorry, but it doesn't open anything for me. That GUID number is not even referenced in the Windows 7 registry.

Hi, Shawn
Sorry my mistake. It seems that some other components are required.
Works on my computer due something else being installed.

 

[Brink]

Hello Rusty,

No problem. Thank you for sharing though.

 

[alikhan]

Keys are working .......no problem ....thanks for this great tutorial.

 

[nooruddin76]

Great List .. V Useful .. Keep it Up, Shawn !!!!!

 

[jonnyhotchkiss]

Hi Brink!

I see that the Favorites context-menu item (Add Current Location to Favorites) is defined in shell32.dll.mui

I checked the registry (thanks for the CLSID) but no clues there...

restorefavoritelinks has a 'command' (delegateexecute {4522c772-9a2b-4920-ad7f-62d3d15eac52} ?)

but I'm trying to work out how to add the "add current location to favorites " context menu to somewhere more... nearby. like the commandbar, or even directory background ?

Is this possible?

 

[Brink]

I'm not sure, but that would be best posted in the Customization forum area.

 

[veno]

one more clsid

There is one more which is not mentioned here


Create a new folder anywhere and rename it as follows:


Documents.{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}

 

[Brink]

There is one more which is not mentioned here


Create a new folder anywhere and rename it as follows:


Documents.{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}

Hello Veno, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Thank you, but it's under "My Documents" in the tutorial.

 

[matteoautomata]

here is another one for homegroup that I found here:

Homegroup
B4FB3F98-C1EA-428d-A78A-D1F5659CBA93

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel

and was also mentioned here

Homegroup - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane - Windows 7 Help Forums


thanks for the great list here and on the other sites

CLSID Key (GUID) Shortcuts List for Windows 8

CLSID Key (GUID) Shortcuts List for Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums


if there was a way to edit the registry that provided friendly names or an easy way to cross reference CLSID that would be great, although I do end up using reg jump often which helps

 

[Brink]

Thank you Matt. I have included it in the list.

 

[jonnyhotchkiss]

Hi Brink, think this may be weird enough to warrant merit.

With these SpecialFolders, I thought the issue was that, for some reason (I don't hide protected system files, I alwaysshowext...) the folder.{CLSID} name always showed in it's entirety. Which sucked enough to circumvent.

New build, new attempt. Same bah!

I see no rhyme or reason as to which don't work (other than Murphy's law, ie Computer and GodMode being the only ones I'm interested in, that I've spotted issues with)

not working

recent.{22877a6d-37a1-461a-91b0-dbda5aaebc99}

Also, what the hell is that command folder all about?!

here's my dir names, from cmd


C:\temp>dir/b
commmmp.{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}
crazymofocmd'folder'.whaaaa.{437ff9c0-a07f-4fa0-af80-84b6c6440a16}
fw.{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
setup
Synaptics_v17_0_19
sysicons.{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}

 

[Brink]

Hello Jonny,

The name in front of the CSLID can be anything.

 

[1400700226]

Great article! Thanks!