How to Create a "Control Panel All Tasks List" Shortcut in Windows 7 and Windows 8
Information
All Tasks (aka: GodMode) is a list of all Control Panel items.
This will show you how to create or download a Control Panel All Tasks List "God Mode" shortcut.
Note
Credit belongs to our member
Iggy for this tip.
Warning
If pinned to the taskbar, be sure to keep the Control Panel All Tasks List icon positioned (dragged) to the right of the default pinned Windows Explorer icon location on the taskbar. If it's to the left of it, then all opened Windows Explorer windows will have their thumbnail previews show in the pinned Control Panel All Tasks List icon instead.
EXAMPLE: Control Panel All Tasks List
NOTE: This will show you every task available in the Control Panel listed by category. Some of these are not normally displayed in the Control Panel.
OPTION ONE
To Download the "Control Panel All Tasks List" Shortcut
NOTE: This shortcut is the same one from OPTION TWO below.
1. Click on the Download button below to download the file below
Control_Panel_All_Tasks_List.zip
2. Save the .zip file to the desktop.
3. Open the .zip file and extract (drag and drop) the Control Panel All Tasks List shortcut to the desktop
.
4. Right click on the
Control Panel All Tasks List shortcut, and click on
Properties,
General tab, and on the
Unblock button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on to step 5.
5. In
Windows 7, you can now
Pin to Taskbar or
Pin to Start Menu, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
6. In
Windows 8, you can
Pin to Taskbar on desktop,
Pin to Start screen, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
7. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .zip file on the desktop if you like, or save it to use again.
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create a "Control Panel All Tasks List" Shortcut
1. Right click on a empty area on desktop, and click on
New and
Shortcut.
2. Copy and paste the location below into the location area, and click on the
Next button. (See screenshot below)
%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
3. Type
Control Panel All Tasks List for the name, and click on the
Finish button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though.
4. Right click on the new
Control Panel All Tasks List shortcut on the Desktop and click on
Properties.
5. Click on the
Shortcut tab, then click on the
Change Icon button. (See screenshot below)
6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", copy and paste the location below and press
Enter. (See screenshot below)
%windir%\System32\imageres.dll
7. Select the icon highlighted in blue above and click on
OK. (See screenshot above)
NOTE: You can use any icon that you would like instead though.
8. Click on
OK. (See screenshot below)
9. In
Windows 7, you can now
Pin to Taskbar or
Pin to Start Menu, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
10. In
Windows 8, you can
Pin to Taskbar on desktop,
Pin to Start screen, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
OPTION THREE
To Manually Create a "Control Panel All Tasks List" Folder Shortcut
NOTE: This option will not have the Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu options in it's Properties page since it is treated like a folder in Windows 7 instead. However, it does allow you to use in say Opject Dock without the Windows Explorer issue.
1. Right click on your desktop, then click on
New and
Folder.
2. Copy the name below.
Control Panel All Tasks List.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
3. Right click on the
New Folder, click on
Rename,
paste the name above, and press Enter.
4. You can now
pin this folder to Start Menu (Windows 7 only),
pin this folder to taskbar, or move it to where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn