CLSID Key (GUID) Shortcuts List for Windows 8

CLSID Key (GUID) Shortcuts List for Windows 8 and 8.1​

   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 8 and Windows 8.1.

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

   Note

You could use either command below to create a shortcut with the CLSID key (GUID) for what it opens. If the shortcut doesn't work with one command, then use the other one.

You would right click or press and hold on the desktop, click/tap on New and Shortcut, use a command below for the "location", then type in a name for the shortcut. If you like, 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.


explorer shell:::{CLSID key number below}

OR

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

NOTE: The listed items below bolded in red are new to Windows 8 from previous Windows.

Opens	CLSID key (GUID)
Action Center	{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}
Add Features	{BE122A0E-4503-11DA-8BDE-F66BAD1E3F3A}
Add Network Location	{D4480A50-BA28-11d1-8E75-00C04FA31A86}
Administrative Tools	{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}
Advanced User Accounts (netplwiz)	{7A9D77BD-5403-11d2-8785-2E0420524153}
Applications	{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}
AutoPlay	{9C60DE1E-E5FC-40f4-A487-460851A8D915}
Biometric Devices (Windows 8 only)	{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 (This PC)	{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}
Connect To	{38A98528-6CBF-4CA9-8DC0-B1E1D10F7B1B}
Control Panel	{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}
Control Panel (All Settings)	{F90C627B-7280-45DB-BC26-CCE7BDD620A4}
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 Programs	{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} or {E44E5D18-0652-4508-A4E2-8A090067BCB0}
delegate folder that appears in Computer	{b155bdf8-02f0-451e-9a26-ae317cfd7779}
Desktop folder	{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}
Device Manager	{74246bfc-4c96-11d0-abef-0020af6b0b7a}
Devices and Printers	{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}
Display	{C555438B-3C23-4769-A71F-B6D3D9B6053A}
Documents folder	{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}
Downloads folder	{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}
Ease of Access Center	{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}
E-mail (default program)	{2559a1f5-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Family Safety	{96AE8D84-A250-4520-95A5-A47A7E3C548B}
Favorites	{323CA680-C24D-4099-B94D-446DD2D7249E}
File History	{F6B6E965-E9B2-444B-9286-10C9152EDBC5}
Folder Options	{6DFD7C5C-2451-11d3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF}
Font Settings	{93412589-74D4-4E4E-AD0E-E0CB621440FD}
Fonts	{BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948534}
Games Explorer	{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83b1-96b02CFE0D52}
Get Programs	{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}
Help and Support	{2559a1f1-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
HomeGroup	{6785BFAC-9D2D-4be5-B7E2-59937E8FB80A} or {67CA7650-96E6-4FDD-BB43-A8E774F73A57} or {B4FB3F98-C1EA-428d-A78A-D1F5659CBA93}
Hyper-V Remote File Browsing	{0907616E-F5E6-48D8-9D61-A91C3D28106D}
Indexing Options	{87D66A43-7B11-4A28-9811-C86EE395ACF7}
Infared	{A0275511-0E86-4ECA-97C2-ECD8F1221D08}
Installed Updates	{d450a8a1-9568-45c7-9c0e-b4f9fb4537bd}
Internet Explorer (default browser)	{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
Internet Options	{A3DD4F92-658A-410F-84FD-6FBBBEF2FFFE}
Keyboard Properties	{725BE8F7-668E-4C7B-8F90-46BDB0936430}
Language Settings	{BF782CC9-5A52-4A17-806C-2A894FFEEAC5}
Libraries	{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}
Location Sensors	{E9950154-C418-419e-A90A-20C5287AE24B}
Media Servers	{289AF617-1CC3-42A6-926C-E6A863F0E3BA}
Mobility Center	{5ea4f148-308c-46d7-98a9-49041b1dd468}
Mouse Properties	{6C8EEC18-8D75-41B2-A177-8831D59D2D50}
Music folder	{1CF1260C-4DD0-4ebb-811F-33C572699FDE}
Network	{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}
Network and Sharing Center	8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D}
Network Connections	{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} or {992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}
Networks Flyout (Connect To)	{38A98528-6CBF-4CA9-8DC0-B1E1D10F7B1B}
Network (WorkGroup)	{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
Notification Area Icons	{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
NVIDIA Control Panel (if installed)	{0bbca823-e77d-419e-9a44-5adec2c8eeb0}
Offline Files Folder	{AFDB1F70-2A4C-11d2-9039-00C04F8EEB3E}
Pen and Touch	{F82DF8F7-8B9F-442E-A48C-818EA735FF9B}
Performance Information and Tools (WEI)	{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}
Personalization	{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}
Phone & Modem "Location Information"	{40419485-C444-4567-851A-2DD7BFA1684D}
Pictures folder	{3ADD1653-EB32-4cb0-BBD7-DFA0ABB5ACCA}
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	{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}
Removable Storage Devices	{a6482830-08eb-41e2-84c1-73920c2badb9}
Results Folder	{2965e715-eb66-4719-b53f-1672673bbefa}
Run	{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Search Apps	{2559a1f8-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Search Files	{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}
SkyDrive folder (Windows 8.1)	{8E74D236-7F35-4720-B138-1FED0B85EA75}
Sound	{F2DDFC82-8F12-4CDD-B7DC-D4FE1425AA4D}
Speech Recognition	{58E3C745-D971-4081-9034-86E34B30836A}
Storage Spaces	{F942C606-0914-47AB-BE56-1321B8035096}
Switch Between Windows	{3080F90E-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}
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 Properties	{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}
Text to Speech	{D17D1D6D-CC3F-4815-8FE3-607E7D5D10B3}
This PC (Computer)	{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}
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}
Videos folder	{A0953C92-50DC-43bf-BE83-3742FED03C9C}
Window Switcher (Flip-2D)	{3080F90E-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}
Windows Defender	{D8559EB9-20C0-410E-BEDA-7ED416AECC2A}
Windows Features	{67718415-c450-4f3c-bf8a-b487642dc39b}
Windows 7 File Recovery	{B98A2BEA-7D42-4558-8BD1-832F41BAC6FD}
Windows Firewall	{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
Windows Mobility Center	{5ea4f148-308c-46d7-98a9-49041b1dd468}
Windows SideShow (Windows 8 only)	{E95A4861-D57A-4be1-AD0F-35267E261739}
Windows To Go	{8E0C279D-0BD1-43C3-9EBD-31C3DC5B8A77}
Windows Update	{36eef7db-88ad-4e81-ad49-0e313f0c35f8}
Work Folders (Windows 8.1)	{ECDB0924-4208-451E-8EE0-373C0956DE16}

That's it,
Shawn

Related Tutorials

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• Keyboard Shortcut Keys for Windows 8 List
• List of Windows 8 and 8.1 Shell Commands
• How to Change Default Open To Target of File Explorer Pinned to Taskbar in Windows 8.1

 

[Brink]

Hello Brink. First of all, thank you for this very thorough and well documented list.

Now, I have a question:

Apart from the two search CLSIDs (that use the new modern interface)

Search Apps	{2559a1f8-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Search Files	{2559a1f0-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

were you able to find the CLSID for "Search Settings" (equivalent for WIN + W keyboard shortcut)? I couldn't locate it in this list.

I tried to search for it manually in the registry, but had no luck. Also tried with RegShot Unicode (x64), but didn't get any useful info either.

It would be very helpful for me if I could find this CLSID as I want to integrate it as a button in a custom toolbar for Total Commander (I use it for 12+ years and it's miles ahead Windows File Explorer). Not that I'm so lazy and I couldn't press Win+W, but would be nice as a custom button too

Thanks!

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yoshi05

Hello Yoshi, and welcome to Eight Forums.

I haven't found a GUID number for "Search Settings" yet either.

If you like, you could use the "Search Settings" shortcut in the new tutorial below for this.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/24321-search-settings-shortcut-create-windows-8-a.html


Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[yoshi05]

Thank you very much for this. Yes, it helps me a lot, as I can assign anything I want in the Total Commander command box.

I believe that "Search Settings.exe" it's a AHK or AutoIt script that emulates (sends keystrokes) Win+W, correct?

It's a nice idea.

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yoshi05

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Yoshi.

Yes, that's exactly correct for what the "Search Settings.exe" is.

 

[afarhath]

CLSID MAIL AND STORAGE IDS

RESPECTED ADMINISTRATOR SHAWN SIR WHERE IS THE CLSID KEY FOR MAIL . ?
WITH THE BELOW KEY I CANT CHANGE THE ICON OF MAIL IN ALL CONTROL PANEL ITEMS





PLEASE HELP ME TO CHOOSE RIGHT IDS FOR MAIL AND STORAGE SPACES

E-mail (default program)

{2559a1f5-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

 

[Brink]

Hello Afarhath, and welcome to Eight Forums.

The correct target location to use for a shortcut of that is this below. It opens whatever desktop program you have installed and set as your default email client program. For example: Windows Live Mail or Outlook


explorer.exe shell:::{2559a1f5-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[afarhath]

RESPECTED ADMINISTRATOR BRINK SHAWN SIR,
FIRST OF ALL LET ME THANK YOU FOR THIS WINDOWS FORUMS. I HAVE LEARNED THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR FORUM WHICH ARE AS UNDER
1. CHANGING WELCOME TEXT SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTING TEXT
2. SHELL.BRD CHANGING
3. ICON CHANGING IN CONTROL PANELS
4. AND FOR MANY MORE SOFT WARE ISSUES I HAVE FOUND SOLUTIONS THROUGH YOUR FORUMS. I AM REALLY IMPRESSED AND VERY GRATEFUL TO YOUR FREE SERVICE FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME.

KINDLY GIVE ME CLSID KEYS FOR THE CIRCLED ITEMS IN THE ABOVE IMAGE.

REGARDS
MUSTAFA

 

[Brink]

Mustafa,

Storage Spaces is in the tutorial as = {F942C606-0914-47AB-BE56-1321B8035096}

See also: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/6006-storage-spaces-shortcut-create-windows-8-a.html

I'll have to hunt down the other two, and will post back with them later when found.

 

[afarhath]

SIR
I HAVE TRIED THIS KEY {F942C606-0914-47AB-BE56-1321B8035096} BUT I COULD NOT FIND DEFAULT ICON FOR STORAGE SPACES. IF YOU TEACH ME HOW TO HUNT FOR KEYS; I WILL BE GRATEFUL AND YOUR TIME ALSO CAN BE SAVED.
THANKS AND REMAIN
MUSTAFA

 

[afarhath]

SIR
I AM REALLY SORRY. YOU HAVE GIVEN THE RIGHT KEY AND I HAVE SEARCHED WRONGLY. NOW IT WORKS AND CHANGED THE ICON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND SORRY FOR MISUNDERSTANDING SIR. I AM REALLY SORRY.

REGARDS
MUSTAFA

 

[Brink]

It's no problem.

 

[Brink]

Mustafa,

You can create shortcuts for these with these locations.

Flash Player Settings Manager = C:\Windows\SysWOW64\FlashPlayerApp.exe

Mail Setup - Outlook = explorer "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\MLCFG32.CPL"

The Office15 folder in this path will vary depending on what Office version you have installed, so you may need to change this for what you have instead. Office15 was for my Office 2013.​

 

[afarhath]

SIR
CREATING A SHORT CUT FOR FLASH AND MAIL AND CHANGING ICONS IN CONTROL PANEL IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR ME AND I AM UNABLE TO CHANGE IT IN ALL CONTROL PANEL ITEMS. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU GIVE ME CLSID KEYS FOR THE ABOVE OR PLEASE GUIDE ME HOW TO FIND THOSE KEYS IN REGISTRY.HOW CAN I FIND KEYS ? PLEASE HELP ME.
REGARDS
MUSTAFA

 

[Brink]

I can't find any CLSID numbers for these two items.

All I can find were for the shortcuts I posted above. You can change the icon of the shortcuts to any icon you like. You will not be able to use them to change the icon for these two items in the Control Panel though.

 

[afarhath]

SIR
ITS OK. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND ADVISE.
MUSTAFA

 

[Brink]

You're welcome. If you haven't already seen the tutorial below, it'll help with changing the icons of other Control Panel items if you like.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/20427-control-panel-icons-change-restore-windows-8-a.html

 

[ST3]

I have some problem, it is described here: shell - Add specific option in Windows Recycle Bin context menu - Stack Overflow

Want to ask, if there exists (or it is even impossible that exists) some CLSID which means regular folder, asking this because I want to create some registry keys, for example, HKCR/CLSID/{regular folder CLSID}/shell/Action name

Thanks!

 

[Brink]

Hello ST3, and welcome to Eight Forums.

I'm sorry, but your link seems to no longer work.

Could you provide more details for what you are wanting here instead?

 

[qbunnie]

I believe that Windows SideShow has been removed from Windows 8.1, thus the CLSID Key shortcut won't work. Can you confirm this? Thanks!

 

[Brink]

Hello qbunnie, and welcome to Eight Forums.

Thank you. Yep, it's removed in 8.1. I made a note in the tutorial for this.

 

[Surfin]

Hello all,

Thanks for all these shortcuts Brink !

I'm looking to add a shortcut that open the Windows 2012 (not R2) Home screen.
Microsoft add the :winkey: Start button in Windows 8.1 and Windows 2012 R2 but not in Windows 2012, and I can't upgrade it

Do you have a solution for me ?

THX