The Control Panel in Windows is one of the most useful tools on your desktop. To make it even easier to get there, you can add it to your right-click menu from anywhere with a simple tweak to your ...

To add the Control Panel icon to your desktop in Windows 11/10, right-click on the desktop and select Personalize from the context menu. Select Themes in the Personalization Settings window.

But there’s an even easier way: You can also add a link to the Control Panel in the context menu of the Windows desktop.

You can add Control Panel to File Explorer This PC, for easy access, by editing the registry or using Ultimate Windows Tweaker or System Folders Customizer.

The How-To Geek offers a how-to (and a double-click registry hack) that puts it right on your desktop right-click menu.

Go to registry tweaks, functionality, and check "Add Control Panel to right click menu of My Computer", click next etc., and in no time it's done, and works as I remembered it.

If you're looking for a quick way to get to the Control Panel in Windows 11, here's how to add it to the context menu.

You can even create a shortcut to Control Panel and add it to your desktop or Windows 11 taskbar for even quicker access.