Windows 10: Add Personalize (classic) context menu in Windows 10

How to: Add Personalize (classic) context menu in Windows 10

How to Add or Remove Personalize (classic) context menu in Windows 10


Personalization includes your account's System Icons.

In Windows 10, the personalization settings are all moving to the Settings app.

The Personalize (classic) context menu will open the personalization settings directly from their classic Control Panel location instead of from the Settings app.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a Personalize (classic) desktop context menu for all users in Windows 10.

While you must be signed in as an administrator to be able to add or remove the "Personalize (classic)" context menu, all users will be able to use the context menu.


EXAMPLE: 'Personalize (classic)' context menu and items































Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add "Personalize (classic)" to Desktop Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Personalize-classic_to_desktop_context_menu.reg

Download

3. To Remove "Personalize (classic)" from Desktop Context Menu
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Personalize-classic_from_desktop_context_menu.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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Where is screensaver in Creators Update?

Try this

Customization Add Personalize (classic) context menu in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

Denis

 

Windows 10 No theme options?

One option available in previous Windows versions was the ability to add and remove photos to/from the theme. I could also adjust how often the pictures changed. How do I do that in Windows 10?

Update: I found a solution to this problem. On this
web site, you can find instructions and download registry edits that add a new context menu option called "Personalize (classic)." It gives you access to all the personalization options that are missing from
the new Themes window.

 

Thanks Shawn Brink
Hope that is still available down the road apiece. *Biggrin

 

Same here. *Smile

 

Got my 10 sec slideshow back *Thumbs, Thanks Brink.

 

I thought my 1100+ wallpapers laboriously collected over the years was toast until Charlie pointed this out. Like the way to bring back gadgets to Win10, this is a lifesaver. Thank you, Brink!

 

You're most welcome John. I'm glad it was able to help. *Smile

 

Thanks Shawn, this is great!

 

Hey Shawn, this one would be handy in the group too! *Smile

 

Good idea Edwin. Added to tutorial. *Smile

 

*Thumbs

 

Thank you so much. This one what i want *Smile

 

For some reason the Desktop Background opens two windows. Everything works fine, but it's a bit of an annoyance. Any idea why it would do this?

 

Hello Goodtimes, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

I'm not sure unless you may be double clicking/tapping by mistake somehow to open two.

You might see if removing and adding the context menu may help if something went wrong while merging the first time.