Windows 7 Control Panel Canonical Names

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Windows 7 Control Panel Canonical Names

The following canonical names are defined for Control Panel items in Windows 7. All names are also valid on Windows Vista unless specified otherwise. Not all Control Panel items are available on all varieties of Windows and some Control Panel items might appear only when appropriate hardware is detected. These canonical names do not change for different languages. They are always in English, even if the system’s language is non-English.

Control Panel Item	Canonical name
Action Center	Microsoft.ActionCenter (Windows 7 and later only)
Administrative Tools	Microsoft.AdministrativeTools
AutoPlay	Microsoft.AutoPlay
Backup and Restore	Microsoft.BackupAndRestore (Windows 7 and later only)
Biometric Devices	Microsoft.BiometricDevices (Windows 7 and later only)
BitLocker Drive Encryption	Microsoft.BitLockerDriveEncryption
Color Management	Microsoft.ColorManagement
Credential Manager	Microsoft.CredentialManager (Windows 7 and later only)
Date and Time	Microsoft.DateAndTime
Default Location	Microsoft.DefaultLocation (Windows 7 and later only)
Default Programs	Microsoft.DefaultPrograms
Desktop Gadgets	Microsoft.DesktopGadgets (Windows 7 and later only)
Device Manager	Microsoft.DeviceManager
Devices and Printers	Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters (Windows 7 and later only)
Display	Microsoft.Display (Windows 7 and later only)
Ease of Access Center	Microsoft.EaseOfAccessCenter
Folder Options	Microsoft.FolderOptions
Fonts	Microsoft.Fonts
Game Controllers	Microsoft.GameControllers
Get Programs	Microsoft.GetPrograms
Getting Started	Microsoft.GettingStarted (Windows 7 and later only)
HomeGroup	Microsoft.HomeGroup (Windows 7 and later only)
Indexing Options	Microsoft.IndexingOptions
Infrared	Microsoft.Infrared (Windows 7 and later only)
Internet Options	Microsoft.InternetOptions
iSCSI Initiator	Microsoft.iSCSIInitiator
Keyboard	Microsoft.Keyboard
Location and Other Sensors	Microsoft.LocationAndOtherSensors (Windows 7 and later only)
Mouse	Microsoft.Mouse
Network and Sharing Center	Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter
Notification Area Icons	Microsoft.NotificationAreaIcons (Windows 7 and later only)
Offline Files	Microsoft.OfflineFiles
Parental Controls	Microsoft.ParentalControls
Pen and Touch	Microsoft.PenAndTouch (Windows 7 and later only)
People Near Me	Microsoft.PeopleNearMe
Performance Information and Tools	Microsoft.PerformanceInformationAndTools
Personalization	Microsoft.Personalization
Phone and Modem	Microsoft.PhoneAndModem (Windows 7 and later only)
Power Options	Microsoft.PowerOptions
Programs and Features	Microsoft.ProgramsAndFeatures
Recovery	Microsoft.Recovery (Windows 7 and later only)
Region and Language	Microsoft.RegionAndLanguage (Windows 7 and later only)
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections	Microsoft.RemoteAppAndDesktopConnections (Windows 7 and later only)
Scanners and Cameras	Microsoft.ScannersAndCameras
Sound	Microsoft.Sound (Windows 7 and later only)
Speech Recognition	Microsoft.SpeechRecognition (Windows 7 and later only)
Sync Center	Microsoft.SyncCenter
System	Microsoft.System
Tablet PC Settings	Microsoft.TabletPCSettings
Taskbar and Start Menu	Microsoft.TaskbarAndStartMenu
Text to Speech	Microsoft.TextToSpeech
Troubleshooting	Microsoft.Troubleshooting (Windows 7 and later only)
User Accounts	Microsoft.UserAccounts
Windows Anytime Upgrade	Microsoft.WindowsAnytimeUpgrade
Windows CardSpace	Microsoft.CardSpace
Windows Defender	Microsoft.WindowsDefender
Windows Firewall	Microsoft.WindowsFirewall
Windows Mobility Center	Microsoft.MobilityCenter
Windows SideShow	Microsoft.WindowsSideShow
Windows Update	Microsoft.WindowsUpdate

Windows Vista Control Panel Canonical Names

The following are canonical names for Control Panel items found in Windows Vista that have been renamed or removed as of Windows 7. For compatibility with Windows Vista, all of these names are valid on Windows 7, but the experience can be different:

Some items have been simply renamed and given new canonical names, retaining the same GUID. The old canonical name launches the Control Panel item, which may or may not use the same UI seen in Windows Vista.
The functionality of some items has been moved or consolidated with other items in a new item. In this case, the old canonical name maps to the most appropriate new Control Panel item.

Control Panel Item	Canonical name	Notes
Add Hardware	Microsoft.AddHardware	Maps to Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters
Sound	Microsoft.AudioDevicesAndSoundThemes	Now Microsoft.Sound
Backup and Restore Center	Microsoft.BackupAndRestoreCenter	Now Microsoft.BackupAndRestore
Windows Marketplace	Microsoft.GetProgramsOnline	Removed
Infrared	Microsoft.InfraredOptions	Now Microsoft.Infrared.
Pen and Input Devices	Microsoft.PenAndInputDevices	Now Microsoft.PenAndTouch
Phone and Modem	Microsoft.PhoneAndModemOptions	Now Microsoft.PhoneAndModem
Printers	Microsoft.Printers	Maps to Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters
Problem Reports and Solutions	Microsoft.ProblemReportsAndSolutions	Maps to Microsoft.ActionCenter
Regional and Language Options	Microsoft.RegionalAndLanguageOptions	Now Microsoft.RegionAndLanguage
Windows Security Center	Microsoft.SecurityCenter	Maps to Microsoft.ActionCenter
Speech Recognition Options	Microsoft.SpeechRecognitionOptions	Now Microsoft.SpeechRecognition
Welcome Center	Microsoft.WelcomeCenter	Now Microsoft.GettingStarted
Windows Sidebar Properties	Microsoft.WindowsSidebarProperties	Now Microsoft.DesktopGadgets