Restoring legacy System Properties

@tefor
I don't quite understand what you really want, but if you mean ThisPC instead of MyComputer and you want to get to the system settings, it is possible to get System back in Windows 10.
You can also access System Properties using a direct link.
Sorry if you meant something else. I can't guess, because the names you use are no longer in use for a long time.
Her is how

1. make a new desktop shortcut
2. use this address C:\Windows\System32\SystemPropertiesProtection.exe
3. Name it System Protection Settings
4. you can also change the icon if you don't like the default icon
5. to open this where is the Windows version and activation and pc name etc, make shortcut
   
   Code:

   %windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}

 

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To show the old OEM basic system screen like windows 7 instead of the new modern Setting app method:

The below code adds 'OEM Info' to the right click menu of 'This PC' which shows the old basic system data window instead of via the Settings App.

A later CU could prevent this from working although i doubt that now.

It does NOT work for windows 11 as m$ has removed the old control panel call it uses from that OS and it will just revert to the Settings app information method.

Code:

 REG delete "HKCR\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\OEM Info" /f >nul 2>&1

 REG add "HKCR\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\OEM Info" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "@systemcpl.dll,-1576" /f >nul 2>&1
 REG add "HKCR\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\OEM Info" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "%SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-24" /f >nul 2>&1
 REG add "HKCR\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\OEM Info" /v "Position" /t REG_SZ /d "Bottom" /f >nul 2>&1
 REG add "HKCR\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\OEM Info\Command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "Explorer.exe shell:::{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}" /f >nul 2>&1

The line in green when entered in a admin command prompt on its own will remove the 'OEM Info' Context Menu item from 'This PC' if you no longer require it.

 

Explorer patcher has the specific option to avoid the redirection to the "modern" settings of this and other calls to control panel items (working on both W10 and W11).

Another straightforward way is to use the WinX menu editor, To add the needed control panel items to the WinX menu.

This is from the very last build of Server 11, I don't think it's different in W11

 

@mxman2k

 

It still works

This is on virgin OS



This is after StartAllBack is installed (perhaps SAB has its own way to redirect the cpl properties, just like explorer patcher, so no workaround is needed)



See the details on following messages
(thanks to @abbodi1406 who spotted a mistake on what I've posted before this message was edited)

 

It doesn't work here, not even on Win 8.1
it just open Documents folder

 

I must have done something stupid. I checked on three OSes before posting, I remove the post until I figure what's wrong

 

It works if "System.{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}" folder is already created in the User's Desktop (or Public\Desktop)

 

This works too (but not very reliable)

Code:

md "%windir%\.{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}" >nul 2>&1
REG add "HKCR\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\OEM Info\Command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "Explorer.exe %windir%\.{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}" /f >nul 2>&1

 

@abbodi1406

I experimented a bit and I think the best solution is:

Create a folder in C:\windows\ and rename it to

System.{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}

then use

Code:

REG add "HKCR\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\OEM Info\Command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "Explorer.exe %systemroot%\system.{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}" /f >nul 2>&1

Seem it works reliably.

Edit:

Sorry, I was experimenting with the browser already opened to this thread, and I didn't see you already suggested more or less the same solution.

Edit2

I see I used %systemroot% while you used %windir%, any advantage/disadvange using the former or the latter?

 

@abbodi1406 for you too.

 

No, windir is just shorter
windir is actually an alias, %SystemRoot% is the base

Code:

reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment" /v windir

reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v SystemRoot

 

%windir% was already used in the Win9x times, I think it is just still there for backwards compatibility. What's no longer with us is %winbootdir%.

 

Ah, I see...

It's just like the short answer to "what's the difference between wget and curl?"

wget can be typed with one hand

 

I found a better way for Win10 20H2 -22H2 (2004 and previous editions are not affected).

Just set the key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FeatureManagement\Overrides\0\2093230218\EnabledState to 0

And reboot.

 

Or, if you prefer, you can remove the enablement package(s) altogether

 

Pay attention that the above breaks a "fundamental feature" as well.

Winver and the info page on PC setting will show 2009 instead of 20H2