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Control Panel Items

Control Panel items are DLLs or executable (.exe) files that let users configure the environment of Microsoft Windows. They are typically accessed by clicking an icon in the Control Panel.

This section describes Control Panel items and explains how to create and register them so that they appear appropriately in the Control Panel. For Windows Vista, information is included that tells you how to add task links that appear under the Control Panel item and in Control Panel search results.