How to Add Recycle Bin, Run, Search and Many Other Useful Shortcuts in My Computer?

Recently someone asked us how to add "Recycle Bin" shortcut in My Computer? Actually its very easy and can be done using a very simple registry trick which we are going to reveal in this tutorial.

Today we'll learn how to add various useful shortcuts in My Computer window for quick and easier use as shown in following screenshot:

So without wasting any time, here we start the tutorial:

1. Type regedit in RUN or startmenu search box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.

2. Now go to following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace

3. Now we'll need to create a new key under "NameSpace" key. Right-click on "NameSpace" key and select "New -> Key". Now you'll need to set its name to any of the following value mentioned in BOLD:

Recycle Bin - {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
Control Panel - {21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Run - {2559A1F3-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0}
Search - {2559A1F0-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0}
Flip 3D - {3080F90E-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}
Internet Explorer - {871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
Administrative Tools - {D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524153}
Network Connections - {7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}
Printers - {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}

As shown in following screenshot:

4. That's it. As soon as you set the value in registry, it'll immediately start showing the item in My Computer.

NOTE: To delete the item from My Computer window, simply delete the associated key from registry.

PS: If you want ready-made registry scripts to add these shortcuts automatically, then download following ZIP file, extract it and run the desired .REG file. It'll automatically add the item in My Computer window. An uninstall script is also included in the pack to remove these items.

Download Registry Scripts

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28 Comments

Jonnybl@ze

Hi Vishal. Can you tell how to remove the recycle bin from the desktop?

Thanks.
VG

^^ You can uncheck it from Desktop Properties.
monsoer

hello all.

OS => win7 ultimate Build 7100 german
so i find this wonderful scrpts but ...
when i place "Add Empty Recycle Bin option.reg" and "Add Run option.reg"
it works fine.
when i place the third one of these "Add Search option.reg" it won't work

try and error ...
only two of them are running fine. BUT NOT ALL THREE

regards
FirefoxEr

where did you get those keys? How can I know the key 4 firefox and other appz?
montu

how can i restrict a folder to open that particular folder/file
malini

how to set switch between window shortcut in my computer
plz tell me its code
thanku in advance i m your big fannnnnnnn
VG

^^ Its already given in the tutorial. Please check code for "Flip 3D".
syner

similar i want to add other thing to like group policy,device manger and so on where do i get code of these thing and other