Quick access to Windows Update via the desktop right-click menu

With the WIN10 RS3 official release date approaching, Microsoft recently pushed the new build for the WIN10 preview is very frequent, I believe many readers can not wait to open the settings to find updates, for Windows Insider preview of the fans, Windows Update access is necessarily higher than normal, Windows Update home page, check updates, update history, restart options and advanced options are the settings are the most frequently accessed by such users, then there is no way to let us access these settings more quickly? Today, this tutorial teaches you how to set up the Windows Update settings in the desktop right-click menu.

Use the shortcut key win+r to open the Run window, enter regedit in the input box, return, open the Registry Editor (if there is a UAC authorization request, please agree);

Navigate to the following location:

\hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\

Place the mouse cursor over the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\, right-click, select New-Item, and name the key:

WindowsUpdate

Click to enter the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate item;

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

MUIVerb

Double-click the string muiverb to set the value data for the string to:

Windows Update

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Subcommands

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Icon

Double-click the string icon to set the string's numeric data to:

%systemroot%\system32\shell32.dll,-47

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Position

Double-click the string position to set the value data for the string to:

Bottom

Place the mouse cursor over the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate, right-click, select New-Item, and name the key:

Shell

Place the mouse cursor over the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell, right-click, select New-Item, and name the key:

01WindowsUpdate

Click to enter the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\01windowsupdate item,

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Icon

Double-click the string icon to set the string's numeric data to:

%systemroot%\system32\bootux.dll,-1032

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

MUIVerb

Double-click the string muiverb to set the value data for the string to:

Windows Update

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Settingsuri

Double-click the string Settingsuri to set the value data for the string to:

Ms-settings:windowsupdate

Place the mouse cursor over the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\01windowsupdate, right-click, select New-Item, and name the key:

Command

Click to enter the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\01windowsupdate\command item,

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Delegateexecute

Double-click the string delegateexecute to set the value data for the string to:

{556ff0d6-a1ee-49e5-9fa4-90ae116ad744}

Place the mouse cursor over the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell, right-click, select New-Item, and name the key:

02CheckForUpdates

Click to enter the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\02checkforupdates item,

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Icon

Double-click the string icon to set the string's numeric data to:

%systemroot%\system32\bootux.dll,-1032

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

MUIVerb

Double-click the string muiverb to set the value data for the string to:

Check for Updates

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Settingsuri

Double-click the string Settingsuri to set the value data for the string to:

Ms-settings:windowsupdate-action

Place the mouse cursor over the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\02windowsupdate, right-click, select New-Item, and name the key:

Command

Click to enter the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\02checkforupdates\command item,

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Delegateexecute

Double-click the string delegateexecute to set the value data for the string to:

{556ff0d6-a1ee-49e5-9fa4-90ae116ad744}

Place the mouse cursor over the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell, right-click, select New-Item, and name the key:

03UpdateHistory

Click to enter the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\03updatehistory item,

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Icon

Double-click the string icon to set the string's numeric data to:

%systemroot%\system32\bootux.dll,-1032

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

MUIVerb

Double-click the string muiverb to set the value data for the string to:

Update history

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Settingsuri

Double-click the string Settingsuri to set the value data for the string to:

Ms-settings:windowsupdate-history

Place the mouse cursor over the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\03updatehistory, right-click, select New-Item, and name the key:

Command

Click to enter the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\03updatehistory\command item,

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Delegateexecute

Double-click the string delegateexecute to set the value data for the string to:

{556ff0d6-a1ee-49e5-9fa4-90ae116ad744}

Place the mouse cursor over the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell, right-click, select New-Item, and name the key:

04RestartOptions

Click to enter the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\04restartoptions item,

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Icon

Double-click the string icon to set the string's numeric data to:

%systemroot%\system32\bootux.dll,-1032

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

MUIVerb

Double-click the string muiverb to set the value data for the string to:

Restart options

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Settingsuri

Double-click the string Settingsuri to set the value data for the string to:

Ms-settings:windowsupdate-restartoptions

Place the mouse cursor over the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\04restartoptions, right-click, select New-Item, and name the key:

Command

Click to enter the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\04restartoptions\command item,

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Delegateexecute

Double-click the string delegateexecute to set the value data for the string to:

{556ff0d6-a1ee-49e5-9fa4-90ae116ad744}

Place the mouse cursor over the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell, right-click, select New-Item, and name the key:

05AdvancedOptions

Click to enter the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\05advancedoptions item,

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Icon

Double-click the string icon to set the string's numeric data to:

%systemroot%\system32\bootux.dll,-1032

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

MUIVerb

Double-click the string muiverb to set the value data for the string to:

Advanced options

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Settingsuri

Double-click the string Settingsuri to set the value data for the string to:

Ms-settings:windowsupdate-options

Place the mouse cursor over the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\05advancedoptions, right-click, select New-Item, and name the key:

Command

Click to enter the \hkey_classes_root\desktopbackground\shell\windowsupdate\shell\05advancedoptions\command item,

Right-click in an empty area on the right side of the window, select New-string value, and name this string:

Delegateexecute

Double-click the string delegateexecute to set the value data for the string to:

{556ff0d6-a1ee-49e5-9fa4-90ae116ad744}

The final registry structure is this:

Effect Show

Right-click menu

Right-click menu-windows Update-windows Update

Right-click menu-windows Update-Check for updates

Right-click menu-windows Update-Update history

Right-click menu-windows Update-Restart options

Right-click menu-windows Update-Advanced options

Of course, if you suspect that the above operation is too cumbersome, then you can download the following registry script, double-click the import.

: Click here

Well, the above is the whole content of this tutorial, happy to play it ~

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Quick access to Windows Update via the desktop right-click menu