How To Customize The Command Bar/Folder Band in Windows 7/Vista
28th November 2010 - Customization, Windows, Windows 7
- Type REGEDIT in start menu search box or run and press enter.
- Navigate to:
- Right-Click on {GUID} and select Permissions…
- Click on Advanced.
- Navigate to the Owner tab.
- Select your username in the list.
- Click on OK.
- Click on OK.
- Right-Click on {GUID} and select Permissions…
- Select your username in the list.
- Check the Allow option for Full Control.
- Click on OK.
- Right-Click on the right-side pane and select New -> Key. Name it TasksItemsSelected.
- Select the {GUID}.
- Right-Click on the right-side pane and select New -> Key. Name it TasksNoItemsSelected.
- Select the {GUID}.
- Click on TasksItemsSelected if you want to customize the buttons that appear when you select some items or TasksNoItemsSelected if you want to customize the buttons that appear when you do not select any items.
- Click on (Default).
- Change the text in the Value Data textbox to customize the buttons. To add a button type the button’s string from the list below and separate it with a semi-colon (;). For example, if you type Windows.Copy;Windows.Paste;Windows.Delete; in the textbox then it will display the Copy, Paste and Delete buttons in the command bar.
- Click OK.


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderTypes\{GUID}
Change {GUID} from the list:
| Folder Type | GUID |
|---|---|
| Common Folders | {5c4f28b5-f869-4e84-8e60-f11db97c5cc7} |
| Documents Template Folder | {7d49d726-3c21-4f05-99aa-fdc2c9474656} |
| Images Template Folder | {B3690e58-e961-423b-b687-386ebfd83239} |
| Music Template Folder | {94d6ddcc-4a68-4175-a374-bd584a510b78} |
| Video Template Folder | {5fa96407-7e77-483c-ac93-691d05850de8} |
| Documents Library | {Fbb3477e-c9e4-4b3b-a2ba-d3f5d3cd46f9} |
| Pictures Library | {0b2baaeb-0042-4dca-aa4d-3ee8648d03e5} |
| Music Library | {3f2a72a7-99fa-4ddb-a5a8-c604edf61d6b} |
| Videos Library | {631958a6-ad0f-4035-a745-28ac066dc6ed} |
| Common Libraries | {5f4eab9a-6833-4f61-899d-31cf46979d49} |
| Search Results in Documents Library | {36011842-dccc-40fe-aa3d-6177ea401788} |
| Search Results in Images Library | {4dcafe13-e6a7-4c28-be02-ca8c2126280d} |
| Search Results in Music Library | {71689ac1-cc88-45d0-8a22-2943c3e7dfb3} |
| Search Results in Video Library | {Ea25fbd7-3bf7-409e-b97f-3352240903f4} |
| Search Results in Common Libraries | {7fde1a1e-8b31-49a5-93b8-6be14cfa4943} |













| String | Name |
|---|---|
| Windows.burn | Write On Disc |
| Windows.closewindow | Close Window |
| Windows.copy | Copy |
| Windows.delete | Delete |
| Windows.email | |
| Windows.folderoptions | Folder Options |
| Windows.includeinlibrary | Include In Library |
| Windows.layout | Representation |
| Windows.librarypane | Library Pane |
| Windows.menubar | Menu bar |
| Windows.navpane | Navigation Pane |
| Windows.paste | Paste |
| Windows.previewpane | Preview Pane |
| Windows.print | |
| Windows.properties | Properties (File/Folder/Library) |
| Windows.redo | Redo |
| Windows.rename | Rename |
| Windows.selectall | Select All |
| Windows.separator | Separator |
| Windows.Share | Share |
| Windows.slideshow | Slide Show |
| Windows.undo | Undo |
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