Windows CLSID

All COM objects are named with unique CLSID and which is responsible for any behaviour instict in Windows file system. So these CLSID can also change the behaviour of the folder too.

e.g. if we have a directory named "xyx" at location "C:\". Also the CLSID for the windows Lock tool is "{2559a1f2-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}". So if you need the folder to have icon as that of the Lock tool of the windows then just rename the directory "xyz" to "xyz.{2559a1f2-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}". This will cause the directory icon changed to lock.


Similarly we can bind other folders with corresponding CLSID. Various well known CLSID list is as given below.

"{85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}"="Briefcase"
"{BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534}"="Fonts"
"{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}"="Network Connections"
"{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}"="Network Connections"
"{E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD}"="Scanners & Cameras"
"{FB0C9C8A-6C50-11D1-9F1D-0000F8757FCD}"="Scanners & Cameras"
"{905667aa-acd6-11d2-8080-00805f6596d2}"="Scanners & Cameras"
"{3F953603-1008-4f6e-A73A-04AAC7A992F1}"="Scanners & Cameras"
"{83bbcbf3-b28a-4919-a5aa-73027445d672}"="Scanners & Cameras"
"{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}"="Scheduled Tasks"
"{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}"="Taskbar and Start Menu"
"{2559a1f0-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}"="Search"
"{2559a1f1-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}"="Help and Support"
"{2559a1f2-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}"="Help and Support"
"{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}"="Run..."
"{2559a1f4-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}"="Internet"
"{2559a1f5-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}"="E-mail"
"{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524152}"="Fonts"
"{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}"="Administrative Tools"
"{01E04581-4EEE-11d0-BFE9-00AA005B4383}"="&Address"
"{FF393560-C2A7-11CF-BFF4-444553540000}"="History"
"{7A9D77BD-5403-11d2-8785-2E0420524153}"="User Accounts"
"{32714800-2E5F-11d0-8B85-00AA0044F941}"="For &People..."
"{5464D816-CF16-4784-B9F3-75C0DB52B499}"="Yahoo! Mail"
"{B41DB860-8EE4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}"="WinRAR shell extension"
"{BDEADF00-C265-11D0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F}"="Web Folders"
"{F2CF5485-4E02-4f68-819C-B92DE9277049}"="&Links"
"{416651E4-9C3C-11D9-8BDE-F66BAD1E3F3A}"="PhoneBrowser"


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Some other list of collected CLSID strings is as given below:

network and internet connections
{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}

a media clip
{00022601-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

a video clip
{00022602-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

MIDI Sequence
{00022603-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

taskbar and start menu properties
{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}

scheduled tasks icon
{148BD52A-A2AB-11CE-B11F-00AA00530503}

windows search
{1f4de370-d627-11d1-ba4f-00a0c91eedba}

network places
{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

my computer
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

control panel
{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

printers and faxes
{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}

an html document
{25336920-03F9-11CF-8FD0-00AA00686F13}

search icon
{2559a1f0-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

help and support icon
{2559a1f1-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

a lock icon
{2559a1f2-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

run icon
{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

opens your browser
{2559a1f4-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

opens outlook
{2559a1f5-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

properties icon
{2559a1f7-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

network setup wizard
{2728520d-1ec8-4c68-a551-316b684c4ea7}

MHTML document
{3050F3D9-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}

html application
{3050f4d8-98B5-11CF-BB82-00AA00BDCE0B}

unknown filetype
{30D02401-6A81-11d0-8274-00C04FD5AE38}

wireless network setup wizard
{3c5c43a3-9ce9-4a9b-9699-2ac0cf6cc4bf}

my documents
{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}

XMl document
{48123bc4-99d9-11d1-a6b3-00c04fd91555}

recycle bin full
{5ef4af3a-f726-11d0-b8a2-00c04fc309a4}

FTP
{63da6ec0-2e98-11cf-8d82-444553540000}

empty recycle bin
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

installation cd icon
{67cf8cbd-e5c0-44f7-9de5-e1d599d626d8}

looks like its where browser plugins are kept
{692F0339-CBAA-47e6-B5B5-3B84DB604E87}

folder options
{6DFD7C5C-2451-11d3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF}

network and internet connections
{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}

clipboard icon
{72ADFD4B-2C39-11D0-9903-00A0C91BC942}

system restore icon
{7325c922-bb81-47b0-8b2f-a5f8605e242f}

wordpad document
{73FDDC80-AEA9-101A-98A7-00AA00374959}

unknown folder type
{750fdf0f-2a26-11d1-a3ea-080036587f03}

user accounts
{7A9D77BD-5403-11d2-8785-2E0420524153}

scheduled tasks
{7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933}

[internet explorer installation like activex] icon
{8369AB20-56C9-11D0-94E8-00AA0059CE02}

briefcase
{85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}

IE
{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}

zip folder
{888DCA60-FC0A-11CF-8F0F-00C04FD7D062}

internet explorer installations like activex
{88C6C381-2E85-11D0-94DE-444553540000}

unknown folder icon
{8E6E6079-0CB7-11d2-8F10-0000F87ABD16}

network and internet connections
{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}

lock icon
{9B0EFD60-F7B0-11D0-BAEF-00C04FC308C9}

restore icon
{9DB7A13C-F208-4981-8353-73CC61AE2783}

mail icon
{9E56BE60-C50F-11CF-9A2C-00A0C90A90CE}

desktop icon
{9E56BE61-C50F-11CF-9A2C-00A0C90A90CE}

search icon
{A9B48EAC-3ED8-11d2-8216-00C04FB687DA}

unknown filetype
{ADB9F5A4-E73E-49b8-99B6-2FA317EF9DBC}

unknown folder type
{AFDB1F70-2A4C-11d2-9039-00C04F8EEB3E}

favorites
{B005E690-678D-11d1-B758-00A0C90564FE}

unknown file type
{B12AE898-D056-4378-A844-6D393FE37956}

another damn icon
{B50F5260-0C21-11D2-AB56-00A0C9082678}

all unknown file types
{B7BBD408-F09C-4aa8-B65E-A00B8FE0F0B9}

choose folder name
{B96D2802-4B41-4bc7-A6A4-55C5A12268CA}

choose folder name
{BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534}

choose folder name
{c79d1575-b8c6-4862-a284-788836518b97}

webfolders
{BDEADF00-C265-11d0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F}

fonts folder
{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524152}

admin settings
{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}

bitmap image
{D3E34B21-9D75-101A-8C3D-00AA001A1652}

add network place wizard
{D4480A50-BA28-11d1-8E75-00C04FA31A86}

scheduled tasks
{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

opens up search
{e17d4fc0-5564-11d1-83f2-00a0c90dc849}

scanners and cameras
{E211B736-43FD-11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD}

is zip folder
{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}

policy package
{ecabaebd-7f19-11d2-978E-0000f8757e2a}

my docments
{ECF03A32-103D-11d2-854D-006008059367}

unknown file type
{EFA24E61-B078-11d0-89E4-00C04FC9E26E}

another damn icon
{EFA24E62-B078-11d0-89E4-00C04FC9E26E}

another unknown folder type
{effc2928-37b1-11d2-a3c1-00c04fb1782a}

XML document
{f5078f28-c551-11d3-89b9-0000f81fe221}

an unknown folder type
{F5175861-2688-11d0-9C5E-00AA00A45957}

scanner and cameras
{FB0C9C8A-6C50-11D1-9F1D-0000F8757FCD}

internet explorer
{FBF23B42-E3F0-101B-8488-00AA003E56F8}

scheduled tasks
{FF393560-C2A7-11CF-BFF4-444553540000}

Also, I'm analyzing what other benefits can be obtained from these existing features for our requirements, please comment if any of the reader have some more tips related to CLSID benefits.