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Registry: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{GUID}

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{GUID} might be referenced from the default value under the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\<ProgId>\CLSID.

Possible subkeys

Some possible subkeys below a CLSID-GUID key are
AppId
AutoConvertTo
AutoTreatAs
AuxUserType
Control
Conversion
DataFormats
DefaultIcon
InprocHandler
InprocHandler32
InprocServer
InprocServer32
Insertable
Interface
LocalServer
LocalServer32
MiscStatus
ProgID
Shell
ToolBoxBitmap32
TreatAs
TypeLib This key's default value is a GUID of a type library. The GUID points to a key below HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib.
Verb
Version
VersionIndependentProgID

Possible values

Some possible values below CLSID-GUID might be
The default value
InfoTip
LocalizedString In most cases, LocalizedString matches the regular expression ^@([^,]+),- ?(\d+)(#immutable1)?$.
`System.ApplicationName The canonical name of a control panel item.
System.ControlPanel.Category
System.ControlPanel.EnableInSafeMode
System.Software.TasksFileUrl
System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree See https://winaero.com/blog/how-to-add-recent-folders-and-recent-items-to-the-navigation-pane-in-windows-10/
Apparently, some of these values (*.ControlPanel.*, System.ApplicationName) pertain to control panel items.

See also

Well known locations for GUIDs

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