How to Change Control Panel to Classic View in Windows 7

1. Log on to your Windows 7 based computer. Once at your desktop, click the 'Start' button.
2. Click 'Run' and then type regedit in the 'Run' form field. Press Enter.
3. Once in the Registry Editor, navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer.
4. Verify that you are in the correct key. Locate the REG_DWORD value 'ForceClassicControlPanel' and double click it. The 'Edit DWORD Value' window appears. In the window, in the value data form field, change the number to '1' (without the quotes) and click OK.
5. Hit the F5 key to refresh the OS. Now, close out to the desktop. Click Start, then Control Panel. You should now see all Control Panel icons instead of the category view. Cheers!