32-bit TC: every subfolder of virtual folder Control Panel is empty

[white]

When using 32-bit TC, every subfolder of the virtual folder Control Panel is empty.
Is that normal?

[Fla$her]

To interact with virtual folders via shell32.dll need the same architecture, I suppose.
This was discussed even after the advent of Win x64, you can search.

[white]

2Fla$her
I did search, but couldn't it.

[Dalai]

Is that normal?

Yes, it is. Well, as "normal" as it can be. Ghisler explained somewhere that TC shows what the system returns.

BTW: There are a lot of empty folders in TC x64 as well, so the control panel is unusable in TC anyway.

Regards
Dalai

[Fla$her]

BTW: There are a lot of empty folders in TC x64 as well, so the control panel is unusable in TC anyway.

This applies to folders with add-ons. Those that have a single list display the contents.

[Horst.Epp]

I have set the registry to open TC for all folder requests
and by design not for the Control Panel.
Most items can't be displayed in a usefull manner anyway.
I don't see what should be the benefit using TC for it.
I guees most users will not working a lot of times in the Control panel
and for most control panel sub-functions there can be made buttons.

[petermad]

It depends on the OS. In Windows 7-11 only 32bit third party items are shown.

But if I open \\Control Panel\ under Windows XP (32bit) the folders are useful and there are numerous links that opens the Control Panel Items - like "Mouse", "Screen", "Keyboard", "System" etc. - https://madsenworld.dk/tcmd/controlpanelXP.png

[Fla$her]

2petermad
On XP, there were no such folders with add-ons yet, so it's not surprising.