Finding duplicate Control Panel items
Click Start, Run and type:
cmd /k dir %windir%\system32\*.cpl /os
This lists all the .CPL files in the System32 folder, ordered by size so that it helps you find the duplicate items easier.
The duplicate item in this case is the appwiz(2).cpl file, which has a different file version but has the same file size as original. Note that the file size of the duplicate item may sometimes differ from original due to differences in file versions. Sorting the list by file size gives a close comparison.
Note down the file name of the duplicate item, and then delete the older version of file using Windows Explorer. You can check the file version by clicking on the .cpl file and choosing Properties.
Note: Windows loads .cpl files from the System32 folder, as well as from other locations specified by third-party software in the registry. Additionally, it lists the namespace items from the registry.
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