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This type of tutorial is more focused towards the new Windows user, who might be using Windows 10 for the first time. With that being said, let's dive right into how you can easily make shortcuts to specific settings on your Windows 10 desktop.
With Windows 10, there are still two areas to configure settings -- the old school Control Panel and the new Settings app. For those of you who wish to access the old school Control Panel app, simply right click on the Start button and select Control Panel. Otherwise, let's focus on the new Settings app.
Each setting in the Settings app has a unique identifier called a URI. If we extract this URI, we can easily use it in a run command or as a desktop shortcut. All you have to do is pick one of the URIs listed below, right click on your desktop, select New, then select Shortcut, and paste the URI into the location field (the URI starts with "ms-settings"). You can also choose an icon for your new shortcut by right-clicking on the shortcut, and selecting properties. Then click the "Change Icon" button.
Here are a list of URIs (courtesy of WinAero) you can use to create desktop shortcuts to your commonly used settings:
Battery Saver: ms-settings:batterysaver
Battery Saver Settings: ms-settings:batterysaver-settings
Battery use: ms-settings:batterysaver-usagedetails
Bluetooth: ms-settings:bluetooth
Colors: ms-settings:colors
Data Usage: ms-settings:datausage
Date and Time: ms-settings:dateandtime
Closed Captioning: ms-settings:easeofaccess-closedcaptioning
High Contrast: ms-settings:easeofaccess-highcontrast
Magnifier: ms-settings:easeofaccess-magnifier
Narrator: ms-settings:easeofaccess-narrator
Keyboard: ms-settings:easeofaccess-keyboard
Mouse: ms-settings:easeofaccess-mouse
Other Options (Ease of Access): ms-settings:easeofaccess-otheroptions
Lockscreen: ms-settings:lockscreen
Offline maps: ms-settings:maps
Airplane mode: ms-settings:network-airplanemode
Proxy: ms-settings:network-proxy
VPN: ms-settings:network-vpn
Notifications & actions: ms-settings:notifications
Account info: ms-settings:privacy-accountinfo
Calendar: ms-settings:privacy-calendar
Contacts: ms-settings:privacy-contacts
Other Devices: ms-settings:privacy-customdevices
Feedback: ms-settings:privacy-feedback
Location: ms-settings:privacy-location
Messaging: ms-settings:privacy-messaging
Microphone: ms-settings:privacy-microphone
Motion: ms-settings:privacy-motion
Radios: ms-settings:privacy-radios
Speech, inking, & typing: ms-settings:privacy-speechtyping
Camera: ms-settings:privacy-webcam
Region & language: ms-settings:regionlanguage
Speech: ms-settings:speech
Windows Update: ms-settings:windowsupdate
Work access: ms-settings:workplace
Connected devices: ms-settings:connecteddevices
For developers: ms-settings:developers
Display: ms-settings:display
Mouse & touchpad: ms-settings:mousetouchpad
Cellular: ms-settings:network-cellular
Dial-up: ms-settings:network-dialup
DirectAccess: ms-settings:network-directaccess
Ethernet: ms-settings:network-ethernet
Mobile hotspot: ms-settings:network-mobilehotspot
Wi-Fi: ms-settings:network-wifi
Manage Wi-Fi Settings: ms-settings:network-wifisettings
Optional features: ms-settings:optionalfeatures
Family & other: users ms-settings:otherusers
Personalization: ms-settings:personalization
Backgrounds: ms-settings:personalization-background
Colors: ms-settings:personalization-colors
Start: ms-settings:personalization-start
Power & sleep: ms-settings:powersleep
Proximity: ms-settings:proximity
Display: ms-settings:screenrotation
Sign-in options: ms-settings:signinoptions
Storage Sense: ms-settings:storagesense
Themes: ms-settings:themes
Typing: ms-settings:typing
Tablet mode: ms-settings://tabletmode/
Privacy: ms-settings:privacy
Source: WinBeta
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With Windows 10, there are still two areas to configure settings -- the old school Control Panel and the new Settings app. For those of you who wish to access the old school Control Panel app, simply right click on the Start button and select Control Panel. Otherwise, let's focus on the new Settings app.
Each setting in the Settings app has a unique identifier called a URI. If we extract this URI, we can easily use it in a run command or as a desktop shortcut. All you have to do is pick one of the URIs listed below, right click on your desktop, select New, then select Shortcut, and paste the URI into the location field (the URI starts with "ms-settings"). You can also choose an icon for your new shortcut by right-clicking on the shortcut, and selecting properties. Then click the "Change Icon" button.
Here are a list of URIs (courtesy of WinAero) you can use to create desktop shortcuts to your commonly used settings:
Battery Saver: ms-settings:batterysaver
Battery Saver Settings: ms-settings:batterysaver-settings
Battery use: ms-settings:batterysaver-usagedetails
Bluetooth: ms-settings:bluetooth
Colors: ms-settings:colors
Data Usage: ms-settings:datausage
Date and Time: ms-settings:dateandtime
Closed Captioning: ms-settings:easeofaccess-closedcaptioning
High Contrast: ms-settings:easeofaccess-highcontrast
Narrator: ms-settings:easeofaccess-narrator
Keyboard: ms-settings:easeofaccess-keyboard
Mouse: ms-settings:easeofaccess-mouse
Other Options (Ease of Access): ms-settings:easeofaccess-otheroptions
Lockscreen: ms-settings:lockscreen
Offline maps: ms-settings:maps
Airplane mode: ms-settings:network-airplanemode
Proxy: ms-settings:network-proxy
VPN: ms-settings:network-vpn
Notifications & actions: ms-settings:notifications
Account info: ms-settings:privacy-accountinfo
Calendar: ms-settings:privacy-calendar
Contacts: ms-settings:privacy-contacts
Other Devices: ms-settings:privacy-customdevices
Feedback: ms-settings:privacy-feedback
Location: ms-settings:privacy-location
Messaging: ms-settings:privacy-messaging
Microphone: ms-settings:privacy-microphone
Motion: ms-settings:privacy-motion
Radios: ms-settings:privacy-radios
Speech, inking, & typing: ms-settings:privacy-speechtyping
Camera: ms-settings:privacy-webcam
Region & language: ms-settings:regionlanguage
Speech: ms-settings:speech
Windows Update: ms-settings:windowsupdate
Work access: ms-settings:workplace
Connected devices: ms-settings:connecteddevices
For developers: ms-settings:developers
Display: ms-settings:display
Mouse & touchpad: ms-settings:mousetouchpad
Cellular: ms-settings:network-cellular
Dial-up: ms-settings:network-dialup
Ethernet: ms-settings:network-ethernet
Mobile hotspot: ms-settings:network-mobilehotspot
Wi-Fi: ms-settings:network-wifi
Manage Wi-Fi Settings: ms-settings:network-wifisettings
Optional features: ms-settings:optionalfeatures
Family & other: users ms-settings:otherusers
Personalization: ms-settings:personalization
Backgrounds: ms-settings:personalization-background
Colors: ms-settings:personalization-colors
Start: ms-settings:personalization-start
Power & sleep: ms-settings:powersleep
Proximity: ms-settings:proximity
Display: ms-settings:screenrotation
Sign-in options: ms-settings:signinoptions
Storage Sense: ms-settings:storagesense
Themes: ms-settings:themes
Typing: ms-settings:typing
Tablet mode: ms-settings://tabletmode/
Privacy: ms-settings:privacy
Source: WinBeta
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