Question

Create Direct Access to Windows 10 Devices and Printers

Answer 1

How to create a shortcut for Windows 10 Devices and Printers window

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In Devices and printers we can find those equipment connected to us that we can use as a monitor, scanner, keyboard, mouse ... From here we can manage it by connecting new or discarding current ones. To make it even easier for you, today we will show you how to create a custom Shortcut to enter this window..

How to create a shortcut for Windows 10 Devices and Printers window

Step 1

The first thing we will do is go to our desk and locate where there is an empty hole. Now right click - New - Shortcut.

Step 2

A window will appear to create the shortcut and we will copy and paste the following code. We give in Next.

 explorer.exe shell ::: {A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A} 

Step 3

This is a special Active X command (CLSID) and there are many others to perform other tasks among which we can highlight the following:

Network connections

 shell ::: {7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} 

Control Panel by icons

 shell ::: {26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683} 

Management tools

 shell ::: {D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153} 

Chores

 shell ::: {ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} 

Bluetooth devices

 shell ::: {28803F59-3A75-4058-995F-4EE5503B023C} 

Bitlocker encryption

 shell ::: {D9EF8727-CAC2-4e60-809E-86F80A666C91} 

Windows passwords

 shell ::: {1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70} 

Desk

 shell ::: {00021400-0000-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 

Devices and printers

 shell ::: {A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A} 

Display Settings

 shell ::: {C555438B-3C23-4769-A71F-B6D3D9B6053A} 

Windows backup and restore

 shell ::: {B98A2BEA-7D42-4558-8BD1-832F41BAC6FD} 

File History

 shell ::: {F6B6E965-E9B2-444B-9286-10C9152EDBC5} 

Windows Font Adjustment

 shell ::: {93412589-74D4-4E4E-AD0E-E0CB621440FD} 

Sources

 shell ::: {BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534} 

Record

 shell ::: {FF393560-C2A7-11CF-BFF4-444553540000} 

Language

 shell ::: {BF782CC9-5A52-4A17-806C-2A894FFEEAC5} 

WiFi network settings

 shell ::: {1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87} 

My Documents

 shell ::: {450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} 

Nets

 shell ::: {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} 

Notifications

 shell ::: {05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} 

Energy options

 shell ::: {025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D} 

Printers

 shell ::: {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} 

Recent Folders

 shell ::: {22877a6d-37a1-461a-91b0-dbda5aaebc99} 

Recycle Bin

 shell ::: {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} 

See Desktop

 shell ::: {3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257} 

Temporary Internet Files

 shell ::: {7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933} 

This team

 shell ::: {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} 

User account

 shell ::: {7A9D77BD-5403-11d2-8785-2E0420524153} 

Windows Firewall

 shell ::: {4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423} 

Here you have the complete list available in addition to the most important ones mentioned:

CLSID KEY

Step 3

In the next window we will name our shortcut and put the name we prefer. Then click on Finish.

Step 4

Now we will give an image to our icon. To do this, go to your Desktop and right click on the Shortcut created, then click on properties.

Step 5

We are located in the Shortcut tab and click on "Change icon".

Step 6

Now we will select the icon that we want or we can use an icon route that we have:

Step 7

We see that we have our Shortcut with the icon that we have selected. When we click on this access we can open Devices and printers directly.

In this way we would have our custom Shortcut that would instantly open the Devices and Printers window in Windows 10.

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