Quickly Access Control Panel - Windows XP Shortcuts

There is a quick way to open a Control Panel applet.




For example, normally you access a setting by clicking Start -> Control Panel -> Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices -> Change the Sound Scheme. But by this method, you can get there much faster.




Click on Start » Run » Type «control applet.cpl» and press enter




applet is any Control Panel applet as given in the following table:






















































































































Accessibility Options
access.cpl

Add New Hardware Wizard
hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs
appwiz.cpl

Date and Time Properties
timedate.cpl

Display Properties
desk.cpl

FindFast
findfast.cpl

Folder Properties *
folders

Fonts Folder *
fonts

Internet Properties
inetcpl.cpl

Joystick Properties
joy.cpl

Keyboard Properties
main.cpl keyboard

Mouse Properties
main.cpl

Network Properties
ncpl.cpl

Password Properties
password.cpl

Phone and Modem options
telephon.cpl

Power Management
powercfg.cpl

Printers Folder *
printers

Regional settings
intl.cpl

Scanners and Cameras
sticpl.cpl

Sound Properties
mmsys.cpl sounds

Sounds and Audio Device Properties
mmsys.cpl

System Properties
sysdm.cpl

User settings
nusrmgr.cpl

TweakUI
tweakui.cpl







So, for example, to open the Sounds and Audio Device Properties dialog you click Start -> Run, type control mmsys.cpl and click OK.




You can use this method to run a command as Administrator, if you are logged in as a user, without being logged. For this purpose, click Start » All Programs » Accessories » Right Click on Command Prompt and click Run as. Now give your Administrator user name and password.