How to create Shortcut to Control Panel applets in Windows 10

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The Command Panel has several useful applets, of which, arguably, the about frequently used one, is the Uninstall or Change a Program; or what is commonly referred to as the Add-Remove Programs. To access information technology in Windows 10/8/seven, yous accept to click Showtime Menu > Control Panel > Programs and Features. But you can create its shortcuts in whatever of the many ways then that you can access it in a click.

Create Shortcut to Control Panel applets in Windows 10

In this mail service nosotros will show you lot how to:

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Create a desktop shortcut.

Open Control Panel, correct-click on, say, the Programs and Features icon, and select Create Shortcut. It will create a Desktop shortcut.

Alternatively, y'all can simply drag and drib this applet icon to your desktop.

If you lot want to create a quick launch bar shortcut, simply drag the Programs and Features icon to the quick launch bar expanse.

Here you fifty-fifty have the options to Pin the Control Panel applet to Quick admission or the Showtime Menu.

The Programs and Features applet resides in the System32 folder as appwiz.cpl.

Right-click on it > Send To Desktop. This will also create its desktop shortcut. Change its icon to something more appealing.

To pin Programs and Features shortcut to your Start Menu, open your Windows Explorer, say C:\Programme Files, and right-click an empty space.

Select New > Shortcut > Type

control.exe appwiz.cpl

Click Side by side > Name information technology any suitable name, say, Add together Remove Programs > End. Give it a suitable icon.

Next, correct-click on this shortcut and select 'Pin To Start Menu'.

Your Programs and Features or Add-Remove Program shortcut will now announced in Beginning Menu, easily accessible.

You can also Pin Control Console items and folders to Windows Start Menu with PinToStartMenu.

Likewise cheque out Handy Shortcuts, our freeware which lets y'all create tons of shortcuts.

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