We all know how to open control panel items using control panel. Many of us probably did not know that there are commands to open it automatically. For users it would mean saving few clicks, for developers it would be less line of code to do a task. For people interested in automating windows using scripting it is very useful.
In windows vista and above control panel items can be accessed using canonical names as discussed here. Though not all seems to follow this rule. In this post we are listing the commands used to do this.
| Control Panel Items | Commands to open |
|
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility Options | control access.cpl | |
| Action Center | control /name Microsoft.ActionCenter | |
| control wscui.cpl | ||
| Add Features to Windows 8 | control /name Microsoft.WindowsAnytimeUpgrade | |
| Add Hardware | control /name Microsoft.AddHardware | |
| control hdwwiz.cpl | ||
| Add or Remove Programs | control appwiz.cpl | |
| Administrative Tools | control /name Microsoft.AdministrativeTools | |
| control admintools | ||
| Automatic Updates | control wuaucpl.cpl | |
| AutoPlay | control /name Microsoft.AutoPlay | |
| Backup and Restore Center | control /name Microsoft.BackupAndRestoreCenter | |
| Backup and Restore | control /name Microsoft.BackupAndRestore | |
| Biometric Devices | control /name Microsoft.BiometricDevices | |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption | control /name Microsoft.BitLockerDriveEncryption | |
| Bluetooth Devices | control bthprops.cpl13 | |
| control /name Microsoft.BluetoothDevices | ||
| Color Management | control /name Microsoft.ColorManagement | |
| Color1 | WinColor.exe2 | |
| Credential Manager | control /name Microsoft.CredentialManager | |
| Client Service for NetWare | control nwc.cpl | |
| Date and Time | control /name Microsoft.DateAndTime | |
| control timedate.cpl | ||
| control date/time | ||
| Default Location | control /name Microsoft.DefaultLocation | |
| Default Programs | control /name Microsoft.DefaultPrograms | |
| Desktop Gadgets | control /name Microsoft.DesktopGadgets | |
| Device Manager | control /name Microsoft.DeviceManager | |
| control hdwwiz.cpl | ||
| devmgmt.msc | ||
| Devices and Printers | control /name Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters | |
| control printers | ||
| Display | control /name Microsoft.Display | |
| control desk.cpl | ||
| control desktop | ||
| Ease of Access Center | control /name Microsoft.EaseOfAccessCenter | |
| control access.cpl | ||
| Family Safety | control /name Microsoft.ParentalControls | |
| File History | control /name Microsoft.FileHistory | |
| Flash Player Settings Manager | control flashplayercplapp.cpl | |
| Folder Options | control /name Microsoft.FolderOptions | |
| control folders | ||
| Fonts | control /name Microsoft.Fonts | |
| control fonts | ||
| Game Controllers | control /name Microsoft.GameControllers | |
| control joy.cpl | ||
| Get Programs | control /name Microsoft.GetPrograms | |
| Getting Started | control /name Microsoft.GettingStarted | |
| Home Group | control /name Microsoft.HomeGroup | |
| Indexing Options | control /name Microsoft.IndexingOptions | |
| rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL srchadmin.dll | ||
| Infrared | control /name Microsoft.Infrared | |
| control irprops.cpl | ||
| control /name Microsoft.InfraredOptions | ||
| Internet Options | control /name Microsoft.InternetOptions | |
| control inetcpl.cpl | ||
| iSCSI Initiator | control /name Microsoft.iSCSIInitiator | |
| Keyboard | control /name Microsoft.Keyboard | |
| control keyboard | ||
| Language | control /name Microsoft.Language | |
| Location and Other Sensors | control /name Microsoft.LocationAndOtherSensors | |
| Location Settings | control /name Microsoft.LocationSettings | |
| Mail4 | control mlcfg32.cpl5 | |
| Mouse | control /name Microsoft.Mouse | |
| control main.cpl | ||
| control mouse | ||
| Network and Sharing Center | control /name Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter | |
| Network Connections | control ncpa.cpl | |
| control netconnections | ||
| Network Setup Wizard | control netsetup.cpl | |
| Notification Area Icons | control /name Microsoft.NotificationAreaIcons | |
| ODBC Data Source Administrator | control odbccp32.cpl | |
| Offline Files | control /name Microsoft.OfflineFiles | |
| Parental Controls | control /name Microsoft.ParentalControls | |
| Pen and Input Devices | control /name Microsoft.PenAndInputDevices | |
| control tabletpc.cpl | ||
| Pen and Touch | control /name Microsoft.PenAndTouch | |
| control tabletpc.cpl | ||
| People Near Me | control /name Microsoft.PeopleNearMe | |
| control collab.cpl | ||
| Performance Information and Tools | control /name Microsoft.PerformanceInformationAndTools | |
| Personalization | control /name Microsoft.Personalization | |
| control desktop | ||
| Phone and Modem Options | control /name Microsoft.PhoneAndModemOptions | |
| control telephon.cpl | ||
| Phone and Modem | control /name Microsoft.PhoneAndModem | |
| control telephon.cpl | ||
| Power Options | control /name Microsoft.PowerOptions | |
| control powercfg.cpl | ||
| Printers and Faxes | control printers | |
| Printers | control /name Microsoft.Printers | |
| control printers | ||
| Problem Reports and Solutions | control /name Microsoft.ProblemReportsAndSolutions | |
| Programs and Features | control /name Microsoft.ProgramsAndFeatures | |
| control appwiz.cpl | ||
| Recovery | control /name Microsoft.Recovery | |
| Region | control /name Microsoft.RegionAndLanguage | |
| control intl.cpl | ||
| control international | ||
| Region and Language | control /name Microsoft.RegionAndLanguage | |
| control intl.cpl | ||
| control international | ||
| Regional and Language Options | control /name Microsoft.RegionalAndLanguageOptions | |
| control intl.cpl | ||
| control international | ||
| RemoteApp and Desktop Connections | control /name Microsoft.RemoteAppAndDesktopConnections | |
| Scanners and Cameras | control /name Microsoft.ScannersAndCameras | |
| control sticpl.cpl | ||
| Scheduled Tasks | control schedtasks | |
| Screen Resolution | control desk.cpl | |
| Security Center | control /name Microsoft.SecurityCenter | |
| control wscui.cpl | ||
| Software Explorers8 | msascui.exe9 | |
| Sound | control /name Microsoft.Sound | |
| control /name Microsoft.AudioDevicesAndSoundThemes | ||
| control mmsys.cpl | ||
| Sounds and Audio Devices | control mmsys.cpl | |
| Speech Recognition Options | control /name Microsoft.SpeechRecognitionOptions | |
| Speech Recognition | control /name Microsoft.SpeechRecognition | |
| Speech | control sapi.cpl10 | |
| Storage Spaces | control /name Microsoft.StorageSpaces | |
| Sync Center | control /name Microsoft.SyncCenter | |
| System | control /name Microsoft.System | |
| control sysdm.cpl | ||
| System Properties | control sysdm.cpl | |
| Tablet PC Settings | control /name Microsoft.TabletPCSettings | |
| Task Scheduler7 | control schedtasks | |
| Taskbar | control /name Microsoft.Taskbar | |
| rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 1 | ||
| Taskbar and Start Menu | control /name Microsoft.TaskbarAndStartMenu | |
| rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 1 | ||
| Text to Speech | control /name Microsoft.TextToSpeech | |
| Troubleshooting | control /name Microsoft.Troubleshooting | |
| User Accounts | control /name Microsoft.UserAccounts | |
| control userpasswords | ||
| Welcome Center | control /name Microsoft.WelcomeCenter | |
| Windows 7 File Recovery | control /name Microsoft.BackupAndRestore | |
| Windows Anytime Upgrade | control /name Microsoft.WindowsAnytimeUpgrade | |
| Windows CardSpace | control /name Microsoft.CardSpace | |
| control infocardcpl.cpl | ||
| Windows Defender | control /name Microsoft.WindowsDefender | |
| Windows Firewall | control /name Microsoft.WindowsFirewall | |
| control firewall.cpl | ||
| Windows Marketplace | control /name Microsoft.GetProgramsOnline | |
| Windows Mobility Center | control /name Microsoft.MobilityCenter | |
| Windows Sidebar Properties | control /name Microsoft.WindowsSidebarProperties | |
| Windows SideShow | control /name Microsoft.WindowsSideShow | |
| Windows Update | control /name Microsoft.WindowsUpdate | |
| Wireless Link | control irprops.cpl |
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2 Comments
nimabi · December 4, 2023 at 10:21 pm
Thank you very much for sharing, I learned a lot from your article. Very cool. Thanks. nimabi
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