Control Panel Commands for Win + R dialog available in Windows 11

In this post you will find the list of Windows 11 Control Panel commands to directly run them from the Run dialog or command prompt.

With the release of Windows 10 Microsoft has began moving system options from the Control Panel to the “Settings” app. With in Windows 11, that process continues. Now, some classic settings are duplicated in the new UI, and some disappear from the familiar interface of the Control Panel. However, you can launch most of the control panel items  from the Run dialog box or by using the command line.

Windows 11 Control Panel

The list below contains commands for launching Control Panel applets in Windows 10 and Windows 11. For some of them, accessing the applet in other ways has become extremely difficult, and therefore the information can be useful.

The list of Windows 11 Control Panel Commands

To run any command from the list below, you just need to press the ⊞ Win + R keys on the keyboard (Win is the key with the Windows logo), type the command into the Run window, and then press the OK button or the ↵ Enter key. The same commands can be used in a  command prompt window (see how to open a command prompt).

Control Panel itemCommand
Control Panel – default viewcontrol
Control Panel – category viewexplorer.exe shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}
Control Panel – icon viewexplorer.exe shell:::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Control Panel – All Tasks (God Mode)explorer.exe shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Add a Device wizardDevicePairingWizard.exe
Add Hardware wizardhdwwiz.exe
Add a Printer wizardrundll32 shell32.dll,SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL AddPrinter
Additional Clocksrundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,1
AutoPlaycontrol /name Microsoft.AutoPlay
Backup and Restore (Windows 7)control /name Microsoft.BackupAndRestoreCenter
BitLocker Drive Encryptioncontrol /name Microsoft.BitLockerDriveEncryption
Color and Appearanceexplorer shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.Personalization\pageColorization
Color Managementcontrol /name Microsoft.ColorManagement
Credential Managercontrol /name Microsoft.CredentialManager
Date and Time (Date and Time)control /name Microsoft.DateAndTime

OR

control timedate.cpl

OR

control date/time

OR

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,0

Date and Time (Additional Clocks)rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,1
Default Programscontrol /name Microsoft.DefaultPrograms
Desktop Backgroundexplorer shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.Personalization\pageWallpaper
Desktop Icon Settingsrundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,,0
Device Managercontrol /name Microsoft.DeviceManager

OR

control hdwwiz.cpl

OR

devmgmt.msc

Devices and Printerscontrol /name Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters

OR

control printers

Ease of Access Centercontrol /name Microsoft.EaseOfAccessCenter

OR

control access.cpl

File Explorer Options (General tab)control /name Microsoft.FolderOptions

OR

control folders

OR

rundll32 shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 0

File Explorer Options (View tab)rundll32 shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 7
File Explorer Options (Search tab)rundll32 shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 2
File Historycontrol /name Microsoft.FileHistory
Fontscontrol /name Microsoft.Fonts

OR

control fonts

Game Controllerscontrol /name Microsoft.GameControllers

OR

control joy.cpl

Get Programscontrol /name Microsoft.GetPrograms

OR

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,1

Indexing Optionscontrol /name Microsoft.IndexingOptions

OR

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL srchadmin.dll

Infraredcontrol /name Microsoft.Infrared

OR

control irprops.cpl

OR

control /name Microsoft.InfraredOptions

Internet Properties (General tab)control /name Microsoft.InternetOptions

OR

control inetcpl.cpl

OR

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,0

Internet Properties (Security tab)rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,1
Internet Properties (Privacy tab)rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,2
Internet Properties (Content tab)rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,3
Internet Properties (Connections tab)rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,4
Internet Properties (Programs tab)rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,5
Internet Properties (Advanced tab)rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,6
iSCSI Initiatorcontrol /name Microsoft.iSCSIInitiator
Keyboard Propertiescontrol /name Microsoft.Keyboard

OR

control keyboard

Mouse Properties (Buttons tab 0)control /name Microsoft.Mouse

OR

control main.cpl

OR

control mouse

OR

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,0

Mouse Properties (Pointers tab 1)control main.cpl,,1

OR

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,1

Mouse Properties (Pointer Options tab 2)control main.cpl,,2

OR

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,2

Mouse Properties (Wheel tab 3)control main.cpl,,3

OR

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,3

Mouse Properties (Hardware tab 4)control main.cpl,,4

OR

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,4

Network and Sharing Centercontrol /name Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter
Network Connectionscontrol ncpa.cpl

OR

control netconnections

Network Setup Wizardcontrol netsetup.cpl
Notification Area Iconsexplorer shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
ODBC Data Source Administratorcontrol odbccp32.cpl
Offline Filescontrol /name Microsoft.OfflineFiles
Performance Options (Visual Effects)SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
Performance Options (Data Execution Prevention)SystemPropertiesDataExecutionPrevention.exe
Personalizationexplorer shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}
Phone and Modemcontrol /name Microsoft.PhoneAndModem

OR

control telephon.cpl

Power Optionscontrol /name Microsoft.PowerOptions

OR

control powercfg.cpl

Power Options – Advanced settingscontrol powercfg.cpl,,1
Power Options – Create a Power Plancontrol /name Microsoft.PowerOptions /page pageCreateNewPlan
Power Options – Edit Plan Settingscontrol /name Microsoft.PowerOptions /page pagePlanSettings
Power Options – System Settingscontrol /name Microsoft.PowerOptions /page pageGlobalSettings
Presentation SettingsPresentationSettings.exe
Programs and Featurescontrol /name Microsoft.ProgramsAndFeatures

OR

control appwiz.cpl

Recoverycontrol /name Microsoft.Recovery
Region (Formats tab)control /name Microsoft.RegionAndLanguage

OR

control intl.cpl

OR

control international

RemoteApp and Desktop Connectionscontrol /name Microsoft.RemoteAppAndDesktopConnections
Scanners and Camerascontrol /name Microsoft.ScannersAndCameras

OR

control sticpl.cpl

Screen Saver Settingsrundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,,1
Security and Maintenancecontrol /name Microsoft.ActionCenter

OR

control wscui.cpl

Sound (Playback tab)control /name Microsoft.Sound

OR

control mmsys.cpl

OR

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,0

Sound (Recording tab)rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,1
Sound (Sounds tab)rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,2
Sound (Communications tab)rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,3
Speech Recognitioncontrol /name Microsoft.SpeechRecognition
Storage Spacescontrol /name Microsoft.StorageSpaces
Sync Centercontrol /name Microsoft.SyncCenter
System Iconsexplorer shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} \SystemIcons,,0
System Properties (Computer Name)SystemPropertiesComputerName.exe
System Properties (Hardware)SystemPropertiesHardware.exe
System Properties (Advanced)SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe
System Properties (System Protection)SystemPropertiesProtection.exe
System Properties (Remote)SystemPropertiesRemote.exe
Tablet PC Settingscontrol /name Microsoft.TabletPCSettings
Text to Speechcontrol /name Microsoft.TextToSpeech
Troubleshootingexplorer shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}
User Accountscontrol /name Microsoft.UserAccounts

OR

control userpasswords

User Accounts (netplwiz)netplwiz

OR

control userpasswords2

Windows Defender Firewallcontrol /name Microsoft.WindowsFirewall

OR

control firewall.cpl

Windows Defender Firewall Allowed appsexplorer shell:::{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423} -Microsoft.WindowsFirewall\pageConfigureApps
Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced SecurityWF.msc
Windows FeaturesOptionalFeatures.exe

OR

rundll32 shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,2

Windows Mobility Centercontrol /name Microsoft.MobilityCenter
Windows Toolscontrol /name Microsoft.AdministrativeTools

OR

control admintools

Work FoldersWorkFolders.exe

Pay attention to a couple of things.

  • Items that were available in previous versions of the OS, but completely disappeared in Windows 10 and Windows 11 without the ability to launch in any way, or with the only remaining option in the “Settings”, are not included in the list, for example – desktop gadgets or Bluetooth device management.
  • For some items, there are several ways to launch them, for example, a MMC snap-in in addition to the control panel command. Some applets will open with a *.cpl file instead of the command.

That’s it.

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Author: The MFTNEXT Team

The MSFTNEXT project is a small team of authors who love to engage with the latest technology and gadgets. Being passionate Windows bloggers, we are happy to help others fix their system issues.

One thought on “Control Panel Commands for Win + R dialog available in Windows 11”

  1. Hello!
    Thank you for sharing correct Devices and Printers’s command (not printers only, as this: rundll32.exe Shell32.dll,SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL PrintersFolder). I’ve quietly (=easily) added it to my Classic Shell (Start Menu) for Windows and now it works fine for me.

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