Executecontrol access.cplfrom the Command Prompt to access Accessibility Options directly.
Accessibility Options was replaced by Ease of Access Center beginning in Windows Vista.
It’s available in Windows XP.
Accessibility Options (Windows XP).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.ActionCenterfrom the Command Prompt to access Action Center directly.
It’s available in Windows 8 and Windows 7.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.WindowsAnytimeUpgradefrom the Command Prompt to access Add Features to Windows 8 directly.
Action Center (Windows 7).
Add Features to Windows 8 replaced Windows Anytime Upgrade beginning in Windows 8.
It’s available in Windows 8.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.AddHardwarefrom the Command Prompt to access Add Hardware directly.
Add Features to Windows 8 (Windows 8).
In Windows XP, executecontrol hdwwiz.cplinstead.
AddHardwarewas replaced by Devices and Printers beginning in Windows 7.
It’s available in Windows Vista and Windows XP.
Add Hardware Wizard (Windows XP).
Executecontrol appwiz.cplfrom the Command Prompt to access Add or Remove Programs directly.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.AdministrativeToolsfrom the Command Prompt to access Administrative Tools directly.
In Windows XP, executecontrol admintoolsinstead.
Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP).
Windows Tools is the name for this applet in Windows 11.
It’s available in Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
Executecontrol wuaucpl.cplfrom the Command Prompt to access Automatic Updates directly.
Administrative Tools (Windows 10).
Automatic Updates was replaced with update prefs as part of the Windows Update applet beginning in Windows Vista.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.AutoPlayfrom the Command Prompt to access AutoPlay directly.
It’s available in Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista.
Automatic Updates (Windows XP).
Backup and Restore Center can also be used to create a Windows Complete PC Backup.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.BackupAndRestoreCenterfrom the Command Prompt to access Backup and Restore Center directly.
It’s available in Windows Vista.
AutoPlay (Windows 11).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.BackupAndRestorefrom the Command Prompt to access Backup and Restore directly.
It’s available in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.BiometricDevicesfrom the Command Prompt to access Biometric Devices directly.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.BitLockerDriveEncryptionfrom the Command Prompt to access BitLocker Drive Encryption directly.
Bluetooth Devices
The Bluetooth Devices Control Panel applet is used to add and configureBluetoothdevices.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.BluetoothDevicesfrom the Command Prompt to access Bluetooth Devices directly.
Backup and Restore (Windows 7) in Windows 11.
Bluetooth Devices was integrated into Devices and Printers beginning in Windows 7. you could also perform basic display calibration from the Color Management applet.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.ColorManagementfrom the Command Prompt to access Color Management directly.
Color Management replaced Color beginning in Windows Vista.
Color
The Color Control Panel applet is used to manage color profiles in Windows.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.CredentialManagerfrom the Command Prompt to access Credential Manager directly.
It’s available in Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7.
BitLocker Drive Encryption (Windows 11).
Executecontrol nwc.cplfrom the Command Prompt to access Client Service for NetWare directly.
Microsoft removed their own NetWare client beginning in Windows Vista.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.DateAndTimefrom the Command Prompt to access Date and Time directly.
In Windows XP, executecontrol date/timeinstead.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.DefaultLocationfrom the Command Prompt to access Default Location directly.
Default Location is only available in Windows 7.
Color Management (Windows 11).
However, a basicHome Locationsetting is available in Windows 8’s Region applet on theLocationtab.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.DefaultProgramsfrom the Command Prompt to access Default Programs directly.
The Desktop Gadgets applet can also be used to uninstall a gadget.
Color (Windows XP).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.DesktopGadgetsfrom the Command Prompt to access Desktop Gadgets directly.
Desktop Gadgets replaced Windows Sidebar Properties beginning in Windows 7.
Desktop Gadgets is only available in Windows 7.
Credential Manager (Windows 11).
gear Manager
The gear Manager Control Panel applet is used to manage the hardware installed in Windows.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.DeviceManagerfrom the Command Prompt to accessDevice Managerdirectly.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.DevicesAndPrintersfrom the Command Prompt to access Devices and Printers directly.
Client Service for NetWare (Windows XP).
Devices and Printers replaced both Add Hardware and Printers beginning in Windows 7.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.Displayfrom the Command Prompt to access Display directly.
In Windows Vista and Windows XP, executecontrol desktopinstead.
Date and Time (Windows 11).
It’s available in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
Some parameters available in the Windows XP version of Display became the bulk of Personalization starting in Windows Vista.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.EaseOfAccessCenterfrom the Command Prompt to access Ease of Access Center directly.
Default Location (Windows 7).
Ease of Access Center replaced Accessibility Options beginning in Windows Vista.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.ParentalControlsfrom the Command Prompt to access Family Safety directly.
Family Safety replaced Parental Controls beginning in Windows 8.
Default Programs (Windows 11).
One example is to showfile extensionsto make identifying files and changing their extension easier.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.FolderOptionsfrom the Command Prompt to access File Explorer Options directly.
It’s available in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Desktop Gadgets (Windows 7).
It replaced Folder Options in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.FileHistoryfrom the Command Prompt to access File History directly.
Backup and Restore is still available in Windows 8 but is called Windows 7 File Recovery.
Device Manager (Windows 11).
It’s available in Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows 8.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.FolderOptionsfrom the Command Prompt to access Folder Options directly.
In Windows XP, executecontrol foldersinstead.
Devices and Printers (Windows 11).
It’s available in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
It’s replaced by File Explorer Options starting in Windows 10.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.Fontsfrom the Command Prompt to access Fonts directly.
Display (Windows 7).
In Windows XP, executecontrol fontsinstead.
Game Controllers is most often used to calibrate a connected joystick.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.GameControllersfrom the Command Prompt to access Game Controllers directly.
Ease of Access Center (Windows 11).
In Windows XP, executecontrol joy.cplinstead.
If you’re on a home or small business computer, you probably won’t ever use this applet.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.GetProgramsfrom the Command Prompt to access Get Programs directly.
Family Safety (Windows 8).
It’s available in Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.GettingStartedfrom the Command Prompt to access Getting Started directly.
Getting Started replaced Welcome Center beginning in Windows 7.
File Explorer Options (Windows 10).
Getting Started is only available in Windows 7.
This applet was removed in Windows 8. it’s possible for you to also join and leave HomeGroups from the HomeGroup applet.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.HomeGroupfrom the Command Prompt to access HomeGroup directly.
File History (Windows 11).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.IndexingOptionsfrom the Command Prompt to access Indexing Options directly.
In Windows XP, executerundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL srchadmin.dllinstead.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.Infraredfrom the Command Prompt to access Infrared directly.
Folder Options (Windows 7).
In Windows Vista, executecontrol /name Microsoft.InfraredOptionsinstead.
Infrared replaced Wireless Link beginning in Windows Vista.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.InternetOptionsfrom the Command Prompt to access Internet Options directly.
Fonts (Windows 11).
In Windows XP, executecontrol inetcpl.cplinstead.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.iSCSIInitiatorfrom the Command Prompt to access iSCSI Initiator directly.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.Keyboardfrom the Command Prompt to access Keyboard directly.
Game Controllers (Windows 7).
In Windows XP, executecontrol keyboardinstead.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.Languagefrom the Command Prompt to access Language directly.
Language replaced the language configuration options in the Regional and Language Options applet available in Windows 7.
Get Programs (Windows 7).
Region configs in Windows 8 are available in the Region applet.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.LocationAndOtherSensorsfrom the Command Prompt to access Location and Other Sensors directly.
Location and Other Sensors was replaced by Location configs beginning in Windows 8.
Getting Started (Windows 7).
Location and Other Sensors is only available in Windows 7.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.LocationSettingsfrom the Command Prompt to access Location prefs directly.
Location options replaced Location and Other Sensors beginning in Windows 8.
HomeGroup (Windows 7).
Executecontrol mlcfg32.cplfromC:\Programs Files\Microsoft Office\OfficeXXfrom the Command Prompt to access Mail directly.
ReplaceOfficeXXin the folder path above with the correct folder corresponding to the Microsoft Outlook version you have installed.
For example, for version 2016, the folder isOffice16; for 2010, it’sOffice14.
Indexing Options (Windows 11).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.Mousefrom the Command Prompt to access Mouse directly.
In Windows XP, executecontrol mouseinstead.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenterfrom the Command Prompt to access online grid and Sharing Center directly.
Infrared (Windows Vista).
connection and Sharing Center replaced both connection Connections and connection Setup Wizard beginning in Windows Vista.
Executecontrol netconnectionsfrom the Command Prompt to access online grid Connections directly.
internet Connections was replaced by internet and Sharing Center beginning in Windows Vista.
Internet Options (Windows 7).
Executecontrol netsetup.cplfrom the Command Prompt to access online grid Setup Wizard directly.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.NotificationAreaIconsfrom the Command Prompt to access Notification Area Icons directly.
Executecontrol odbccp32.cplfrom the Command Prompt to access ODBC Data Source Administrator directly.
iSCSI Initiator (Windows 7).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.OfflineFilesfrom the Command Prompt to access Offline Files directly.
Parental Controls lets you restrict access to certain programs, set time limits, and more.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.ParentalControlsfrom the Command Prompt to access Parental Controls directly.
Keyboard Properties (Windows 11).
Parental Controls was replaced by Family Safety beginning in Windows 8.
It’s available in Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.PenAndInputDevicesfrom the Command Prompt to access Pen and Input Devices directly.
Language (Windows 8).
Pen and Input Devices was replaced by Pen and Touch beginning in Windows 7.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.PenAndTouchfrom the Command Prompt to access Pen and Touch directly.
Pen and Touch replaced Pen and Input Devices beginning in Windows 7.
Location and Other Sensors (Windows 7).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.PeopleNearMefrom the Command Prompt to access People Near Me directly.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.PerformanceInformationAndToolsfrom the Command Prompt to access Performance Information and Tools directly.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.Personalizationfrom the Command Prompt to access Personalization directly.
Location Settings (Windows 8).
Personalization replaced major parts of Display beginning in Windows Vista.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.PhoneAndModemOptionsfrom the Command Prompt to access Phone and Modem Options directly.
In Windows XP, executecontrol telephon.cplinstead.
Main Setup - Outlook (Windows 11).
Phone and Modem replaced Phone and Modem Options beginning in Windows 7.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.PhoneAndModemfrom the Command Prompt to access Phone and Modem directly.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.PowerOptionsfrom the Command Prompt to access Power Options directly.
Mouse Properties (Windows 11).
In Windows XP, executecontrol powercfg.cplinstead.
Executecontrol printersfrom the Command Prompt to access Printers and Faxes directly.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.Printersfrom the Command Prompt to access Printers directly.
Network and Sharing Center (Windows 11).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.ProblemReportsAndSolutionsfrom the Command Prompt to access Problem Reports and Solutions directly.
Problem Reports and Solutions was replaced by Action Center beginning in Windows 7.
Executecontrol Microsoft.ProgramsAndFeaturesfrom the Command Prompt to access Programs and Features directly.
Network Connections (Windows XP).
Programs and Features replaced Add or Remove Programs beginning in Windows Vista.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.Recoveryfrom the Command Prompt to access Recovery directly.
It’s available for Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7.
Network Setup Wizard (Windows XP).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.RegionAndLanguagefrom the Command Prompt to access Region directly.
Region replaced the regional configuration options in the Regional and Language Options applet available in Windows 7.
Language options in Windows 8 are available in the Language applet.
ODBC Data Source Administrator (Windows XP).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.RegionAndLanguagefrom the Command Prompt to access Region and Language directly.
It’s available in Windows 7.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.RegionalAndLanguageOptionsfrom the Command Prompt to access Regional and Language Options directly.
Offline Files (Windows 7).
In Windows XP, executecontrol internationalinstead.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.RemoteAppAndDesktopConnectionsfrom the Command Prompt to access RemoteApp and Desktop Connections directly.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.ScannersAndCamerasfrom the Command Prompt to access Scanners and Cameras directly.
Parental Controls (Windows 7).
In Windows XP, execute control sticpl.cpl instead.
Executecontrol schedtasksfrom the Command Prompt to access Scheduled Tasks directly.
Windows Security Center can be accessed directly by executingcontrol /name Microsoft.SecurityCenterfrom the Command Prompt.
Pen and Input Devices (Windows Vista).
In Windows XP, executecontrol wscui.cplinstead.
Security Center was replaced by Action Center beginning in Windows 7.
ExecutemsascuifromC:\Program Files\Windows Defenderfrom the Command Prompt to access Software Explorers directly.
Pen and Touch (Windows 7).
Software Explorers was replaced by Windows Defender beginning in Windows Vista.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.Soundfrom the Command Prompt to access Sound directly.
In Windows Vista, executecontrol /name Microsoft.AudioDevicesAndSoundThemesinstead.
People Near Me (Windows 7).
Sound replaced Sounds and Audio Devices beginning in Windows Vista.
Executecontrol mmsys.cplfrom the Command Prompt to access Sounds and Audio Devices directly.
Sounds and Audio Devices was replaced by Sound beginning in Windows Vista.
Performance Information and Tools (Windows 7).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.SpeechRecognitionOptionsfrom the Command Prompt to access Speech Recognition Options directly.
Speech Recognition Options was replaced by Speech Recognition beginning in Windows 7.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.SpeechRecognitionfrom the Command Prompt to access Speech Recognition directly.
Personalization (Windows 7).
Speech Recognition replaced Speech Recognition Options beginning in Windows 7.
It’s available in Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7.
Speech
The Speech Control Panel applet is used to manage text-to-speech parameters in Windows.
Phone and Modem Options (Windows XP).
Executesapi.cplfromC:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Speechfrom the Command Prompt to access Speech directly.
Speech was replaced by Text to Speech beginning in Windows Vista.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.StorageSpacesfrom the Command Prompt to access Storage Spaces directly.
Phone and Modem (Windows 11).
It’s available on Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows 8.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.SyncCenterfrom the Command Prompt to access Sync Center directly.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.Systemfrom the Command Prompt to access System directly.
Power Options (Windows 11).
In Windows XP, executecontrol sysdm.cplinstead.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.TabletPCSettingsfrom the Command Prompt to access Tablet PC parameters directly.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.Taskbarfrom the Command Prompt to access Taskbar directly.
Printers and Faxes (Windows XP).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.TaskbarAndStartMenufrom the Command Prompt to access Taskbar and Start Menu directly.
In Windows XP, executerundll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 1instead.
Taskbar and Start Menu was replaced with Taskbar beginning in Windows 8.
Printers (Windows Vista).
It’s available in Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.TextToSpeechfrom the Command Prompt to access Text to Speech directly.
Text to Speech replaced Speech beginning in Windows Vista.
Problem Reports and Solutions (Window Vista).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.Troubleshootingfrom the Command Prompt to access Troubleshooting directly.
User Accounts
The User Accounts Control Panel applet is used to manage user accounts in Windows.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.UserAccountsfrom the Command Prompt to access User Accounts directly.
Programs and Features (Windows 11).
In Windows XP, executecontrol userpasswordsinstead.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.WelcomeCenterfrom the Command Prompt to access Welcome Center directly.
Welcome Center was replaced by Getting Started beginning in Windows 7 and both were removed in Windows 8.
Recovery (Windows 11).
Welcome Center is only available in Windows Vista.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.BackupAndRestorefrom the Command Prompt to access Windows 7 File Recovery directly.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.WindowsAnytimeUpgradefrom the Command Prompt to access Windows Anytime Upgrade directly.
Region (Windows 11).
Windows Anytime Upgrade was replaced by Add Features to Windows 8 in Windows 8.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.CardSpacefrom the Command Prompt to access Windows CardSpace directly.
Windows CardSpace was removed beginning in Windows 8.
Region and Language (Windows 7).
Windows Defender
The Windows Defender Control Panel applet is used to manage the Windows Defender antimalware tool.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.WindowsDefenderfrom the Command Prompt to access Windows Defender directly.
Windows Defender is also available in Windows XP under the Software Explorers Control Panel applet.
Regional and Language Options (Windows XP).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.WindowsFirewallfrom the Command Prompt to access Windows Firewall directly.
In Windows XP, executecontrol firewall.cplinstead.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.GetProgramsOnlinefrom the Command Prompt to access Windows Marketplace directly.
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections (Windows 11).
Windows Marketplace is only available in Windows Vista.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.MobilityCenterfrom the Command Prompt to access Windows Mobility Center directly.
Windows Sidebar Properties
The Windows Sidebar Properties Control Panel applet is used to configure the Windows Sidebar.
Scanners and Cameras (Windows 7).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.WindowsSidebarPropertiesfrom the Command Prompt to access Windows Sidebar Properties directly.
Windows SideShow
The Windows SideShow Control Panel applet is used to manage Windows SideShow compatible devices.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.WindowsSideShowfrom the Command Prompt to access Windows SideShow directly.
Scheduled Tasks (Windows XP).
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.WindowsUpdatefrom the Command Prompt to access Windows Update directly.
Starting with Windows 10, Windows Update moved to controls, but is still accessible through that same command.
Executecontrol irprops.cplfrom the Command Prompt to access Wireless Link directly.
Security Center (Windows Vista).
Wireless Link was replaced by Infrared Options in Windows Vista and then again by Infrared beginning in Windows 7.
Executecontrol /name Microsoft.WorkFoldersfrom the Command Prompt to access Windows Update directly.
It’s available in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Software Explorers (Windows XP).
Sound (Windows 11).
Sounds and Audio Devices (Windows XP).
Speech Recognition Options (Windows Vista).
Speech Recognition (Windows 11).
Speech (Windows XP).
Storage Spaces (Windows 11).
Sync Center (Windows 11).
System (Windows 11).
Tablet PC Settings (Windows Vista).
Taskbar (Windows 8).
Taskbar and Start Menu (Windows XP).
Text to Speech (Windows 7).
Troubleshooting (Windows 11).
User Accounts (Windows 11).
Welcome Center (Windows Vista).
Windows 7 File Recovery (Windows 8).
Windows Anytime Upgrade (Windows 7).
Windows CardSpace (Windows 7).
Windows Defender (Windows 7).
Windows Defender Firewall (Windows 11).
Windows Marketplace (Windows Vista).
Windows Mobility Center (Windows 7).
Windows Sidebar Properties (Windows Vista).
Windows SideShow (Windows Vista).
Windows Update (Windows 7).
Wireless Link (Windows XP).
Wireless Network Setup Wizard (Windows XP).
Work Folders (Windows 10).
