Easy shortcuts for your most-used settings
The Settings app has become the one destination for all options in Windows 10, and Microsoft is improving the experience with every single new update for the operating system. No matter if it’s a new section or a new layout, the Settings app is getting better and better with new releases.
Fortunately, the app already comes with the essential feature package, including a search box that lets you quickly find specific options without having to browse each category.
For users who want to quickly launch a specific Settings section, there’s an easy way to do that, and it all comes down to creating a desktop section with certain parameters.
Who needs that? you could ask. Surprisingly, there are lots of people who want to do that simply because it provides them with easy control over their computer’s configuration. For example, some people don’t just settle with the quick actions in the Action Center and instead prefer to launch the full network options in the Settings app. For these people, creating a shortcut to instantly access the section they need is a godsend.
Basically, creating a Windows 10 Settings app shortcut that points to a specific category isn’t rocket science and the whole magic comes down to the parameters that you’ll find below.
Let’s start with the standard command that we’re going to use and which we’ll modify according to the section that we want to launch from the shortcut:
The same thing applies to pretty much any other Settings app section. For instance, if you want to create a quick shortcut to launch the network status category, the parameter should look like this:
You can check out the full list of supported parameters in the box below (via WinAero), so you can easily use any of these to create a shortcut to access the Settings app. Just make sure that you copy and paste the full syntax and everything should work just fine.
