There is a quick way to open a Control Panel applet.
For example, normally you access a setting by clicking Start -> Control Panel -> Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices -> Change the Sound Scheme. But by this method, you can get there much faster.
Click on Start » Run » Type «
control applet.cpl» and press enter
applet is any Control Panel applet as given in the following table:
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| Accessibility Options | access.cpl | | Add New Hardware Wizard | hdwwiz.cpl | | Add/Remove Programs | appwiz.cpl | | Date and Time Properties | timedate.cpl | | Display Properties | desk.cpl | | FindFast | findfast.cpl | | Folder Properties * | folders | | Fonts Folder * | fonts | | Internet Properties | inetcpl.cpl | | Joystick Properties | joy.cpl | | Keyboard Properties | main.cpl keyboard | | Mouse Properties | main.cpl | | Network Properties | ncpl.cpl | | Password Properties | password.cpl | | Phone and Modem options | telephon.cpl | | Power Management | powercfg.cpl | | Printers Folder * | printers | | Regional settings | intl.cpl | | Scanners and Cameras | sticpl.cpl | | Sound Properties | mmsys.cpl sounds | | Sounds and Audio Device Properties | mmsys.cpl | | System Properties | sysdm.cpl | | User settings | nusrmgr.cpl | | TweakUI | tweakui.cpl | |
So, for example, to open the Sounds and Audio Device Properties dialog you click Start -> Run, type
control mmsys.cpl and click OK.
You can use this method to run a command as
Administrator, if you are logged in as a user, without being logged. For this purpose, click Start » All Programs » Accessories » Right Click on
Command Prompt and click
Run as. Now give your Administrator user name and password.
