Commands make your work more effiently

Windows Vista brings us a new control panel which is quite useful in computer using. However, somtimes we may find we need to hit one button after another before we find the destination. For example, if we want to reach "Appearence Settings", we should right click on the desktop and hit Personalize. Then after we enter "Appearence and Color" we still need to hit "Open classic ...." to bring out the dialog box. Any way convenient?

Actully we have. Try to press WIN+R and type in"Control Color". Press"enter" and what's up?  Next time you only need to type in "con" and hit enter.

From MSDN i find many usful commands like this. I think they may be helpful.

Personalization

• Font size and DPI: %windir%\system32\DpiScaling.exe
• Screen resolution: %windir%\system32\control.exe desk.cpl,Settings,@Settings
• Display settings: %windir%\system32\control.exe desk.cpl,Settings,@Settings
• Themes: %windir%\system32\control.exe desk.cpl,Themes,@Themes
• Screensaver: %windir%\system32\control.exe desk.cpl,screensaver,@screensaver
• Multi-monitor: %windir%\system32\control.exe desk.cpl,Monitor,@Monitor
• Color Scheme: %windir%\system32\control.exe /name Microsoft.Personalization /page pageColorization
• Desktop background: %windir%\system32\control.exe /name Microsoft.Personalization /page pageWallpaper

System

• Performance: %windir%\system32\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
• Remote access: %windir%\system32\SystemPropertiesRemote.exe
• Computer name: %windir%\system32\SystemPropertiesComputerName.exe
• System protection: %windir%\system32\SystemPropertiesProtection.exe
• Advanced system properties: %windir%\system32\SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe

Programs and Features

• Add or remove programs: %windir%\system32\control.exe /name Microsoft.ProgramsAndFeatures
• Windows features: %windir%\system32\OptionalFeatures.exe

Regional and Language Options

• Keyboard: %systemroot%\system32\control.exe /name Microsoft.RegionalAndLanguageOptions /page /p:"keyboard"
• Location: %systemroot%\system32\control.exe /name Microsoft.RegionalAndLanguageOptions /page /p:"location"
• Administrative: %systemroot%\system32\control.exe /name Microsoft.RegionalAndLanguageOptions /page /p:"administrative"

Folder Options

• Folder searching: %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 2
• File extension associations: %windir%\system32\control.exe /name Microsoft.DefaultPrograms /page pageFileAssoc
• View: %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 7
• General: %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 0

Power Options

• Edit current plan settings: %windir%\system32\control.exe /name Microsoft.PowerOptions /page pagePlanSettings
• System settings: %windir%\system32\control.exe /name Microsoft.PowerOptions /page pageGlobalSettings
• Create a power plan: %windir%\system32\control.exe /name Microsoft.PowerOptions /page pageCreateNewPlan
• There is no canonical command for the Advanced Settings page, it is accessed in the older manner: %windir%\system32\control.exe powercfg.cpl,,3

Legacy Control Panel Commands

When you use the WinExec function, the system can recognize special Control Panel commands. These commands predate Windows Vista.

For Windows 2000 and later systems:

BTW, all the"control.exe' can be shorten as "control".

So, Will they make your everyday work more efficient?

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