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Open Specific Windows 10 Settings Using ms-settings Shortcuts

The Settings app in Windows 10 consists of many pages, which allow you to tweak various settings. For example, if you want to reset Windows 10 password, you can get to the settings page by launching the Settings app, then clicking Accounts and selecting Sign-in options.

Are there shortcuts in Windows 10 to quickly get to certain settings pages? The quickest way to open certain settings pages in Windows 10 is to use the ms-settings shortcuts. This allows you to open any Settings page directly with a special command.

How to open desired page of the Settings app directly?

  1. Press the Windows + R keys simultaneously to open the Run command box.
  2. Type the appropriate command into the Run box and press Enter. The list of commands is available below. For example, use the following command to open the Sign-in options page directly:

    ms-settings:signinoptions

Here is the complete list of 'ms-settings:' shortcuts in Windows 10:

Settings PageURI Command
Home
Settings home pagems-settings:
System
Displayms-settings:display
Notifications & actionsms-settings:notifications
Power & sleepms-settings:powersleep
Batteryms-settings:batterysaver
Battery usage by app
ms-settings:batterysaver-usagedetails
Storagems-settings:storagesense
Tablet modems-settings:tabletmode
Multitaskingms-settings:multitasking
Projecting to this PCms-settings:project
Shared experiencesms-settings:crossdevice
Aboutms-settings:about
Devices
Bluetooth & other devicesms-settings:bluetooth
Printers & scannersms-settings:printers
Mousems-settings:mousetouchpad
Touchpadms-settings:devices-touchpad
Typingms-settings:typing
Pen & Windows Inkms-settings:pen
AutoPlayms-settings:autoplay
USBms-settings:usb
Network & Internet
Statusms-settings:network-status
Cellular & SIMms-settings:network-cellular
Wi-Fims-settings:network-wifi
Manage known networks
ms-settings:network-wifisettings
Ethernetms-settings:network-ethernet
Dial-upms-settings:network-dialup
VPNms-settings:network-vpn
Airplane modems-settings:network-airplanemode
Mobile hotspotms-settings:network-mobilehotspot
Data usagems-settings:datausage
Proxyms-settings:network-proxy
Personalization
Backgroundms-settings:personalization-background
Colorsms-settings:colors
Lock screenms-settings:lockscreen
Themesms-settings:themes
Startms-settings:personalization-start
Taskbarms-settings:taskbar
Apps
Apps & featuresms-settings:appsfeatures
Manage optional features
ms-settings:optionalfeatures
Default appsms-settings:defaultapps
Offline mapsms-settings:maps
Apps for websitesms-settings:appsforwebsites
Accounts
Your infoms-settings:yourinfo
Email & app accountsms-settings:emailandaccounts
Sign-in optionsms-settings:signinoptions
Access work or schoolms-settings:workplace
Family & other peoplems-settings:otherusers
Sync your settingsms-settings:sync
Time & language
Date & timems-settings:dateandtime
Region & languagems-settings:regionlanguage
Speechms-settings:speech
Gaming
Game barms-settings:gaming-gamebar
Game DVRms-settings:gaming-gamedvr
Broadcastingms-settings:gaming-broadcasting
Game Modems-settings:gaming-gamemode
Ease of Access
Narratorms-settings:easeofaccess-narrator
Magnifierms-settings:easeofaccess-magnifier
High contrastms-settings:easeofaccess-highcontrast
Closed captionsms-settings:easeofaccess-closedcaptioning
Keyboardms-settings:easeofaccess-keyboard
Mousems-settings:easeofaccess-mouse
Other optionsms-settings:easeofaccess-otheroptions
Privacy
Generalms-settings:privacy
Locationms-settings:privacy-location
Camerams-settings:privacy-webcam
Microphonems-settings:privacy-microphone
Notificationsms-settings:privacy-notifications
Speech, inking, & typingms-settings:privacy-speechtyping
Account infoms-settings:privacy-accountinfo
Contactsms-settings:privacy-contacts
Calendarms-settings:privacy-calendar
Call historyms-settings:privacy-callhistory
Emailms-settings:privacy-email
Tasksms-settings:privacy-tasks
Messagingms-settings:privacy-messaging
Radiosms-settings:privacy-radios
Other devicesms-settings:privacy-customdevices
Feedback & diagnosticsms-settings:privacy-feedback
Background appsms-settings:privacy-backgroundapps
App diagnosticsms-settings:privacy-appdiagnostics
Update & security
Windows Updatems-settings:windowsupdate
Check for updates
ms-settings:windowsupdate-action
Update history
ms-settings:windowsupdate-history
Restart options
ms-settings:windowsupdate-restartoptions
Advanced options
ms-settings:windowsupdate-options
Windows Defenderms-settings:windowsdefender
Backupms-settings:backup
Troubleshootms-settings:troubleshoot
Recoveryms-settings:recovery
Activationms-settings:activation
Find My Devicems-settings:findmydevice
For developersms-settings:developers
Windows Insider Programms-settings:windowsinsider
Mixed reality
Mixed realityms-settings:holographic
Audio and speechms-settings:holographic-audio


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