{"id":12794,"date":"2018-09-13T16:42:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T16:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=12794"},"modified":"2018-09-13T16:43:55","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T16:43:55","slug":"open-programs-and-features-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-programs-and-features-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Different Ways to Open Programs and Features in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to get installed programs list or uninstall an application, you have to access the Programs and Features panel. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you different ways to quickly open Programs and Features in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open Programs and Features from Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/9-ways-to-open-control-panel-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Launch the Control Panel<\/a> and set the display to <strong>Large icons<\/strong>, then click <strong>Programs and Features<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/programs-and-features-control-panel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12799\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Open Programs and Features via Run<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Press Windows + R keys simultaneously to launch the Run box. Type <strong>appwiz.cpl<\/strong> and click <strong>OK<\/strong> to open Programs and Features.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/appwiz.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"207\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12800\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Open Programs and Features from Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re running a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-command-prompt-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Command Prompt<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-run-powershell-as-administrator-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PowerShell<\/a>, just execute the <strong>appwiz.cpl<\/strong> command. This will get you the Programs and Features window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/open-programs-and-features-with-command-line.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"145\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12801\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Open Programs and Features from Win+X Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Right-click on the <strong>Start<\/strong> button or press the Windows key + X keyboard combination. When the WinX menu opens, select <strong>Apps and Features<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/winx-menu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"550\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12802\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This will open the Apps &amp; Features pane in the new Settings app. On the right panel, look for the &#8220;<strong>Related settings<\/strong>&#8221; section and you can click the &#8220;<strong>Programs and Features<\/strong>&#8221; link to access the traditional Uninstall Programs window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/apps-and-features.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12803\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 5: Create a Programs and Features Shortcut on the Desktop<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you want to open Programs and Features with just a single click, follow these steps to create a desktop shortcut for quick access:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click any vacant area in the desktop, and select <strong>New<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Shortcut<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/new-shortcut.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9289\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Copy-paste the following command into the &#8220;<em>Type the location of the item<\/em>&#8221; field, and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<code>%WinDir%\\System32\\appwiz.cpl<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/create-programs-and-features-shortcut.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"419\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12804\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Name the shortcut &#8220;<em>Programs and Features<\/em>&#8221; or whatever you like, and then click <strong>Finish<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/name-shortcut.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"418\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12805\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Now, you can double-click the new shortcut on your desktop to access Programs and Features easily, or assign a keyboard shortcut to launch it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to get installed programs list or uninstall an application, you have to access the Programs and Features panel. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you different ways to quickly open Programs and Features in Windows 10. Method 1: Open Programs and Features from Control Panel Launch the Control Panel and set the display [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10,1894],"tags":[3965,3964,3963,3966],"class_list":["post-12794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-others","category-tips-tricks","category-windows-10","tag-access-programs-and-features-in-windows-10","tag-create-programs-and-features-shortcut","tag-open-programs-and-features","tag-programs-and-features-windows-10"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12794"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12808,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12794\/revisions\/12808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}