In this post, we will show you how to Pin to Quick access, Pin to Start & Create a desktop shortcut to Control Panel items in Windows 11/10.

1] Open Control Panel in Elevated Mode using Shortcut Since Control Panel doesn’t already have a desktop shortcut, you need to create one for Control Panel so that it will run in elevated mode.

To open the Control Panel just double-click on the shortcut. How to add an icon for the Control Panel on the Windows 8 taskbar ...

You can, however, create a shortcut that lists all your Control Panel options in one list. If you're a tech news follower, you might have seen this listed recently as a "God mode" explorer hack.

If you miss the Start menu in Windows 8 largely because of the easy path it provided to the Control Panel, there are three keyboard shortcuts you need to know.

There are myriad ways to open programs in Windows 10 -- use the Start menu/screen, pin shortcuts to the taskbar, or use Cortana. But if hands-free isn't your thing, you can also use keyboard ...