Jump straight to any Settings page with ms-settings: links — via Microsoft Learn

Tricklow riskWindows 11Windows 10

Every page in the Settings app has its own ms-settings: address. Type one into Win+R, or a shortcut, or a script, and Windows opens that page directly, with no clicking through menus. It's great for pages you visit often.

Takes effect right away

How to do it

  1. Press Win + R and type an address, for example ms-settings:appsfeatures (installed apps), ms-settings:startupapps (startup apps), ms-settings:defaultapps (default apps), ms-settings:optionalfeatures (optional features), ms-settings:privacy-webcam or ms-settings:privacy-microphone.
  2. From Command Prompt or a .bat file use start ms-settings:startupapps.
  3. To make a desktop shortcut, right-click the desktop → New → Shortcut and enter the address as the location.
Microsoft's Launch Settings page has the full list. Some older entries are marked deprecated in Windows 11, for example ms-settings:privacy-backgroundapps.

Sources

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2026-11-02
Link checked
2026-11-02
Tested hands-on
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Oddbyte.Me hasn't tried this on every Windows build, so keep the undo handy.

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