Devices Open Devices and Printers in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to open Devices and Printers in Windows 11.

The Devices and Printers folder shows devices that are connected to a computer, including the document devices.

When you select a device in Devices and Printers, Device Stage shows the details for that device.

Reference:

When you try to open Devices and Printers from the Control Panel in Windows 11, it will now open to Settings > Bluetooth & devices instead.




Contents



EXAMPLE: Devices and Printers

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Option One

Open Devices and Printers from Settings


1 Open Settings (WIn+I).

2 Click/tap on Bluetooth & devices on the left side, and click/tap on Devices on the right side. (see screenshot below)


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3 Click/tap on More devices and printer settings under Related settings. (see screenshot below)

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Option Two

Open Devices and Printers from Run


1 Open Run (Win+R).

2 Copy and paste the command below into Run, and click/tap on OK or press Enter. (see screenshot below)

shell:::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}

Devices_and_Printers-Run.png



That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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Hi, and Thanks
Do you have the command for directly open *** Printer and Scanners Add Manually ***
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI
    CPU
    I7
    Motherboard
    msi godlike z390
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT ASUS TUF
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsun 32” Curve & Samsun 32” G5 Odyssey
    Screen Resolution
    Recommended
    Hard Drives
    x3 Samsung 980 PRO SSD x1 512MB x2 2TB
    PSU
    OCZ ZX Series 1250W
    Case
    Black
    Cooling
    Intel Liquid Cooling
    Keyboard
    Logitech G910 Mechanical
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 HERO
    Internet Speed
    400 MB/s
    Browser
    OPERA GX, Mozilla Dev
    Antivirus
    Defender
Hi, and Thanks
Do you have the command for directly open *** Printer and Scanners Add Manually ***

Hello, and welcome. :alien:

The command below is about as close as I can find. It will open "Add a device". Clicking on the "The printer that I want isn't listed" link at the bottom will open "Add Printer".

Rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL AddPrinter
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Great this is what I need to go Directly without loosing time in the new interface... THANKS
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI
    CPU
    I7
    Motherboard
    msi godlike z390
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT ASUS TUF
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsun 32” Curve & Samsun 32” G5 Odyssey
    Screen Resolution
    Recommended
    Hard Drives
    x3 Samsung 980 PRO SSD x1 512MB x2 2TB
    PSU
    OCZ ZX Series 1250W
    Case
    Black
    Cooling
    Intel Liquid Cooling
    Keyboard
    Logitech G910 Mechanical
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 HERO
    Internet Speed
    400 MB/s
    Browser
    OPERA GX, Mozilla Dev
    Antivirus
    Defender

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
How can I set a desktop shortcut for this? Using a .bat file (even put that .bat file system32) does NOT work. Creating a shortcut from right-click menu does not work. Thanks in advance.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Screen Resolution
    1080
How can I set a desktop shortcut for this? Using a .bat file (even put that .bat file system32) does NOT work. Creating a shortcut from right-click menu does not work. Thanks in advance.
Hello, and welcome. :alien:

Here you go:
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Spectre x360 2in1 14-eu0098nr (2024)
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 4.8 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated Intel Arc
    Sound Card
    Poly Studio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14" 2.8K OLED multitouch
    Screen Resolution
    2880 x 1800
    Hard Drives
    2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Internet Speed
    Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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