control.exe<\/strong> and click OK.<\/p>\n![\"open](\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/open-control-panel-2.png\")
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\nOpen Control Panel via File Explorer address bar.<\/h3>\n
Open File Explorer.<\/p>\n
Click on the chevron next to the folder or This PC icon in the address bar.<\/p>\n
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Click “Control Panel” from the drop-down.<\/p>\n
\nOpen Control Panel via the File Explorer navigation pane.<\/h3>\n
Right-click an empty area in the navigation pane of File Explorer.<\/p>\n
Enable “Show all folders.”<\/p>\n
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Expand the “Desktop” root entry if it’s not already expanded.<\/p>\n
Click “Control Panel.”<\/p>\n
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\nOpen Control Panel from a desktop icon<\/h3>\n
You can create a special icon on the desktop that opens Control Panel.<\/p>\n
To add the icon, run the following command in the Run (Win + R) dialog:<\/p>\n
control desk.cpl,,0<\/pre>\nIn the “Desktop Icon Settings” dialog, enable “Control Panel” and click OK.<\/p>\n
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This adds the Control Panel special icon to your desktop.<\/p>\n
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There are more ways to open Control Panel. But I think the above methods are the easiest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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