Graphics drivers labeled as 15.45.xx.xxxx, 15.40.xx.xxxx, 15.36.xx.xxxx, and 15.33.xx.xxxx are legacy drivers. This method is only available for systems with legacy drivers installed. In desktop mode, right-click the Desktop. 3 Type a name you want for this shortcut, and click. 2 Copy the command you want from the table below as the 'location', and click/tap on Next. Heres How: 1 Right click or press and hold on your desktop, click/tap on New, and click/tap on Shortcut. Method 3: Desktop Mode (For systems with 15.45 and older drivers only) Links that would open the System page in Control Panel will now direct you to About in Settings. Original equipment manufacturers (OEM) can disable certain hot-key functions. On your keyboard, simultaneously press CTRL+ALT+F12.

Click the Intel Graphics Control Panel search result to launch the application.

In the Windows search box, search for 'Intel Graphics Control Panel' The Intel Graphics Control Panel will appear as a search result.

See the different methods below on how to open the Intel Graphics® Control Panel.Ĭlick on the method for details: Method 1: Windows Search Box (Recommended).

If you have 6th Generation Intel® Core Processors and newer, see& How to Install the Intel® Graphics Command Center. Supported Processors: 5th Generation Intel® Core Processors or older processors and related Intel Atom®, Pentium®, and Celeron® processors. See How to Find the Generation of Intel® Core™ Processors. You can see the full Control list here.This article is intended for the following Operating Systems: Windows® 10, 8*/8.1*, and 7*. For example, control wuaucple.cpl opens up Windows updates applet, control appwiz.cpl opens Uninstall programs applet, and control netconnections opens Network Connections applet directly. Last but certainly not least, each Control Panel applet can be launched directly from Win+R (Run) menu. That folder immediately becomes a shortcut that takes you right to the complete list of applets in Control Panel. Create a new folder on your desktop and paste in the following text as the name of the folder. Right, the God Mode still exists, not only in Windows 7 but also in Windows 8.1 as well. However, you will need to be in This PC in Windows 8.1 or Computer in Windows 7 to be able to see these options. In Windows 7, it’s much plainer, just called Open Control Panel on the toolbar. Heck, you can even Uninstall programs, open System properties dialog, and Computer Manage console right from there too. In Windows 8.1, press Win+E to open File Explorer and you will find that you can open Control Panel right from the Computer ribbon. What about Windows 10? It’s called Settings and you can find it right in the Start Menu.

It’s simple like that.īut in Windows 8.1, you will either right-click the Start orb or press Win+X key to get the Win+X menu that has the Control Panel in it. In Windows 7, Control Panel is right in the Start Menu. What about the Run menu? Press Win + R, type in Control, hit Enter, and Control Panel opens.

In Windows 7 and above, you can always press Windows key, start typing control, and press Enter to launch Control Panel as well. That’s actually what I do most of the times. For example, I assigned the letter “ c” to this shortcut and as a result, when I press Ctrl + Alt + C, it opens the Control Panel for me. In Shortcut key box, assign any letter you want to use as a keyboard shortcut key. Right-click that shortcut and go to Properties.ģ. On your desktop, create a shortcut that opens Control Panel.Ģ. Well, even though I hoped, Microsoft doesn’t actually have a specific keyboard shortcut assigned to take you straight to Control Panel. But you can create one on your own and here is how.ġ. Since it’s such an important piece to both Windows and user experience, do you know that Microsoft has dumped a number of ways for you to open it easily? From Keyboard Shortcut Even though it seems to be replaced by the Settings app in Windows 10 I don’t see its core functions will ever vanish. Control Panel is a dashboard in Windows with a long list of applets that control your Windows experience.

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