Browse into Control Panel?

Hello,

I'm looking for a way to browse into the control panel and then further into its subcategories.

For example, I'm browsing into Windows 7 automatic update settings. I'm trying to create a shortcut for this. So I browse to the location, which is:

Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Update\Change settings

but the problem is, it isn't providing hard drive locations ( ie. C:\, D:\, or E:\ )

I just browse to the 'change settings' window, and then right-click on the Windows Explorer location bar "right click, 'copy').

I can't seem to find a way to work this into an AHk script. I've tried "Run, Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Update\Change settings"

but so far, no good. Does anyone have some suggestions? Thanks...

Hi scriptor,

There are several different ways to open Control panel items. The script below highlights some of them along with relevant links. Going for a Control panel item like Windows Update is easy, but playing with this I've only found one way to go to something like Windows Update\Change Settings: it's to use the pagename as in the F5 method below. I actually couldn't find a list of pagenames anywhere but, after looking at the examples on the last link for the F5 code, I tried pageSettings and it worked on the first try!

Hope this helps!

edit. Just found this list of pagenames on a Russian website. That should do the trick for you:

http://backnet.ru/20...li-upravleniya/

#SingleInstance, Force

; https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4486.accessing-the-control-panel-via-the-commandline.aspx

F1::
; http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/20813-windows-update-shortcut-create-windows-7-a.html
; http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330741(v=vs.85).aspx
run, explorer.exe shell:::{36eef7db-88ad-4e81-ad49-0e313f0c35f8}
Return

F2::
; http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/20813-windows-update-shortcut-create-windows-7-a.html
Run, rundll32.exe url.dll FileProtocolHandler wuapp.exe
Return

F3::
Run, wuapp.exe
Return

F4::
; http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstricks/a/control-panel-command-line.htm
; http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstricks/tp/control-panel-applets-list.htm
; http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330741(v=vs.85).aspx
; http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc144191(v=VS.85).aspx?ppud=4
Run, control /name Microsoft.WindowsUpdate
Return

F5::
; http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstricks/a/control-panel-command-line.htm
; http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstricks/tp/control-panel-applets-list.htm
; http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330741(v=vs.85).aspx
; http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc144191(v=VS.85).aspx?ppud=4
Run, control /name Microsoft.WindowsUpdate /page pageSettings
Return

F6::
; For Win XP
; http://support.microsoft.com/kb/149648
; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_Panel_(Windows)
; http://www.devdashnull.com/?p=192
; http://waynestorey.com/blog/2009/06/18/list-of-control-panel-applets-cpl-files/
Run, wuaucpl.cpl
Return

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