If you interact frequently with windows settings, you might be interested in ms-settings URI commands. Ms-setting can be very helpful to find and navigate you to a specific windows setting.
For example, you can open the Printers & Scanners panel option by typing this command: ms-settings:Printers rather than wasting hours trying to find it.
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What exactly are these “ms-settings URI commands”?
ms-settings URI commands is a list of commands windows provide that you can use to navigate to any settings page in your windows 10 or windows 11 in just one click or command.
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How do I use these ms-settings URI commands?
These powerful commands can be used in many ways.
Here some different examples for using ms-setting commands:
- Open Chrome or any browser and enter the ms-settings command
- Press Win+R to open the Run dialog and type the ms-settings command
- Open a command prompt or Powershell and type “Start ms-settings:URI command”
- In the Windows Explorer address bar, type the ms-settings command
- Create a Windows shortcut and in the create shortcut window type “ms-settings:URI command”
Here is the …
Ultimate List of ms-settings URI commands to open any settings in Windows 10 in a click
- Accounts
- Apps
- Cortana
- Devices
- Ease of access
- Extras
- Gaming
- Home page
- Mixed reality
- Network and internet
- Personalization
- Phone
- Privacy
- Surface Hub
- System
- Time and language
- Update and security
- User accounts
Accounts
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Access work or school | ms-settings:workplace |
| Email & app accounts | ms-settings:emailandaccounts |
| Family & other people | ms-settings:otherusers |
| Set up a kiosk | ms-settings:assignedaccess |
| Sign-in options | ms-settings:signinoptions ms-settings:signinoptions-dynamiclock |
| Sync your settings | ms-settings:sync |
| Windows Hello setup | ms-settings:signinoptions-launchfaceenrollment ms-settings:signinoptions-launchfingerprintenrollment |
| Your info | ms-settings:yourinfo |
Apps
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Apps & Features | ms-settings:appsfeatures |
| App features | ms-settings:appsfeatures-app (Reset, manage add-on & downloadable content, etc. for the app) |
| Apps for websites | ms-settings:appsforwebsites |
| Default apps | ms-settings:defaultapps |
| Manage optional features | ms-settings:optionalfeatures |
| Offline Maps | ms-settings:maps ms-settings:maps-downloadmaps (Download maps) |
| Startup apps | ms-settings:startupapps |
| Video playback | ms-settings:videoplayback |
Cortana
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Cortana across my devices | ms-settings:cortana-notifications |
| More details | ms-settings:cortana-moredetails |
| Permissions & History | ms-settings:cortana-permissions |
| Searching Windows | ms-settings:cortana-windowssearch |
| Talk to Cortana | ms-settings:cortana-language ms-settings:cortana ms-settings:cortana-talktocortana |
Note
This Settings section on desktop will be called Search when the PC is set to regions where Cortana is not currently available or Cortana has been disabled. Cortana-specific pages (Cortana across my devices, and Talk to Cortana) will not be listed in this case.
Devices
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| AutoPlay | ms-settings:autoplay |
| Bluetooth | ms-settings:bluetooth |
| Connected Devices | ms-settings:connecteddevices |
| Default camera | ms-settings:camera (Deprecated in Windows 10, version 1809 and later) |
| Mouse & touchpad | ms-settings:mousetouchpad (touchpad settings only available on devices that have a touchpad) |
| Pen & Windows Ink | ms-settings:pen |
| Printers & scanners | ms-settings:printers |
| Touch | ms-settings:devices-touch |
| Touchpad | ms-settings:devices-touchpad (only available if touchpad hardware is present) |
| Text Suggestions | ms-settings:devicestyping-hwkbtextsuggestions) |
| Typing | ms-settings:typing |
| USB | ms-settings:usb |
| Wheel | ms-settings:wheel (only available if Dial is paired) |
| Your phone | ms-settings:mobile-devices |
Ease of access
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Audio | ms-settings:easeofaccess-audio |
| Closed captions | ms-settings:easeofaccess-closedcaptioning |
| Color filters | ms-settings:easeofaccess-colorfilter ms-settings:easeofaccess-colorfilter-adaptivecolorlink ms-settings:easeofaccess-colorfilter-bluelightlink |
| Display | ms-settings:easeofaccess-display |
| Eye control | ms-settings:easeofaccess-eyecontrol |
| Fonts | ms-settings:fonts |
| High contrast | ms-settings:easeofaccess-highcontrast |
| Keyboard | ms-settings:easeofaccess-keyboard |
| Magnifier | ms-settings:easeofaccess-magnifier |
| Mouse | ms-settings:easeofaccess-mouse |
| Mouse pointer & touch | ms-settings:easeofaccess-mousepointer |
| Narrator | ms-settings:easeofaccess-narrator ms-settings:easeofaccess-narrator-isautostartenabled |
| Speech | ms-settings:easeofaccess-speechrecognition |
| Text cursor | ms-settings:easeofaccess-cursor |
| Visual Effects | ms-settings:easeofaccess-visualeffects |
Extras
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Extras | ms-settings:extras (only available if “settings apps” are installed, for example, by a 3rd party) |
Gaming
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Game bar | ms-settings:gaming-gamebar |
| Game DVR | ms-settings:gaming-gamedvr |
| Game Mode | ms-settings:gaming-gamemode |
| Playing a game full screen | ms-settings:quietmomentsgame |
| TruePlay | ms-settings:gaming-trueplay (As of Windows 10, version 1809 (10.0; Build 17763), this feature is removed from Windows) |
Home page
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Default browser settings | ms-settings:defaultbrowsersettings |
Mixed reality
Note
These settings are only available if the Mixed Reality Portal app is installed.
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Audio and speech | ms-settings:holographic-audio |
| Environment | ms-settings:privacy-holographic-environment |
| Headset display | ms-settings:holographic-headset |
| Uninstall | ms-settings:holographic-management |
| Startup and desktop | ms-settings:holographic-startupandesktop |
Network and internet
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Advanced settings | ms-settings:network-advancedsettings |
| Airplane mode | ms-settings:network-airplanemode ms-settings:proximity |
| Cellular & SIM | ms-settings:network-cellular |
| Dial-up | ms-settings:network-dialup |
| DirectAccess | ms-settings:network-directaccess (only available if DirectAccess is enabled) |
| Ethernet | ms-settings:network-ethernet |
| Manage known networks | ms-settings:network-wifisettings |
| Mobile hotspot | ms-settings:network-mobilehotspot |
| Proxy | ms-settings:network-proxy |
| VPN | ms-settings:network-vpn |
| Wi-Fi | ms-settings:network-wifi (only available if the device has a wifi adapter) |
| Wi-Fi provisioning | ms-settings:wifi-provisioning |
Personalization
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Background | ms-settings:personalization-background |
| Choose which folders appear on Start | ms-settings:personalization-start-places |
| Colors | ms-settings:personalization-colors ms-settings:colors |
| Glance | ms-settings:personalization-glance (Deprecated in Windows 10, version 1809 and later) |
| Lock screen | ms-settings:lockscreen |
| Navigation bar | ms-settings:personalization-navbar (Deprecated in Windows 10, version 1809 and later) |
| Personalization (category) | ms-settings:personalization |
| Start | ms-settings:personalization-start |
| Taskbar | ms-settings:taskbar |
| Touch Keyboard | ms-settings:personalization-touchkeyboard |
| Themes | ms-settings:themes |
Phone
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Your phone | ms-settings:mobile-devices ms-settings:mobile-devices-addphone ms-settings:mobile-devices-addphone-direct (Opens Your Phone app) |
| Device Usage | ms-settings:deviceusage |
Privacy
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Accessory apps | ms-settings:privacy-accessoryapps (Deprecated in Windows 10, version 1809 and later) |
| Account info | ms-settings:privacy-accountinfo |
| Activity history | ms-settings:privacy-activityhistory |
| Advertising ID | ms-settings:privacy-advertisingid (Deprecated in Windows 10, version 1809 and later) |
| App diagnostics | ms-settings:privacy-appdiagnostics |
| Automatic file downloads | ms-settings:privacy-automaticfiledownloads |
| Background Apps | ms-settings:privacy-backgroundapps |
| Background Spatial Perception | ms-settings:privacy-backgroundspatialperception |
| Calendar | ms-settings:privacy-calendar |
| Call history | ms-settings:privacy-callhistory |
| Camera | ms-settings:privacy-webcam |
| Contacts | ms-settings:privacy-contacts |
| Documents | ms-settings:privacy-documents |
| Downloads folder | ms-settings:privacy-downloadsfolder |
| ms-settings:privacy-email | |
| Eye tracker | ms-settings:privacy-eyetracker (requires eyetracker hardware) |
| Feedback & diagnostics | ms-settings:privacy-feedback |
| File system | ms-settings:privacy-broadfilesystemaccess |
| General | ms-settings:privacy or ms-settings:privacy-general |
| Graphics | ms-settings:privacy-graphicscaptureprogrammatic ms-settings:privacy-graphicscapturewithoutborder |
| Inking & typing | ms-settings:privacy-speechtyping |
| Location | ms-settings:privacy-location |
| Messaging | ms-settings:privacy-messaging |
| Microphone | ms-settings:privacy-microphone |
| Motion | ms-settings:privacy-motion |
| Music Library | ms-settings:privacy-musiclibrary |
| Notifications | ms-settings:privacy-notifications |
| Other devices | ms-settings:privacy-customdevices |
| Phone calls | ms-settings:privacy-phonecalls |
| Pictures | ms-settings:privacy-pictures |
| Radios | ms-settings:privacy-radios |
| Speech | ms-settings:privacy-speech |
| Tasks | ms-settings:privacy-tasks |
| Videos | ms-settings:privacy-videos |
| Voice activation | ms-settings:privacy-voiceactivation |
Surface Hub
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Accounts | ms-settings:surfacehub-accounts |
| Session cleanup | ms-settings:surfacehub-sessioncleanup |
| Team Conferencing | ms-settings:surfacehub-calling |
| Team device management | ms-settings:surfacehub-devicemanagenent |
| Welcome screen | ms-settings:surfacehub-welcome |
System
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| About | ms-settings:about |
| Advanced display settings | ms-settings:display-advanced (only available on devices that support advanced display options) |
| App volume and device preferences | ms-settings:apps-volume (Added in Windows 10, version 1903) |
| Battery Saver | ms-settings:batterysaver (only available on devices that have a battery, such as a tablet) |
| Battery Saver settings | ms-settings:batterysaver-settings (only available on devices that have a battery, such as a tablet) |
| Battery use | ms-settings:batterysaver-usagedetails (only available on devices that have a battery, such as a tablet) |
| Clipboard | ms-settings:clipboard |
| Display | ms-settings:display |
| Default Save Locations | ms-settings:savelocations |
| Display | ms-settings:screenrotation |
| Duplicating my display | ms-settings:quietmomentspresentation |
| During these hours | ms-settings:quietmomentsscheduled |
| Encryption | ms-settings:deviceencryption |
| Focus assist | ms-settings:quiethours |
| Graphics Settings | ms-settings:display-advancedgraphics (only available on devices that support advanced graphics options) |
| Graphics Default Settings | ms-settings:display-advancedgraphics-default |
| Multitasking | ms-settings:multitasking ms-settings:multitasking-sgupdate |
| Night light settings | ms-settings:nightlight |
| Projecting to this PC | ms-settings:project |
| Shared experiences | ms-settings:crossdevice |
| Tablet mode | ms-settings:tabletmode (Removed in Windows 11) |
| Taskbar | ms-settings:taskbar |
| Notifications & actions | ms-settings:notifications |
| Remote Desktop | ms-settings:remotedesktop |
| Phone | ms-settings:phone (Deprecated in Windows 10, version 1809 and later) |
| Power & sleep | ms-settings:powersleep |
| Sound | ms-settings:sound |
| Sound devices | ms-settings:sound-devices |
| Storage | ms-settings:storagesense |
| Storage Sense | ms-settings:storagepolicies |
| Storage recommendations | ms-settings:storagerecommendations |
Time and language
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Date & time | ms-settings:dateandtime |
| Japan IME settings | ms-settings:regionlanguage-jpnime (available if the Microsoft Japan input method editor is installed) |
| Region | ms-settings:regionformatting |
| Language | ms-settings:keyboard ms-settings:keyboard-advancedms-settings:regionlanguage ms-settings:regionlanguage-bpmfime ms-settings:regionlanguage-cangjieime ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-wubi-udp ms-settings:regionlanguage-quickime ms-settings:regionlanguage-korime |
| Pinyin IME settings | ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-pinyin (available if the Microsoft Pinyin input method editor is installed)ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-pinyin-domainlexicon ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-pinyin-keyconfig ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-pinyin-udp |
| Speech | ms-settings:speech |
| Wubi IME settings | ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-wubi (available if the Microsoft Wubi input method editor is installed) |
| Add display language | ms-settings:regionlanguage-adddisplaylanguage |
| Language options | ms-settings:regionlanguage-languageoptions |
| Set display language | ms-settings:regionlanguage-setdisplaylanguage |
Update and security
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Activation | ms-settings:activation |
| Backup | ms-settings:backup |
| Delivery Optimization | ms-settings:delivery-optimization ms-settings:delivery-optimization-activity ms-settings:delivery-optimization-advanced |
| Find My Device | ms-settings:findmydevice |
| For developers | ms-settings:developers |
| Recovery | ms-settings:recovery |
| Launch Security Key Enrollment | ms-settings:signinoptions-launchsecuritykeyenrollment |
| Troubleshoot | ms-settings:troubleshoot |
| Windows Security | ms-settings:windowsdefender |
| Windows Insider Program | ms-settings:windowsinsider (only present if user is enrolled in WIP) ms-settings:windowsinsider-optin |
| Windows Update | ms-settings:windowsupdate ms-settings:windowsupdate-action |
| Windows Update-Active hours | ms-settings:windowsupdate-activehours |
| Windows Update-Advanced options | ms-settings:windowsupdate-options |
| Windows Update-Optional updates | ms-settings:windowsupdate-optionalupdates |
| Windows Update-Restart options | ms-settings:windowsupdate-restartoptions |
| Windows Update-Seeker on demand | ms-settings:windowsupdate-seekerondemand |
| Windows Update-View update history | ms-settings:windowsupdate-history |
User accounts
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Provisioning | ms-settings:workplace-provisioning (only available if enterprise has deployed a provisioning package) |
| Repair token | ms-settings:workplace-repairtoken |
| Provisioning | ms-settings:provisioning (only available on mobile and if the enterprise has deployed a provisioning package) |
| Windows Anywhere | ms-settings:windowsanywhere (device must be Windows Anywhere-capable) |
Control Center
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Control center | ms-settings:controlcenter |
Family Group
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Family Group | ms-settings:family-group |
Search
| Settings page | URI |
|---|---|
| Search | ms-settings:search |
| Search more details | ms-settings:search-moredetails |
| Search Permissions | ms-settings:search-permissions |
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