Ultimate List of ms-settings URI commands to open any settings in Windows 10 in a click

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

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
Email 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
Settings page URI
Search ms-settings:search
Search more details ms-settings:search-moredetails
Search Permissions ms-settings:search-permissions

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