From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 1/22/2026 3:36 PM, VanguardLH wrote:   
   > T  wrote:   
   >   
   >> W11 25H2   
   >>   
   >> Anyone know how I can run   
   >>   
   >>       "control panel\All Control Panel Items\Devices and Printers"   
   >>   
   >> from the command line?   
   >   
   > Maybe use the old-style Control Panel shortcut of:   
   >   
   > rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL PrintersFolder   
   >   
   > or   
   >   
   > shell:printersfolder   
   > (in File Explorer address bar,   
   > or a shortcut to "explore.exe shell:printersfolder")   
   >   
   > Andy gave the shell directive with Class ID to open the Control Panel   
   > page.  You can enter that into the address bar of File Explorer, in the   
   > Run Dialog (Win+R), or use a shortcut to run:   
   >   
   > explorer.exe shell:::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}   
   >   
   > In Powershell, use:   
   >   
   > Start-Process -FilePath “control.exe” -ArgumentList “printers”   
   > or   
   > Start-Process "explorer.exe" "shell:PrintersFolder"   
   >   
   > Those work in Windows 10, and probably in Windows 11, too.   
   >   
      
   With your   
      
      explorer shell:printersfolder   
      
   if you right click in that window, there   
   is an Add Printer in there.   
      
      Paul   
      
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