From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 1/22/26 5:20 PM, Paul wrote:   
   > 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   
   >   
      
      
   Perfect.  Thank you!   
      
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