From: winstonmvp@gmail.com   
      
   VanguardLH wrote on 1/22/2026 1:41 PM:   
   > T  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Andy Burns wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> T wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Anyone know how I can run   
   >>>>   
   >>>>        "control panel\All Control Panel Items\Devices and Printers"   
   >>>>   
   >>>> from the command line?   
   >>>   
   >>> maybe   
   >>> explorer "shell:::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}"   
   >>   
   >> That is missing the tool bar at the top with add new etc.   
   >   
   > In Windows 10, when I run control.exe, click on "Devices and Printers",   
   > that dialog does not show a "New" button.  It does have "Add a device"   
   > and "Add a printer" buttons, or use the File menu to add devices or   
   > printers.  Maybe they changed the UI for the dialog in Windows 11.  When   
   > you navigate Control Panel (control.exe) to "Devices and Printers", you   
   > see a "New" button?   
   >   
      
   Different routes(to Devices and Printers in Win11) provide different   
   results.   
     - Note: below I'm abbreviating 'Devices and Printers' term in the   
   comments about the linked picture as DevPrt   
     -   
      
   See linked pic.   
      
      
   - The left side pic is the result when accessing DevPrt via two routes in   
   Win11's. both routes(1 and 2) yield the same dialog box.   
     1. Settings\Bluetooth and Devices\Devices\More devices and printer   
     2. Control Panel shortcut\Bluetooth and Devices\Devices\More devices   
   and printers   
   - The right side pic is the result when accessing DevPrt in Win11 via the   
   earlier mentioned 'explorer shell' route.   
      
   - The left side pic via (1 or 2) does not have the 'greyed out new' icon   
   but does have the usual options(Add device, Add printer)   
   - The right side pic via command.com (as admin) route has the 'New'   
   icon(which is inactive/greyed out).   
      
   You'll also notices some other differences   
     - the left side pic shows a square icon(More Options for sizing the   
   respective icons).   
     - the right side pic shows more greyed-out icons, plus Sort, View(same   
   icon sizing items), and an ellipsis(3 dots) for a few File Explorer-type   
   features.   
      
   You can make your own guesses on why the differences.   
     - shell command vs. settings?   
     - old code vs. newer code?   
     - never intended to be the same via command vs Settings   
     - more Win10/11 migration to Settings GUI   
     - Hoodoo magic   
      
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