From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 1/22/26 11:01 PM, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote:   
   > 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   
   >   
      
   OpenShell's "Devices and Printers" gets me the one I want.   
      
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