How to Create a "Problems Reports" Shortcut in Windows 7 and Windows 8
Information
This tutorial will show you how to create or download a
Problem Reports shortcut that you can use or pin where you like to quickly view problem report details that you have in
Windows 7 and
Windows 8.
EXAMPLE: Problems Reports
OPTION ONE
To Download a "Problems Reports" Shortcut
1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.
Problems_Reports.zip
2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.
3. Open the .zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Problems Reports shortcut to your desktop
.
4. Unblock the
Problems Reports shortcut.
5. In
Windows 7, you can now
Pin to Taskbar or
Pin to Start Menu, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
6. In
Windows 8 and 8.1, you can
Pin to Taskbar on desktop,
Pin to Start screen, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
7. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create a "Problems Reports" Shortcut
1. Right click or press and hold on an empty area on your desktop, and click/tap on New and Shortcut.
2. Copy and paste the command below into the location area, and click/tap on the Next button. (see screenshot below)
Code:
%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}\pageProblems
3. Type
Problems Reports for the name, and click/tap on the
Finish button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though. 4. Right click or press and hold on the new
Problems Reports shortcut, and click/tap on
Properties.
5. Click/tap on the
Shortcut tab, then click/tap on the
Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)
6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", type the location below, and press
Enter. (see screenshot below)
%windir%\System32\ActionCenterCPL.dll
7. Select the icon highlighted in blue above, and click/tap on
OK. (see screenshot above)
NOTE: You can use any icon that you would like instead though.
8. In
Windows 7, you can now
Pin to Taskbar or
Pin to Start Menu, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
9. In
Windows 8 and 8.1, you can
Pin to Taskbar on desktop,
Pin to Start screen, add to
Quick Launch,
assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn