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Screen Resolution Shortcut - Create

How to Create a Windows 7 Screen Resolution Shortcut
Published by Brink
09-08-2009
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How to Create a Windows 7 Screen Resolution Shortcut

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This will show you how to create or download a Screen Resolution shortcut that opens directly to the the screen resolution settings window. You can also Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, or move where you like in Windows 7 for easy use.

EXAMPLE: Screen Resolution
NOTE: This is the same settings for when you right click on a empty space on the desktop and click on Screen resolution.
Screen Resolution Shortcut - Create-display_settings.jpg




OPTION ONE

To Download the "Screen Resolution" Shortcut
1. Click on the Download button below to download the Screen_Resolution.zip file.
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2. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.

3. Open the .zip file and extract the Screen Resolution shortcut to the desktop.

4. Right click on the Screen Resolution shortcut, and click on Properties, General tab, and on the Unblock button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on to step 5.
Screen Resolution Shortcut - Create-unblock.jpg
5. Move the shortcut to where you like for easy use.

6. When done, you can delete the downloaded .zip file on the desktop if you like, or save it to use again.






OPTION TWO

To Manually Create the "Screen Resolution" Shortcut
1. Right click on a empty area on desktop, and click on New and Shortcut. (See screenshot below)
Screen Resolution Shortcut - Create-right_click.jpg
2. Type rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl into the location area, and click on the Next button. (See screenshot below)
Screen Resolution Shortcut - Create-step1.jpg
3. Type Screen Resolution for the name, and click on the Finish button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though.
Screen Resolution Shortcut - Create-step2.jpg
4. Right click on the new Screen Resolution shortcut on the Desktop and click on Properties.

5. Click on the Shortcut tab, then click on the Change Icon button. (See screenshot below)
Screen Resolution Shortcut - Create-step3.jpg
6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", type C:\Windows\System32\Display.dll and press Enter. (See screenshot below)
Screen Resolution Shortcut - Create-step4.jpg
7. Select the icon highlighted in blue above and click on OK. (See screenshot above)
NOTE: You can use any icon that you would like instead though.

8. Click on OK. (See screenshot below)
Screen Resolution Shortcut - Create-step5.jpg
9. Move the shortcut to where you like for easy use.
That's it,
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09-08-2009   #1
Night Hawk


Windows 7 Ultimate x64, XP Mode(VPC and VMLite), VM Player 4.02, W8 CPreview
 
 


You know I had to have a fast look at that one! Works like a champ!

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12-16-2009   #2
tmkeller


Windows 7 Ultimate 32 and 64 bit
 
 

Right Click Desktop > Screen Resolution

Great tutorial on how to create a shortcut! (I'm really getting into this forum lately, good good content here)

I'm running Ultimate so I'm not sure if it's a feature of that, but right clicking anywhere on the desktop you can select Screen Resolution. Image attached.
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12-16-2009   #3
Brink


Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
 
 


Hello tmKeller, and welcome to Seven Forums.
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