How to Create "Mouse Properties" Shortcuts in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8
Information
This will show you how to create or download Mouse Properties shortcuts that open to the Buttons, Pointers, Pointer Options, Wheel, and Hardware tabs in Mouse Properties.
What you have displayed for the tabs wil vary depending on if you have a mouse or touchpad installed, and for what options are included with the device's driver.
EXAMPLE: Mouse Properties
OPTION ONE
To Download the "Mouse Properties" Shortcut
1. Mouse Properties Shortcut that Opens to the Buttons or Tab 0
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Mouse_Buttons_Properties.zip
2. Mouse Properties Shortcut that Opens to the Pointers or Tab 1
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Mouse_Pointers_Properties.zip
3. Mouse Properties Shortcut that Opens to the Pointer Options or Tab 2
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Mouse_Pointer_Options_Properties.zip
4. Mouse Properties Shortcut that Opens to the Wheel or Tab 3
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Mouse_Wheel_Properties.zip
5. Mouse Properties Shortcut that Opens to the Hardware or Tab 4
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Mouse_Hardware_Properties.zip
6. Mouse Properties Shortcut that Opens to the Device Settings or Tab 5
NOTE: This 5th tab is device and driver specific, and this shortcut may not work on your computer to open to this tab. For example, the Device Settings tab 5 for a Synaptics touchpad will open with this shortcut, but the SetPoint Settings tab 5 for a Logitech mouse will not open with this shortcut.
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Mouse_Properties-Device_Settings.zip
7. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.
8. Open the downloaded .zip file and extract the Mouse Properties shortcut to the desktop
.
9. Right click on the
Mouse Properties 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.
10. In
Vista and
Windows 7, you can now
Pin to Taskbar (Windows 7 only) 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.
11. In
Windows 8, 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.
12. When done, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like, or save it to use again.
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create the "Mouse Properties" Shortcut
1. Right click on a empty area on desktop, and click on
New and
Shortcut.
2. Copy and paste the location below into the location area for what tab you want the
Mouse Properties shortcut to open to, and click on the
Next button. (see screenshot below)
Code:
%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,0
Code:
%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,1
Code:
%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,2
Code:
%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,3
Code:
%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,4
NOTE: This 5th tab is device and driver specific, and this shortcut may not work on your computer to open to this tab. For example, the Device Settings tab 5 for a Synaptics touchpad will open with this shortcut, but the SetPoint Settings tab 5 for a Logitech mouse will not open with this shortcut.
Code:
%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl,,5
3. Type
Mouse Buttons Properties using the
name of the
tab used, and click on the
Finish button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though.
4. Right click on the new
Mouse Buttons Properties shortcut on the Desktop and click on
Properties.
5. Click on the
Shortcut tab, then click on the
Change Icon button. (see screenshot below)
6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", copy and paste the location below and press
Enter. (see screenshot below)
%SystemRoot%\System32\main.cpl
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)
9. In
Vista and
Windows 7, you can now
Pin to Taskbar (Windows 7 only) 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.
10. In
Windows 8, 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