 Sound Shortcuts - Create
How to Create Sound Shortcuts in Windows 7  Information This will show you how to create or download Sound shortcuts that can open to the Playback, Recording, Sounds, and Communications tabs in Sound.
You can also Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, or move where you like for easy use. In addition, you could assign a keyboard shortcut to these shortcuts. EXAMPLE: Sound NOTE: Opened to the Playback, Recording, Sounds, and Communications tabs in Folder Options.  
 
OPTION ONE
To Download a "Sound" Shortcut
1. Sound Shortcut that Opens to the Playback TabA) Click on the download button below to download the file below.Sound_Playback.zip
2. Sound Shortcut that Opens to the Recording TabA) Click on the download button below to download the file below.Sound_Recording.zip
3. Sound Shortcut that Opens to the Sounds TabA) Click on the download button below to download the file below.Sounds.zip
4. Sound Shortcut that Opens to the Communications TabA) Click on the download button below to download the file below.Sound_Communications.zip
5. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.
6. Open the downloaded .zip file and extract the Sound shortcut to the desktop.
7. Right click on the Sound 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.
8. Move the shortcut to where you like for easy use.
9. When done, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like, or save it to use again.
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create a "Sound" Shortcut
1. Right click on a empty area on desktop, and click on New and Shortcut.
2. Type the location below into the location area for what tab you want the Sound shortcut to open to, and click on the Next button. (See screenshot below) - Playback Tab
- %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,0
- Recording Tab
- %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,1
- Sounds Tab
- %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,2
- Communications Tab
- %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,3
3. Type the name of the Sound tab for the name, 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 Sound 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", type in the location below and press Enter. (See screenshot below)%windir%\System32\mmsys.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. Move the shortcut to where you like for easy use.
That's it,
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