How to Create an "Ease of Access Center" Shortcut in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8
Information
This tutorial will show you how to create or download an Ease of Access Center shortcut that you can use or pin where you like in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
EXAMPLE: Ease of Access Center
OPTION ONE
To Download an "Ease of Access Center" Shortcut
1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.
Ease_of_Access_Center.zip
2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.
3. Open the .zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Ease of Access Center shortcut to your desktop
.
4. Unblock the
Ease of Access Center shortcut.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create an "Ease of Access Center" 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 either location below into the location area, and click/tap on the
Next button. (See screenshot below)
%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}
OR
%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL access.cpl
3. Type
Ease of Access Center 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 on the new
Ease of Access Center 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)
%SystemRoot%\System32\accessibilitycpl.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. Click/tap 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