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Tablet PC Settings Shortcut - Create

How to Create a "Tablet PC Settings" Shortcut in Windows 7
Published 02 Mar 2010
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How to Create a "Tablet PC Settings" Shortcut in Windows 7

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This will show you how to create or download a Tablet PC Settings shortcut.


EXAMPLE: Tablet PC Settings
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OPTION ONE
To Download the "Tablet PC Settings" Shortcut
1. Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Tablet_PC_Settings.zip
download
2. Save the .zip file to the desktop.

3. Open the .zip file and extract the Tablet PC Settings shortcut to the desktop.

4. Right click on the Tablet PC Settings 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.
Tablet PC Settings Shortcut - Create-unblock.jpg
5. You can now Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move it 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 "Tablet PC Settings" 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, and click on the Next button. (See screenshot below)
%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{80F3F1D5-FECA-45F3-BC32-752C152E456E}
Tablet PC Settings Shortcut - Create-step1.jpg
3. Type Tablet PC Settings for the name, and click on the Finish button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though.
Tablet PC Settings Shortcut - Create-step2.jpg
4. Right click on the new Tablet PC Settings shortcut on the Desktop and click on Properties.

5. Click on the Shortcut tab, then click on the Change Icon button. (See screenshot below)
Tablet PC Settings Shortcut - Create-step3.jpg
6. In the line under "Look for icons in this file", type the location below and press Enter. (See screenshot below)
%SystemRoot%\System32\tabletpc.cpl
Tablet PC Settings 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)
Tablet PC Settings Shortcut - Create-step5.jpg
9. You can now Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move it where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn






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