How to Create a Windows Features Shortcut in Windows 7 and Windows 8
Information
Windows Features will allow you to easily turn features on or off at will in Windows.
This tutorial will show you how to create or download a Windows Features shortcut that opens directly to the Turn Windows features on or off settings in Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Warning
You will need to be logged in as an administrator to be able to open Windows Features.
EXAMPLE: Windows Features
NOTE: These are the default settings in Windows 7 Ultimate.
OPTION ONE
To Download a "Windows Features" Shortcut
1. Click/tap on the download button below to download the file below.
Windows_Features.zip
2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.
3. Open the .zip file and extract the Windows Features shortcut to the desktop
.
4. Unblock the
Windows Features shortcut, and click on
Properties,
General tab, and on the button.
5. In
Windows 7, you can now
Pin to Taskbar 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 a "Windows Features" Shortcut
1. Right click or press and hold on an empty area on your desktop, and click/tap on
New and
Shortcut. (see screenshot below)
2. Copy and paste either location below into the location area, and click/tap on the
Next button. (See screenshot below)
rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,2
OR
%windir%\System32\OptionalFeatures.exe
3. Type
Windows Features 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 or press and hold on the new
Windows Features 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", copy and past the path below ,and press
Enter. (see screenshot below)
%windir%\System32\imageres.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
Windows 7, you can now
Pin to Taskbar 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