How to Create a "Bluetooth Devices" Shortcut in Windows 7
Information
There are many different types of Bluetooth enabled devices you can add to your computer, such as mobile phones, wireless headsets, and wireless mouse devices and keyboards.
This tutorial will show you how to create or download a Bluetooth Devices shortcut to pin or use where you like in Windows 7.
EXAMPLE: Bluetooth Devices
OPTION ONE
To Download a "Bluetooth Devices" Shortcut
1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.
Bluetooth_Devices.zip
2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.
3. Open the .zip file and extract (drag and drop) the Bluetooth Devices shortcut to your desktop
.
4. Right click on the
Bluetooth Devices 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.
5. 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. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .zip file if you like.
OPTION TWO
To Manually Create a "Bluetooth Devices" 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 the location below into the location area, and click/tap on the
Next button. (See screenshot below)
%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{28803F59-3A75-4058-995F-4EE5503B023C}
3. Type
Bluetooth Devices 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 swipe down on the new
Bluetooth Devices 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 paste the location below, and press
Enter. (See screenshot below)
%SystemRoot%\system32\DevicePairingFolder.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. 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.
That's it,
Shawn