Devices and Printers is a Windows 11 Control Panel applet that shows devices connected or paired with your PC.
you might select to add or remove printers and other devices there.
ItsToolsmenu also includes a handy option for mapping internet drives.
you could make it quicker to access by setting up various types of shortcuts for opening that applet.
This is how you might create Devices and Printers shortcuts in Windows 11.
To change its icon to something better, right-poke the Devices and Shortcuts icon to selectProperties.
Select theChange Iconsoption to bring up the window below.
The default explorer.exe location has a few icons to choose from.
However, you’ve got the option to select many more icons from imageres.dll.
key in%systemroot%\system32\imageres.dllin the Look for icons box and pressEnter.
Then choose a printer or other rig icon from there, and click theOK>Applybuttons.
Right-tap the Devices and Shortcuts desktop shortcut and selectShow moreoptions.
Select thePin to taskbaroption on the classic menu.
If you prefer menu shortcuts, you could instead selectPin to Startjust above the taskbar option.
Then youll see a Devices and Printers shortcut in the pinned section at the front of the Start menu.
you could place that shortcut at the top of the menu by right-clicking it and selectingMove to top.
How to Set Up a Devices and Printers Keyboard Shortcut
Nothing beats the accessibility of keyboard shortcuts.
They enable you to open things wherever you are in Windows by pressing their key combinations.
Remember that deleting the Devices and Printers desktop shortcut will also erase the hotkey for opening it.
Click anywhere on the desktop area with the mouses right button and selectShow more options.
SelectDevices and Printerson the secondary classic menu to open that applet.
There arent any options in Explorer for adding shortcuts there.
Bring up the Explorer folder and file manager, and double-clickThis PCin its left sidebar.
Then clickDevices and Printersin the sidebar to open it from there.
Add whatever throw in of Devices and Printer shortcut you like best.
