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I want to programmatically do what is done when I click "Open" in this screenshot, on Windows 10: image

I want to, in order to create a shortcut for this action.

I know I can use the ms-settings:taskbar URI to reach the Taskbar section of Windows' Integrated Settings. That gets me close, but it's not the same as clicking "Open" from Cortana's search results.

How can I?

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  • Doesn't seem possible.
    – harrymc
    Mar 24, 2020 at 20:00
  • @harrymc because?
    – Unknow0059
    Mar 24, 2020 at 20:56
  • I listed the reasons below.
    – harrymc
    Mar 25, 2020 at 7:42

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This can be done using the old interface:

%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} \SystemIcons

Same options are available.

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Negative answer : Not possible, unless using a keyboard macro product such as AutoHotkey.

The reasons are:

  • The Microsoft article ms-settings: URI scheme reference has no ms-settings parameter for this page.

  • This page cannot be called by a shortcut as its command-line, as found using Process Explorer, does not work from CMD, and only works inside the environment of the Settings app:

    "C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe" -ServerName:microsoft.windows.immersivecontrolpanel
    

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