How to make shortcuts to Windows 10 settings on your Desktop

Here’s how you can create custom Desktop icons to open the Windows 10 Settings app at a specific setting

Here’s how to make it work:

  1. Right-click or tap and hold any blank place on the Windows 10 Desktop.
  2. Choose New > Shortcut.
  3. Pick one of the ms-settings apps listed below and type it into the input box. For example, to go to the Data Usage app, type ms-settings:datausage in the box marked Type the location of the item.
  4. Click Next, give the shortcut a name, and click Finish.

A new shortcut appears on your desktop. Double-click or tap it, and the Settings app appears.

Here’s the list: