Searching for the shortcut to device manager..i came across these nice shortcuts for several control panel settings options for easy access..To run each of these settings,
Fire up **run** (win key + r) and type in the **Shortcut** (e.g : devmgmt.msc) and the configuration dialogue pops up ;) Here is the list of shortcuts :
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Control Panel Settings
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**Shortcut** | **Where to find** |
| Certificate Manager | certmgr.msc | Control Panel \> Administrative Tools \> Computer Management |
| Indexing Service | ciadv.msc | Control Panel \> Administrative Tools \> Computer Management \> Services and Applications \> Indexing Service |
| Computer Management | compmgmt.msc | Control Panel \> Administrative Tools \> Computer Management |
| Device Manager | devmgmt.msc | Control Panel \> Administrative Tools \> Computer Management \> System Tools \> Device Manager |
| Disk Defragmenter | dfrg.msc | Control Panel \> Administrative Tools \> Computer Management \> Storage \> Disk Defragmenter |
| Disk Management | diskmgmt.msc | Control Panel \> Administrative Tools \> Computer Management \> Storage \> Disk Management |
| Event Viewer | eventvwr.msc | Control Panel \> Administrative Tools \> Computer Management \> System Tools \> Event Viewer |
| Shared Folders | fsmgmt.msc | Control Panel \> Administrative Tools \> Computer Management \> System Tools \> Shared Folders |
| Group Policy | gpedit.msc | \* |
| Local Users and Groups | lusrmgr.msc | Control Panel \> Administrative Tools \> Computer Management \> System Tools \> Local Users and Groups |
| Removable Storage | ntmsmgr.msc | Control Panel \> Administrative Tools \> Computer Management \> Storage \> Removable Storage |
| Performance Monitor | perfmon.msc | Control Panel \> Administrative Tools \> Performance |
| Resultant Set of Policy | rsop.msc | \* |
| Security Policy | secpol.msc | Control Panel \> Administrative Tools \> Local Security Policy |
| Services | services.msc | Control Panel \> Administrative Tools \> Computer Management \> Services and Applications \> Services |
| Windows Management Infrastructure | wmimgmt.msc | Control Panel \> Administrative Tools \> Computer Management \> Services and Applications \> WMI Control |
Also don’t forget to buzz me, if you know the location for the two settings Group Policy and Resultant Set of Policy
The options **gpedit.msc** and **rsop.msc** contain many hacks on customizing the environment settings. Have a look at them ;) Happy hacking !!technorati tags: hacks, windows xp, control panel, group policy hacks, device manager, shortcuts