How to Open Settings in Windows 10
Most of the settings you'll want to change in Windows 10 are in Settings. Settings is organized into the separate System, DevicesPhoneNetwork & InternetPersonalizationAppsAccountsTime & languageGamingEase of Access (Accessibility)SearchPrivacyUpdate & Securityand Mixed Reality (if available) categories. You can click/tap on a category to view and change more settings for that category.
Starting with Windows 10 build 18350Microsoft is introducing a new way to help users finish their Windows setup and quickly access some of the most frequently used settings. Inspired by the Microsoft account homepagethe Settings home page now has a header at the top allowing you to take quick action for things like signing in and managing your Microsoft accountmaking the Windows and Microsoft experience better. It also gives you an easy to glance at system statussuch as when updates are available. Some of you may have already seen this in previous buildsbut dont worry if notwere continuing to roll this out slowly and you will see it in an upcoming build.
Starting with Windows 10 build 21359the Ease of Access category in Settings has been renamed to Accessibility.
This tutorial will show you different ways to open the Settings app in Windows 10.
Contents
- Option One: Open Settings with Keyboard Shortcut
- Option Two: Open Settings from Win+X Quick Link Menu
- Option Three: Open Settings from Start Menu
- Option Four: Open Settings from Action Center
- Option Five: Open Settings from Search
- Option Six: Open Settings from File Explorer
- Option Seven: Open Settings from Run
- Option Eight: Open Settings from Command Prompt
- Option Nine: Open Settings from PowerShell
EXAMPLE: Settings in Windows 10
OPTION ONEOpen Settings with Keyboard Shortcut
1 Press the Win + i keys.
OPTION TWOOpen Settings from Win+X Quick Link Menu
OPTION THREEOpen Settings from Start Menu
1 Open the Start menu .
2 Click/tap on the Settings (gear) button on the left side of the Start menu. (see screenshot below)
OPTION FOUROpen Settings from Action Center
1 Open the Action Center (Win+A).
2 Click/tap on the All settings quick action button. (see screenshot below)
OPTION FIVEOpen Settings from Search
1 Open the Search (Win+S).
2 Type Settings into the search box. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on Settings in the search resultsor click/tap on Open if Settings is selected.
OPTION SIXOpen Settings from File Explorer
1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).
2 Click/tap on This PC in the navigation pane. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on the Computer tab.
4 Click/tap on the Open Settings button in the ribbon.
OPTION SEVENOpen Settings from Run
1 Open Run (Win+R).
2 Typems-settings:into Runand click/tap on OK or press Enter. (see screenshot below)
OPTION EIGHTOpen Settings from Command Prompt
1 Open a command prompt.
2 Copy and pastestart ms-settings:into the command promptand press Enter. (see screenshot below)
OPTION NINEOpen Settings from PowerShell
1 Open PowerShell.
2 Copy and pastestart ms-settings:into PowerShelland press Enter. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
Shawn
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Open Settings in Windows 10
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New #1
so good to have you here with us
another great tout
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New #2
Hey Brink...
When I go into safe-modevia the Advanced Startup Options I get the following message:
This app can't open.
Get Started can't be opened using the Built-In Administrator account. Sign in with a different account and try again.
Pressing Close clears the box. I didn't have the built-in Administrator defined.
Thinking I needed to create the Built-In Administrator I did so and when I choose the B-I Admin account I get this message which seems to be a similar message: You'll need a new app to open this ms-get-started. Clicking anywhere on the screen clears the message. My normal account still gets the first message.
I've never seen these messages when running Windows normally. Any ideas on getting rid of these messages? I don't know if the instructions in this tutorial apply to safe-mode and quite frankly I have a hard time following them.Last edited by streetwolf; 18 Nov 2015 at 13:12.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Home Brew
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
CPU: Intel i9-9900K CPU @ 5.1 GHz.
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS MASTER
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB @ 4100Mhz
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 GAMING 11GB GDDR5X
Sound Card: Realtek OnBoard
Monitor(s) Displays: BenQ PD3200U 32" 4K
Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Keyboard: Logitech K800
Mouse: Logitech MX Master 2S
PSU: Corsair RM1000i 1000 Watt PSU.
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 780T Full-Tower
Cooling: Corsair H115i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler.
Hard Drives: 2 x Samsung 970 PRO M.2 500GB NVMe 2 x Samsung 960 PRO M.2 500GB NVMe 1 x Samsung 860-EVO 2TB Internal SSD. 1 x SanDisk EXTREME900 USB3.1 450GB SATA6.
Internet Speed: 1Gb/1Gb
Browser: Firefox
Antivirus: Windows Defender
Other Info: 3 x 120mm Corsair LL Series RGB fans for the front of the case. 2 x 140mm Corsair LL Series RGB fans for the H115i Radiator. 1 x 140mm Corsair LL Series RGB fans for the rear of the case. 2 x 120mm Aigo R3 RGB fans on the bottom of the case. Corsair Lighting Nodes and LED strips.
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New #3
Hello steetwolf:)
I just testedand I get the same thing in Safe Mode while signing in to my Microsoft account that's an administrator.
It doesn't appear to affect anything though once I close the message.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Custom self built
OS: 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU: Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory: 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card: ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card: Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays: 2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
Screen Resolution: 2560x1440
Keyboard: Logitech wireless K800
Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
PSU: Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case: Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H115i
Hard Drives: 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
Internet Speed: 2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Other Info: Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
View my PC Album
Computer Type: Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP Spectre x360 2in1
OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Pro build 21390
CPU: i7-1065G7 3.9 GHz
Memory: 16 GB LPDDR4-3200
Graphics Card: Intel Iris Plus
Sound Card: Intel SST
Monitor(s) Displays: 13.3" 4K UWVA AMOLED multitouch
Screen Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Hard Drives: 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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New #4
Sounds like Get Started might be information on Windows after you first bring it upor perhaps it's looking for the app that sets things up for your account. Just a guess.Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Home Brew
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
CPU: Intel i9-9900K CPU @ 5.1 GHz.
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS MASTER
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB @ 4100Mhz
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 GAMING 11GB GDDR5X
Sound Card: Realtek OnBoard
Monitor(s) Displays: BenQ PD3200U 32" 4K
Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Keyboard: Logitech K800
Mouse: Logitech MX Master 2S
PSU: Corsair RM1000i 1000 Watt PSU.
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 780T Full-Tower
Cooling: Corsair H115i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler.
Hard Drives: 2 x Samsung 970 PRO M.2 500GB NVMe 2 x Samsung 960 PRO M.2 500GB NVMe 1 x Samsung 860-EVO 2TB Internal SSD. 1 x SanDisk EXTREME900 USB3.1 450GB SATA6.
Internet Speed: 1Gb/1Gb
Browser: Firefox
Antivirus: Windows Defender
Other Info: 3 x 120mm Corsair LL Series RGB fans for the front of the case. 2 x 140mm Corsair LL Series RGB fans for the H115i Radiator. 1 x 140mm Corsair LL Series RGB fans for the rear of the case. 2 x 120mm Aigo R3 RGB fans on the bottom of the case. Corsair Lighting Nodes and LED strips.
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Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Custom self built
OS: 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU: Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory: 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card: ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card: Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays: 2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
Screen Resolution: 2560x1440
Keyboard: Logitech wireless K800
Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
PSU: Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case: Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H115i
Hard Drives: 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
Internet Speed: 2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Other Info: Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
View my PC Album
Computer Type: Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP Spectre x360 2in1
OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Pro build 21390
CPU: i7-1065G7 3.9 GHz
Memory: 16 GB LPDDR4-3200
Graphics Card: Intel Iris Plus
Sound Card: Intel SST
Monitor(s) Displays: 13.3" 4K UWVA AMOLED multitouch
Screen Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Hard Drives: 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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New #6
Found this: Windows 10: Built-in Administrator account issuesWindows 10: Built-in Administrator account issues - Information Technology Blog
Haven't tried it yet. Wonder if it has to be done when in safe-mode for my normal account and B-I account?Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Home Brew
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
CPU: Intel i9-9900K CPU @ 5.1 GHz.
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS MASTER
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB @ 4100Mhz
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 GAMING 11GB GDDR5X
Sound Card: Realtek OnBoard
Monitor(s) Displays: BenQ PD3200U 32" 4K
Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Keyboard: Logitech K800
Mouse: Logitech MX Master 2S
PSU: Corsair RM1000i 1000 Watt PSU.
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 780T Full-Tower
Cooling: Corsair H115i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler.
Hard Drives: 2 x Samsung 970 PRO M.2 500GB NVMe 2 x Samsung 960 PRO M.2 500GB NVMe 1 x Samsung 860-EVO 2TB Internal SSD. 1 x SanDisk EXTREME900 USB3.1 450GB SATA6.
Internet Speed: 1Gb/1Gb
Browser: Firefox
Antivirus: Windows Defender
Other Info: 3 x 120mm Corsair LL Series RGB fans for the front of the case. 2 x 140mm Corsair LL Series RGB fans for the H115i Radiator. 1 x 140mm Corsair LL Series RGB fans for the rear of the case. 2 x 120mm Aigo R3 RGB fans on the bottom of the case. Corsair Lighting Nodes and LED strips.
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Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Custom self built
OS: 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU: Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory: 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card: ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card: Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays: 2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
Screen Resolution: 2560x1440
Keyboard: Logitech wireless K800
Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
PSU: Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case: Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H115i
Hard Drives: 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
Internet Speed: 2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Other Info: Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
View my PC Album
Computer Type: Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP Spectre x360 2in1
OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Pro build 21390
CPU: i7-1065G7 3.9 GHz
Memory: 16 GB LPDDR4-3200
Graphics Card: Intel Iris Plus
Sound Card: Intel SST
Monitor(s) Displays: 13.3" 4K UWVA AMOLED multitouch
Screen Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Hard Drives: 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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New #8
Guess I'll live with it. Like you said the message is easy to get rid of and doesn't appear to harm anything. In any event it probably is a bug.Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Home Brew
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
CPU: Intel i9-9900K CPU @ 5.1 GHz.
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS MASTER
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB @ 4100Mhz
Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 GAMING 11GB GDDR5X
Sound Card: Realtek OnBoard
Monitor(s) Displays: BenQ PD3200U 32" 4K
Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Keyboard: Logitech K800
Mouse: Logitech MX Master 2S
PSU: Corsair RM1000i 1000 Watt PSU.
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 780T Full-Tower
Cooling: Corsair H115i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler.
Hard Drives: 2 x Samsung 970 PRO M.2 500GB NVMe 2 x Samsung 960 PRO M.2 500GB NVMe 1 x Samsung 860-EVO 2TB Internal SSD. 1 x SanDisk EXTREME900 USB3.1 450GB SATA6.
Internet Speed: 1Gb/1Gb
Browser: Firefox
Antivirus: Windows Defender
Other Info: 3 x 120mm Corsair LL Series RGB fans for the front of the case. 2 x 140mm Corsair LL Series RGB fans for the H115i Radiator. 1 x 140mm Corsair LL Series RGB fans for the rear of the case. 2 x 120mm Aigo R3 RGB fans on the bottom of the case. Corsair Lighting Nodes and LED strips.
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New #9
UPDATE:
Starting with Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14328all pages in the Settings app now have individual icons associated with them. These individual icons will also be shown when you pin a settings page to Start. A dropdown flyout with page suggestions has also been added that will appear as you type into the Settings search box. These changes are designed to make it easier to find the settings you are looking for.Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Custom self built
OS: 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU: Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory: 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card: ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card: Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays: 2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
Screen Resolution: 2560x1440
Keyboard: Logitech wireless K800
Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
PSU: Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case: Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H115i
Hard Drives: 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
Internet Speed: 2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Other Info: Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
View my PC Album
Computer Type: Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP Spectre x360 2in1
OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Pro build 21390
CPU: i7-1065G7 3.9 GHz
Memory: 16 GB LPDDR4-3200
Graphics Card: Intel Iris Plus
Sound Card: Intel SST
Monitor(s) Displays: 13.3" 4K UWVA AMOLED multitouch
Screen Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Hard Drives: 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Open Settings in Windows 10
How to Open Settings in Windows 10Published by Shawn BrinkCategory: General Tips
17 Apr 2021
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