[Annoying] Windows not wanting you to get to the old Devices and Printers

[Lync]

Why is Microsoft trying to stop you from getting to the old Devices and Printers in Windows?
Or just making it harder for you to get the the old Devices and Printers?
Or not even letting you create a shortcut to the old Devices and Printers?

I know you can click on "The Windows Icon, then Settings, Bluetooth and Devices, Devices, then scroll down and click on More Devices and Settings" but this is too much for me.

This is what I have come up with:
Create a text file on your desktop, rename it to "Devices and Printers.bat" so it becomes a batch file instead of a txt file. Copy and paste the following line into it:
start "C:\Users\INSERT-USER-HERE\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Run.exe" shell:::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}
Change INSERT-USER-HERE to your Windows User account.

Save the file, then double click on it. This is your shortcut to the old Devices and Printers.

Rant over...


Does anyone else have another way to bring up the old Devices and Printers easier?

[Tricky]

Re: Windows not wanting you to get to the old Devices and Printers

This might be a bit simpler, but only brings up the Windows 7 printer folder.

Create a new shortcut, in the target put this

C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:PrintersFolder

Name it what ever, and you can choose an icon, I think on Window 10 you can drag this to the taskbar.
On Windows 11 you need this in the target if you want the icon on the taskbar

explorer C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:PrintersFolder

I use the above on my work computer with Win11 to create shortcuts to anything.

[Blizzoo]

Re: Windows not wanting you to get to the old Devices and Printers

Win Key + R, in the Run command type: control printers

[Copier Addict]

Re: Windows not wanting you to get to the old Devices and Printers

Why is Microsoft trying to stop you from getting to the old Devices and Printers in Windows?
Or just making it harder for you to get the the old Devices and Printers?
Or not even letting you create a shortcut to the old Devices and Printers?

I know you can click on "The Windows Icon, then Settings, Bluetooth and Devices, Devices, then scroll down and click on More Devices and Settings" but this is too much for me.

This is what I have come up with:
Create a text file on your desktop, rename it to "Devices and Printers.bat" so it becomes a batch file instead of a txt file. Copy and paste the following line into it:
start "C:\Users\INSERT-USER-HERE\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Run.exe" shell:::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}
Change INSERT-USER-HERE to your Windows User account.

Save the file, then double click on it. This is your shortcut to the old Devices and Printers.

Rant over...


Does anyone else have another way to bring up the old Devices and Printers easier?

I just open the control panel and click on devices and printers. Easy peasy.

[tsbservice]

Re: Windows not wanting you to get to the old Devices and Printers

I just type in search whtever I want in that case typing pri in search field brings up desired...

[Tricky]

Re: Windows not wanting you to get to the old Devices and Printers

I just type in search whtever I want in that case typing pri in search field brings up desired...

But if you have to do that 10 or more times a day, I just click the icon with my method. The computer is my servant, not the other way around.

It brings up the old printer's folder, which I prefer.

[tsbservice]

Re: Windows not wanting you to get to the old Devices and Printers

But if you have to do that 10 or more times a day, I just click the icon with my method. The computer is my servant, not the other way around.

It brings up the old printer's folder, which I prefer.

Agree but I had to do it with a lot of different customers PCs. Mine own PC is with shortcut in a taskbar

[Lync]

Re: Windows not wanting you to get to the old Devices and Printers

Win Key + R, in the Run command type: control printers

This brings up the new Bluetooth and Devices window, not the old Devices and Printers window. From there you have to click on Devices, then More Devices and Printer Settings.

[Lync]

Re: Windows not wanting you to get to the old Devices and Printers

This might be a bit simpler, but only brings up the Windows 7 printer folder.

Create a new shortcut, in the target put this

C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:PrintersFolder

Name it what ever, and you can choose an icon, I think on Window 10 you can drag this to the taskbar.
On Windows 11 you need this in the target if you want the icon on the taskbar

explorer C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:PrintersFolder

I use the above on my work computer with Win11 to create shortcuts to anything.

This one is good, It's not the old Devices and Printers window but still gives you most of the options.

[Lync]

Re: Windows not wanting you to get to the old Devices and Printers

I just open the control panel and click on devices and printers. Easy peasy.

If you left click on Devices and Printers in Control Panel it takes you to the new Bluetooth and Devices window. If you right click on it and Open in New Window, it takes you to the Old Devices and Printers Window. The Old Devices and Printers Window is what I want.

This is still an easy way to get to it when I am at a customer site where I don't have my shortcut.
I just don't know why Microsoft would have so many different way to do it, but make it harder to get to where I am used to.

[Lync]

Re: Windows not wanting you to get to the old Devices and Printers

I just type in search whtever I want in that case typing pri in search field brings up desired...

This brings up "Bluetooth & Devices > Printers and Scanners"
You then have to click back on Bluetooth and Devices, then click on Devices, then click on More Devices and Printer Settings to get to the Old Devices and Printers Window.

The Old Devices and Printers window is what I want.

[SalesServiceGuy]

Re: Windows not wanting you to get to the old Devices and Printers

I am good with almost anything that Microsoft does in regards to forcing customers to ugrade their old equipment.