URI (“Uniform Resource Identifier”) commands can help you open settings in Windows 11 directly.
By entering an “MS-Settings” command in, for example, PowerShell, Command Prompt or the run window, the Windows 11 settings window immediately opens.
Most of these commands are used by professionals. They process the commands in scripts as in a certain program code or use the ms settings to improve productivity.
For example, calling the ms-settings helps to open certain settings faster, so you do not have to click through the Windows 11 settings. This information is not for the average computer user, but in some cases it is fun and especially useful to know.
This is the list of URI commands for Windows 11.
URI commands to open Windows 11 MS-Settings
Showcase
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Access to work or school | ms-settings: workplace |
| Email and accounts | ms-settings: emailandaccounts |
| Family and other users | ms-settings: otherusers |
| Kiosk settings | ms settings:assignedaccess |
| Login options | ms-settings: signinoptions ms-settings: signinoptions-dynamiclock |
| Windows backup | ms-settings: sync |
| Set up Windows Hello | ms-settings: signinoptions-launchfaceenrollment ms-settings: signinoptions-launchfingerprintenrollment |
| Your info (User account) | ms-settings: yourinfo |
Apps
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Apps and features | ms-settings: appsfeatures |
| App information | ms-settings:appsfeatures-app {appname} |
| Apps for websites | ms-settings: appsforwebsites |
| Standard apps | ms-settings: defaultapps |
| Optional parts | ms-settings: optionalfeatures |
| Offline maps | ms-settings:maps ms-settings: maps-downloadmaps |
| Startup apps | ms-settings: startupapps |
| Play video | ms-settings: videoplayback |
Action center
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Action center | ms-settings:controlcenter |
Devices
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Auto play | ms-settings: autoplay |
| Bluetooth | ms-settings: bluetooth |
| Connected devices | ms-settings: connecteddevices |
| Standard camera | ms-settings: camera |
| Camera settings | ms-settings:camera {cameraid} read more information. |
| Mouse and touchpad | ms-settings: mousetouchpad |
| Pen and Windows Ink | ms-settings: pen |
| Printers and scanners | ms-settings: printers |
| touch | ms-settings: devices-touch |
| touchpad | ms-settings: devices-touchpad |
| Text suggestions | ms-settings:devicestyping-hwkbtextsuggestions) |
| Types | ms-settings: typing |
| USB settings | ms-settings: usb |
| Mouse wheel | ms-settings:wheel |
| Telephone connection | ms-settings: mobile-devices |
Accessibility
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Sound (Audio) | ms-settings: easeofaccess-audio |
| Subtitles | ms-settings:easeofaccess-closedcaptioning |
| Color filters | ms-settings: easeofaccess-colorfilter ms-settings:easeofaccess-colorfilter-adaptivecolorlink ms-settings:easeofaccess-colorfilter-bluelightlink |
| Font size | ms-settings: easeofaccess-display |
| Eye control | ms-settings: easeofaccess-eyecontrol |
| Fonts | ms-settings: fonts |
| Contrast themes | ms-settings:easeofaccess-highcontrast |
| Keyboard | ms-settings:easeofaccess-keyboard |
| Magnifying glass | ms-settings:easeofaccess-magnifier |
| Mouse | ms-settings:easeofaccess-mouse |
| Mouse pointer and touch | ms-settings: easeofaccess-mousepointer |
| Narrator | ms-settings:easeofaccess-narrator ms-settings:easeofaccess-narrator-isautostartenabled |
| Speech | ms-settings: easeofaccess-speechrecognition |
| Text cursor | ms-settings: easeofaccess-cursor |
| Visual Effects | ms-settings: easeofaccess-visualeffects |
Gaming
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Xbox game bar | ms-settings: gaming-gamebar |
| Recordings | ms-settings: gaming-gamedvr |
| Game Mode | ms-settings: gaming-gamemode |
| When I'm not playing a game (concentration aid) | ms-settings: quietmomentsgame |
Home
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Standard browser | ms-settings:defaultbrowsersettings |
Network and internet
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Network and internet | ms-settings: network-status |
| Advanced network settings | ms-settings:network-advancedsettings |
| Airplane mode | ms-settings: network-airplanemode ms-settings: proximity |
| Mobile and SIM | ms-settings: network-cellular |
| Dial-up connections | ms-settings: network-dial |
| Direct access | ms-settings: network-direct access |
| Ethernet | ms-settings: network-ethernet |
| Manage known networks | ms-settings: network-wifisettings |
| Mobile hotspot | ms-settings: network-mobilehotspot |
| proxy | ms-settings: network-proxy |
| VPN | ms-settings: network-vpn |
| Wi-Fi settings | ms-settings: network-wifi |
| Wi-Fi facility | ms-settings:wifi-provisioning |
Personal settings
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Background | ms-settings: personalization-background |
| Choose which folders appear on Start | ms-settings: personalization-start-places |
| Colors | ms-settings: personalization-colors ms-settings:colors |
| Lock screen | ms-settings:lockscreen |
| Personal settings | ms-settings: personalization |
| Home | ms-settings: personalization-start |
| Taskbar | ms-settings: taskbar |
| On-screen keyboard | ms-settings: personalization-touchkeyboard |
| Themes | ms-settings: themes |
Phone
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Add phone | ms-settings:mobile-devices-addphone-direct |
| Device usage | ms-settings: deviceusage |
Privacy
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Account Information | ms-settings:privacy-accountinfo |
| Activity history | ms-settings: privacy-activityhistory |
| App diagnostics | ms-settings: privacy-appdiagnostics |
| Automatic file downloads | ms-settings: privacy-automaticfiledownloads |
| Background Spatial perception | ms-settings:privacy-backgroundspatialperception |
| Calendar | ms-settings:privacy-calendar |
| Call history | ms-settings: privacy-callhistory |
| Camera | ms-settings:privacy-webcam |
| Contacts | ms-settings:privacy-contacts |
| Documents | ms-settings: privacy-documents |
| Downloads folder | ms-settings: privacy-downloadsfolder |
| ms-settings: privacy-email | |
| Eye detector | ms-settings:privacy-eyetracker |
| Diagnostics and feedback | ms-settings:privacy-feedback |
| File system | ms-settings: privacy-broadfilesystemaccess |
| Privacy settings | ms-settings: privacy |
| Screen recordings and apps | ms-settings:privacy-graphicscaptureprogrammatic ms-settings:privacy-graphicscapturewithoutborder |
| Handwriting and typing | ms-settings:privacy-speechtyping |
| Location | ms-settings:privacy-location |
| Posts | ms-settings:privacy-messaging |
| Microphone | ms-settings:privacy-microphone |
| Movement | ms-settings:privacy-motion |
| Music library | ms-settings: privacy-musiclibrary |
| Meldingen | ms-settings: privacy-notifications |
| Other devices | ms-settings:privacy-customdevices |
| Phone calls | ms-settings: privacy-phonecalls |
| Images | ms-settings: privacy-pictures |
| Radios | ms-settings:privacy-radios |
| Speech | ms-settings: privacy-speech |
| Taken | ms-settings: privacy-tasks |
| Videos | ms-settings:privacy-videos |
| Voice activation | ms-settings: privacy-voiceactivation |
Search
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Search | ms-settings:search |
| Search more details | ms-settings:search-moredetails |
| Search permissions | ms-settings: search-permissions |
Surface
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Showcase | ms-settings:surfacehub accounts |
| Clean up session | ms-settings:surfacehub-sessioncleanup |
| Team meeting | ms-settings:surfacehub-calling |
| Team device management | ms-settings:surfacehub-devicemanageent |
| Welcome screen | ms-settings:surfacehub-welcome |
System
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Info | ms-settings: about |
| Advanced display settings | ms-settings: display-advanced |
| Volume mixer | ms-settings: apps-volume |
| Sleep mode | ms-settings: batterysaver |
| Sleep mode settings | ms-settings: batterysaver-settings |
| Battery use | ms-settings: batterysaver-usagedetails |
| Clipboard | ms-settings: clipboard |
| Display | ms-settings: display |
| Where new content is stored | ms-settings: savelocations |
| Display | ms-settings: screenrotation |
| When I duplicate my display | ms-settings: quietmomentspresentation |
| During these times | ms-settings: quietmomentsscheduled |
| Device encryption | ms-settings:deviceencryption |
| Concentration aid settings | ms-settings: quiethours |
| Graphics | ms-settings: display-advancedgraphics |
| Display | ms-settings:display-advancedgraphics-default |
| multitasking | ms-settings: multitasking ms-settings:multitasking-sgupdate |
| Night Light | ms-settings: nightlight |
| Project on this PC | ms-settings: project |
| Share in immediate vicinity | ms-settings: crossdevice |
| Taskbar | ms-settings: taskbar |
| Meldingen | ms-settings: notifications |
| External desktop | ms-settings: remotedesktop |
| On/off settings | ms-settings: powersleep |
| Sound | ms-settings: sound |
| All sound apartments | ms-settings: sound-devices |
| Storage | ms-settings: storagesense |
| Storage insight | ms-settings: storagepolicies |
| Clean recommendations | ms-settings:storagerecommendations |
| Disks and volumes | ms-settings:disksandvolumes |
Time and language
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Date and time | ms-settings: dateandtime |
| Region | ms-settings:regionformatting |
| Language | ms-settings:keyboard ms-settings:keyboard-advanced ms-settings: regionlanguage ms-settings:regionlanguage-bpmfime ms-settings:regionlanguage-cangjieime ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-wubi-udp ms-settings:regionlanguage-quickime ms-settings:regionlanguage-korime |
| Speech | ms-settings: speech |
| Add display language | ms-settings:regionlanguage-adddisplaylanguage |
| Language options | ms-settings:regionlanguage-languageoptions |
| Set default language | ms-settings:regionlanguage-setdisplaylanguage |
Update and security
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Activate Windows | ms-settings: activation |
| Backup | ms-settings: backup |
| Delivery Optimization | ms-settings:delivery-optimization ms-settings:delivery-optimization-activity ms-settings:delivery-optimization-advanced |
| Find my device | ms-settings: findmydevice |
| For developers | ms-settings:developers |
| System recovery | ms-settings: recovery |
| Insert security key into the USB port | ms-settings: signinoptions-launchsecuritykeyenrollment |
| Solve problems | ms-settings: troubleshoot |
| Windows security | ms-settings:windowsdefender |
| Windows Insider Program | ms-settings:windowsinsider ms-settings:windowsinsider-optin |
| Windows Update | ms-settings:windowsupdate ms-settings: windowsupdate-action |
| Windows Update – active hours | ms-settings:windowsupdate-activehours |
| Windows Update – advanced options | ms-settings:windowsupdate-options |
| Windows Update – optional updates | ms-settings:windowsupdate-optionalupdates |
| Windows Update – the launch options | ms-settings:windowsupdate-restartoptions |
| Search page on demand | ms-settings:windowsupdate-seekerondemand |
| Windows Update – update history | ms-settings:windowsupdate-history |
Showcase
| Settings | URI |
|---|---|
| Provisioning | ms-settings:workplace-provisioning |
| Restore token | ms-settings:workplace-repairtoken |
| Provisioning | ms-settings:provisioning |
| Windows Anywhere | ms-settings:windowsanywhere |
I hope to have informed you with this. Thank you for reading!