How to pin Settings to the Start Menu in Windows 10

March 2023 · 5 minute read
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  • As we go on with the latest updates of Windows 10, we keep on discovering interesting new features. In this post, we’re going to talk about one of them, which is the possibility to add your favorite Settings to the Start menu.

    So if you want to find out how you can pin particular Settings pages located in the Settings application to the Start menu of Windows 10, follow this tutorial and the steps listed below.

    Besides pining Settings to the Start menu, in this tutorial, you will also find out how to unpin the respective Settings options. In order to start the pining steps, go to the Settings page first located in the Start menu , and continue from there.

    How can I pin Settings to the Start menu in Windows 10?

    1. Use the Pin to Start menu

  • Left-click or tap on the Start feature.
  • From the Start menu left click or tap on the Settings feature situated in the upper left side of the menu.open settings windows 10
  • Now you should have the Settings window in front of you.
  • Left-click or tap on the setting you wish to pin to the Start Menu of Windows 10.
  • Now in the upper side of the Settings window, next to the search dialog box you will have a Pin icon.
  • Just left click or tap on the Pin icon and the setting you selected will be pinned to the Start menu in Windows 10
    Note: After you pin a specific setting to the Start menu you will also notice that the Pin icon will change, thus notifying you that the setting is already pinned.
    Note 2: You can perform the same steps for all the settings you wish to pin to the Start menu of Windows 10.
  • The latest Windows 10 OS versions also allow you to pin your favorite Settings page to the Start menu by simply right-clicking in the respective Settings page.

    Once you’ve done that, a quick Pin to Start menu will appear that lets you set the respective Settings page to the Start menu.

    pin to start windows 10

    2. Create a desktop shortcut

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    If you want to quickly access certain Settings pages, you can also create a Settings shortcut on the desktop as an alternative to pinning Settings to the Start menu.

    All you need to do is right-click on your desktop, select New, then Shortcut. A new window will pop-up allowing you to select the page that you want to add to the shortcut.

    create settings page shortcut windows 10

    Here is the list of the main Settings commands in Windows 10:

    Settings app pageCommand
    Account infoms-settings:privacy-accountinfo
    Airplane modems-settings:network-airplanemode
    Backgroundsms-settings:personalization-background
    Battery Saverms-settings:batterysaver
    Battery Saver Settingsms-settings:batterysaver-settings
    Battery usems-settings:batterysaver-usagedetails
    Bluetoothms-settings:bluetooth
    Calendarms-settings:privacy-calendar
    Camerams-settings:privacy-webcam
    Cellularms-settings:network-cellular
    Closed Captioningms-settings:easeofaccess-closedcaptioning
    Colorsms-settings:colors
    Colorsms-settings:personalization-colors
    Connected devicesms-settings:connecteddevices
    Contactsms-settings:privacy-contacts
    Data Usagems-settings:datausage
    Date and Timems-settings:dateandtime
    Dial-upms-settings:network-dialup
    DirectAccessms-settings:network-directaccess
    Displayms-settings:display
    Displayms-settings:screenrotation
    Ethernetms-settings:network-ethernet
    Family & other usersms-settings:otherusers
    Feedbackms-settings:privacy-feedback
    For developersms-settings:developers
    High Contrastms-settings:easeofaccess-highcontrast
    Keyboardms-settings:easeofaccess-keyboard
    Locationms-settings:privacy-location
    Lockscreenms-settings:lockscreen
    Magnifierms-settings:easeofaccess-magnifier
    Manage Wi-Fi Settingsms-settings:network-wifisettings
    Messagingms-settings:privacy-messaging
    Microphonems-settings:privacy-microphone
    Mobile hotspotms-settings:network-mobilehotspot
    Motionms-settings:privacy-motion
    Mousems-settings:easeofaccess-mouse
    Mouse & touchpadms-settings:mousetouchpad
    Narratorms-settings:easeofaccess-narrator
    Notifications & actionsms-settings:notifications
    Offline mapsms-settings:maps
    Optional featuresms-settings:optionalfeatures
    Other Devicesms-settings:privacy-customdevices
    Other Options (Ease of Access)ms-settings:easeofaccess-otheroptions
    Personalizationms-settings:personalization
    Power & sleepms-settings:powersleep
    Privacyms-settings:privacy
    Proximityms-settings:proximity
    Proxyms-settings:network-proxy
    Radiosms-settings:privacy-radios
    Region & languagems-settings:regionlanguage
    Sign-in optionsms-settings:signinoptions
    Speechms-settings:speech
    Speech, inking, & typingms-settings:privacy-speechtyping
    Startms-settings:personalization-start
    Storage Sensems-settings:storagesense
    Tablet modems-settings://tabletmode/
    Themesms-settings:themes
    Typingms-settings:typing
    VPNms-settings:network-vpn
    Wi-Fims-settings:network-wifi
    Windows Updatems-settings:windowsupdate
    Work accessms-settings:workplace

    If you wish to unpin the Settings from the Start menu, read the lines below:

  • Open the Start menu.
  • Find the Setting you wish to unpin from the list.
  • Right-click or hold tap on that setting.
  • From the menu that appears left click or tap on the Unpin from Start feature.
    Note: Another quick way to unpin a setting is by going again to the Settings window as you did before, click on the setting you wish to unpin and left click or tap on the icon presented next to the search dialog box.
  • And you are all done, you now know exactly how to pin your Modern settings situated in the Settings app to the Start menu of your Windows 10.

    If you have any questions regarding these steps, feel free to reach for the comments section below.

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