Windows – Adding a shortcut for “Change Adapter Settings”

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Is it possible to create a desktop shortcut for "Change Adapter Settings" in windows 7?

I run virtual machines, that I need to enable/disable NICs frequently.

Best Answer

You can create a shortcut to network connections by following this:

1) Right click on a empty area on the desktop and click on 'New' and 'Shortcut'.

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2) Enter this rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL ncpa.cpl in the 'Type the location of the item' field as shown below enter image description here

3) Now provide a name for your shortcut and click 'Finish' button. The shortcut should be created on your desktop enter image description here

Once this is done and you click it it should take you straight to 'Change adapter settings' screen.

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