5 Ways to Access Windows Tools in Windows 11: Explained

Explore 5 ways to access Windows tools in Windows 11, including the key concepts, practical examples, important considerations, and useful guidance.

Access Windows Tools using keyboard shortcuts

Step 1

Right- click on the desktop and select New > Shortcut . Next, under Type the Location of the item , enter explorer.exe shell:::{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153} and then click Next.

Step 2

Now we name the shortcut Windows Tools and save it.

Immediately afterwards, you will see the shortcut created on the screen ; simply press the shortcut to open Windows Tools on Windows 11.

Pin the Windows Tools to the Taskbar

Type "Windows Tools" into the search bar. Then, right-click on "Windows Tools" and select "Pin to Start" to pin the folder to the Start menu. Alternatively, click "Pin to Taskbar" to access it from the Taskbar.

Access Windows Tools from the Run dialog box

You type ` control admintools` into the Run dialog box to access it.

Use Command Prompt

Step 1

Type "Command Prompt" into the Windows 11 search box. Right-click on Command Prompt and select "Run as administrator".

Step 2

In the Command Prompt window, enter the given command and press Enter.

control admintools

This action will immediately open the Windows Tools folder on Windows 11.

Add Windows Tools to the context menu

You will need to download the Winaero Tweaker tool from the link below.

Winaero Tweaker

Open the application and click on Context Menu . Then, on the left side, select Windows Tools . To the side, check the box next to Add Windows Tools to the desktop context menu .

As a result, you will see Windows Tools in the right-click menu.