How to Create a Shortcut to Colors in Windows 10 & 11

By Timothy Tibbetts

If you like to tinker with the color and appearance of Windows 10, you can easily create a Desktop shortcut for easy access.

We can create this shortcut for the Control Panel, Settings, or both. The Settings shortcut will open Colors (Windows 10) and the Control Panel shortcut will open Colors and Appearance.

Video tutorial:

Right-click on your Desktop and click New > Shortcut.

Enter one of the following for what what you want the shortcut to open:

Control Panel:
explorer shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} -Microsoft.Personalization\pageColorization

Settings:
explorer ms-settings:colors

Click Next.

Type in Color and Appearance for the Shortcut name, and click Finish.

If you want to change the icon, right-click and click Properties. Click on the Shortcut tab. Click on Change Icon.

You can also right-click on your new Shortcut and Pin to Start, Pin to Taskbar.

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