Windows 11: MS-Settings URI commands (complete list)

Use these ms-settings commands to open every page on the Windows 11 Settings app from Run, File Explorer, Command Prompt, and PowerShell.

Windows 11 ms-settings
Windows 11 ms-settings

On Windows 11, the “ms-settings” Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) scheme is a collection of commands that allows you to launch specific settings pages on the Settings app.

Although the “ms-settings” commands are not requirements to use Windows 11, they are important for developers who may need to integrate their apps with the Settings app, and technical users may want to use these URIs to open specific settings pages quickly from the Run command, File Explorer, PowerShell, or Command Prompt.

This guide will show you every command to open settings pages on Windows 11.

Open Settings pages with ms-settings commands on Windows 11

To open Settings pages with “ms-settings” commands on Windows 11, use these steps:

  1. Open the Run command (Windows key + R).

  2. Type the “ms-settings” followed by a semicolon “:” and the page’s unique name. For example, “Bluetooth,” and then click the OK button. In this case, the command will look like this: ms-settings:bluetooth.

    Run ms-settings command

You can also run the command from the File Explorer address bar or Command Prompt or PowerShell.

Complete list of ms-settings commands on Windows 11

SettingsURI
Accounts
Access work or schoolms-settings:workplace
Email & app accountsms-settings:emailandaccounts
Other users
Family & other people
ms-settings:otherusers
Familyms-settings:family-group
Set up a kioskms-settings:assignedaccess
Sign-in optionsms-settings:signinoptions
ms-settings:signinoptions-dynamiclock
Sync your settingsms-settings:sync
ms-settings:backup
Windows Hello setupms-settings:signinoptions-launchfaceenrollment
ms-settings:signinoptions-launchfingerprintenrollment
Your infoms-settings:yourinfo
Apps
Apps & Features
Installed apps
ms-settings:appsfeatures
App featuresms-settings:appsfeatures-app
Apps for websitesms-settings:appsforwebsites
Default appsms-settings:defaultapps
Manage optional featuresms-settings:optionalfeatures
Offline Mapsms-settings:maps
ms-settings:maps-downloadmaps
Startup appsms-settings:startupapps
Video playbackms-settings:videoplayback
Devices
AutoPlayms-settings:autoplay
Bluetoothms-settings:bluetooth
Connected Devicesms-settings:connecteddevices
Default camerams-settings:camera
Camera settingsms-settings:camera
Mouse & touchpadms-settings:mousetouchpad
Pen & Windows Inkms-settings:pen
Printers & scannersms-settings:printers
Touchms-settings:devices-touch
Touchpadms-settings:devices-touchpad
Text Suggestionsms-settings:devicestyping-hwkbtextsuggestions
Typingms-settings:typing
USBms-settings:usb
Wheelms-settings:wheel
Phone Linkms-settings:mobile-devices
Ease of access
Audioms-settings:easeofaccess-audio
Closed captionsms-settings:easeofaccess-closedcaptioning
Color filtersms-settings:easeofaccess-colorfilter
ms-settings:easeofaccess-colorfilter-adaptivecolorlink
ms-settings:easeofaccess-colorfilter-bluelightlink
Displayms-settings:easeofaccess-display
Eye controlms-settings:easeofaccess-eyecontrol
Fontsms-settings:fonts
High contrastms-settings:easeofaccess-highcontrast
Keyboardms-settings:easeofaccess-keyboard
Magnifierms-settings:easeofaccess-magnifier
Mousems-settings:easeofaccess-mouse
Mouse pointer & touchms-settings:easeofaccess-mousepointer
Narratorms-settings:easeofaccess-narrator
ms-settings:easeofaccess-narrator-isautostartenabled
Speechms-settings:easeofaccess-speechrecognition
Text cursorms-settings:easeofaccess-cursor
Visual Effectsms-settings:easeofaccess-visualeffects
Gaming
Game barms-settings:gaming-gamebar
Game DVRms-settings:gaming-gamedvr
Game Modems-settings:gaming-gamemode
Playing a game full screenms-settings:quietmomentsgame
Home
Default browser settings ms-settings:defaultbrowsersettings
Mixed reality
Audio and speech ms-settings:holographic-audio
Environmentms-settings:privacy-holographic-environment
Headset displayms-settings:holographic-headset
Uninstallms-settings:holographic-management
Startup and desktopms-settings:holographic-startupandesktop
Network and internet
Network & internetms-settings:network-status
Advanced settingsms-settings:network-advancedsettings
Airplane modems-settings:network-airplanemode
ms-settings:proximity
Cellular & SIMms-settings:network-cellular
Dial-upms-settings:network-dialup
DirectAccessms-settings:network-directaccess
Ethernetms-settings:network-ethernet
Manage known networksms-settings:network-wifisettings
Mobile hotspotms-settings:network-mobilehotspot
Proxyms-settings:network-proxy
VPNms-settings:network-vpn
Wi-Fims-settings:network-wifi
Wi-Fi provisioningms-settings:wifi-provisioning
Personalization
Backgroundms-settings:personalization-background
Choose which folders appear on Startms-settings:personalization-start-places
Colorsms-settings:personalization-colors
ms-settings:colors
Glancems-settings:personalization-glance
Lock screenms-settings:lockscreen
Navigation barms-settings:personalization-navbar
Personalization (category)ms-settings:personalization
Startms-settings:personalization-start
Taskbarms-settings:taskbar
Touch Keyboardms-settings:personalization-touchkeyboard
Themesms-settings:themes
Phone
Phone Linkms-settings:mobile-devices
ms-settings:mobile-devices-addphone
ms-settings:mobile-devices-addphone-direct
Device Usagems-settings:deviceusage
Privacy
Accessory appsms-settings:privacy-accessoryapps
Account infoms-settings:privacy-accountinfo
Activity historyms-settings:privacy-activityhistory
Advertising IDms-settings:privacy-advertisingid
App diagnosticsms-settings:privacy-appdiagnostics
Automatic file downloadsms-settings:privacy-automaticfiledownloads
Background Appsms-settings:privacy-backgroundapps
Background Spatial Perceptionms-settings:privacy-backgroundspatialperception
Calendarms-settings:privacy-calendar
Call historyms-settings:privacy-callhistory
Camerams-settings:privacy-webcam
Contactsms-settings:privacy-contacts
Documentsms-settings:privacy-documents
Downloads folderms-settings:privacy-downloads folder
Emailms-settings:privacy-email
Eye trackerms-settings:privacy-eyetracker
Feedback & diagnosticsms-settings:privacy-feedback
File systemms-settings:privacy-broadfilesystemaccess
Generalms-settings:privacy or ms-settings:privacy-general
Graphicsms-settings:privacy-graphicscaptureprogrammatic
ms-settings:privacy-graphicscapturewithoutborder
Inking & typingms-settings:privacy-speechtyping
Locationms-settings:privacy-location
Messagingms-settings:privacy-messaging
Microphonems-settings:privacy-microphone
Motionms-settings:privacy-motion
Music Libraryms-settings:privacy-musiclibrary
Notificationsms-settings:privacy-notifications
Other devices ms-settings:privacy-customdevices
Phone calls ms-settings:privacy-phonecalls
Picturesms-settings:privacy-pictures
Radiosms-settings:privacy-radios
Speechms-settings:privacy-speech
Tasksms-settings:privacy-tasks
Videosms-settings:privacy-videos
Voice activation ms-settings:privacy-voiceactivation
Search
Searchms-settings:search
Search more detailsms-settings:search-moredetails
Search Permissions ms-settings:search-permissions
System
Aboutms-settings:about
Advanced display settingsms-settings:display-advanced
App volume and device preferencesms-settings:apps-volume
Battery Saverms-settings:batterysaver
Battery Saver settingsms-settings:batterysaver-settings
Battery usems-settings:batterysaver-usagedetails
Clipboardms-settings:clipboard
Displayms-settings:display
ms-settings:screenrotation
Default Save Locationsms-settings:savelocations
Duplicating my displayms-settings:quietmomentspresentation
During these hoursms-settings:quietmomentsscheduled
Encryptionms-settings:deviceencryption
Focusms-settings:quiethours
Graphics Settingsms-settings:display-advancedgraphics
Graphics Default Settingsms-settings:display-advancedgraphics-default
Multitaskingms-settings:multitasking
ms-settings:multitasking-sgupdate
Night light settingsms-settings:nightlight
Projecting to this PCms-settings:project
Nearby sharing
Shared experiences
ms-settings:crossdevice
Tablet modems-settings:tabletmode
Taskbarms-settings:taskbar
Notifications & actionsms-settings:notifications
Remote Desktopms-settings:remotedesktop
Phonems-settings:phone
Power & sleepms-settings:powersleep
Soundms-settings:sound
Sound devicesms-settings:sound-devices
Storagems-settings:storagesense
Storage Sensems-settings:storagepolicies
Storage recommendationsms-settings:storagerecommendations
Disks & volumesms-settings:disksandvolumes
Time and language
Date & timems-settings:dateandtime
Japan IME settings ms-settings:regionlanguage-jpnime
Regionms-settings:regionformatting
Languagems-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
Pinyin IME settingsms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-pinyin
ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-pinyin-domainlexicon
ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-pinyin-keyconfig
ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-pinyin-udp
Speechms-settings:speech
Wubi IME settings ms-settings:regionlanguage-chsime-wubi
Add display languagems-settings:regionlanguage-adddisplaylanguage
Language options ms-settings:regionlanguage-languageoptions
Set display language ms-settings:regionlanguage-setdisplaylanguage
Update and security
Activationms-settings:activation
Backupms-settings:backup
Delivery Optimizationms-settings:delivery-optimization
ms-settings:delivery-optimization-activity
ms-settings:delivery-optimization-advanced
Find My Devicems-settings:findmydevice
For developersms-settings:developers
Recoveryms-settings:recovery
Launch Security Key Enrollmentms-settings:signinoptions-launchsecuritykeyenrollment
Troubleshootms-settings:troubleshoot
Windows Security ms-settings:windowsdefender
Windows Insider Programms-settings:windowsinsider
ms-settings:windowsinsider-optin
Windows Updatems-settings:windowsupdate
ms-settings:windowsupdate-action
Windows Update-Active hoursms-settings:windowsupdate-activehours
Windows Update-Advanced optionsms-settings:windowsupdate-options
Windows Update-Optional updates ms-settings:windowsupdate-optionalupdates
Windows Update-Restart options ms-settings:windowsupdate-restartoptions
Windows Update-Seeker on demandms-settings:windowsupdate-seekerondemand
Windows Update-View update historyms-settings:windowsupdate-history
User accounts
Provisioningms-settings:workplace-provisioning
Repair tokenms-settings:workplace-repairtoken
Provisioningms-settings:provisioning
Windows Anywherems-settings:windowsanywhere

You can learn more about these commands at this Microsoft support website.

About the author

Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 21 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].