How to Open “Device and Printers” in Windows 11
In Windows 11 22H2 and up, when you double-click
“Devices and Printers” from the classic Control Panel, it redirects you to the
Settings → Bluetooth & devices page. You may wonder how to access the
classic Device and Printers Control Panel applet.
In Windows 11 22H2 and higher, the old Devices and
Printers interface can still be accessed using one of the methods below.
Type the following command and click OK.
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Option 2: Via Settings
Open Settings.
Select “Bluetooth & devices” in the left pane.
Click “Devices” in the right pane.
Click “More devices and printer settings.”
Option 3: Using the Devices and Printers shortcut
icon
Open Control Panel (control.exe)
Select the “Small icons” view.
Right-click the “Devices and Printers” icon and
click Create shortcut.
Option 4: Add “Devices and Printers (Classic)”
icon to Control Panel.
To add “Devices and Printers (Classic)” to the
Control Panel, you can apply the following registry fix.
Download devices-and-printers-classic-cpl.reg(zipped)
Unzip and run the enclosed REG file.
Click Yes to confirm.
Close and reopen the Control Panel. The newly
added item will appear in the Category view as well as the “All Icons” view.
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