-1

I have a shortcut with the contents ms-settings:bluetooth.

When I try and pin this to my taskbar, right click on the icon and select 'pin'. It just pins the standard settings to my taskbar not this particular page.

I need this page everyday now due to my new headphones only connecting when I press the "connect" button.

Update: I have just found I can click the button to open the icon tray then click Bluetooth, then click add device. But this is 2 extra clicks.

Improve this question
1
  • I don't have Win 11 to test currently, but what if you drag the shortcut into the pin taskbar area instead of pinning through menu? Is it different? Commented Aug 21 at 16:08

2 Answers 2

Reset to default
2

Rather than pin that shortcut to the Taskbar, it might be easiest to set its Shortcut key, and that requires only one key-combo press to activate.

[Set Shortcut key1

Note that the Desktop shortcut must be in one of a few folders to work:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

C:\Users\<user name>\Desktop

However, even easier, for me, is to use an application such as Clavier+ or AutoHotkey to manage all my keyboard shortcuts in one location. Just add ms-settings:bluetooth as a program with a keyboard shortcut.

Clavier+

Improve this answer
3
  • now lets hope I remember the shortcut tomorrow Commented Aug 20 at 16:18
  • 1
    @WendyG, yep, with a few dozen shortcuts, it can be problematic -- but you pick a mnemonic that's easy to remember, e.g., some helper keys + B for Bluetooth. Oh... not to mention that MS has reserved a slew of shortcuts to their products, such as Ctrl+Shift+Win+Alt for Copropilot. sigh Commented Aug 20 at 20:04
  • i did the automatic ctrl-alt-del first try, but after closing that window I remembered. Commented Aug 21 at 11:36
1

Here is one way to do this.

  1. Create a batch file that runs your settings URI. 
    start "" ms-settings:bluetooth
    Save this as a .bat file.
  2. Create a shortcut to this batch file in the start menu, for example %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Bluetooth.lnk.
  3. In the shortcut's properties, you should make it run minimized to hide the brief appearance of the terminal window. You can also change its icon — there is a Bluetooth icon in %SystemRoot%\System32\netshell.dll.
  4. To make this shortcut pinnable to the taskbar, it needs a usermodel app ID. You can make one up and assign it to the shortcut using Win7AppId. 
    Win7AppId1.1.exe Bluetooth.lnk BluetoothSettings
    This seems to work better for me when I run Win7AppId elevated, from an administrator terminal window.
  5. Find the shortcut in the Start Menu, then right-click › More › Pin to taskbar.
Improve this answer
1
  • I couldn't get win7appid1 to work, it couldn't open any shortcut files Commented Aug 20 at 13:17

You must log in to answer this question.

Start asking to get answers

Find the answer to your question by asking.

Ask question

Explore related questions

See similar questions with these tags.