If you’re like most people, you probably spend a lot of time launching system utilities. But what if you could save time by using the Windows Access Panel instead? The Windows Access Panel is a tool that lets you launch system utilities from the Start Menu. You can also use it to open system files and folders, or to change settings for your computer. To use the Windows Access Panel, first open the Start Menu and select Accessories. Then click on the Windows Access Panel icon. The Windows Access Panel will open in a new window. The first thing you’ll need to do is choose which system utility you want to launch. To do this, click on the System Tools tab and then select the desired system utility. For example, if you want to launch Norton Utilities, then click on the Norton Utilities tab and select it. Next, you’ll need to provide some information about the system utility you want to launch. For example, if you want to launch a programmatically, then you’ll need to provide a pathname (a filename) for the program’s executable file. You can also provide other information such as an executable file name and version number. Finally, specify how many times you want this system utility to be run per day (the default is three). You can also specify how long each run should last (the default is 30 minutes). Finally, specify whether or not this system utility should be started automatically when your computer starts up (the default is no).
Windows Access Panel
Basic view gives you quick access to several of the common utilities and system settings.
Advanced View allows access to more obscure but equally important settings and system utilities you may need from time to time.
Anything in the Access Panel is launched by a single click.
This utility will save you several steps in getting to where you need to be. For example, if you want to run Disk Cleanup you’d double click on My Computer, right-click the drive, go to Properties, then click on Disk Cleanup.
With Windows Access Panel you can just click on the tool you need. Where in this example is Disk Cleanup, and it opens a selection screen for you to choose the disk to cleanup and starts the process right away.
Conclusion
When you click on a utility listed in Windows Access Panel, it opens up the utility directly saving you time consuming clicks. The best part about this utility is it is portable, which makes it extremely handy for working on multiple machines. There are a total of 48 programs included in Version 1.0 and it works with Vista and Windows 7.
If need a quick way to access areas deep in Windows to tweak settings, and you work on multiple machines, Windows Access Panel is the perfect tool to be included on your flash drive.
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