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=== Get all your Control Panel and Management Console shortcuts ===
 ...in corresponding desktop folders, for easy administration


First, create **get_cpl_shortcuts.cmd** in your favorite text editor...

<code>
@echo off
md %userprofile%\desktop\cplfiles
SET count=1
FOR /f "tokens=*" %%G IN ('dir c:\windows\system32\*.cpl /b') DO (call :sub "%%G")
GOTO :eof

:sub
mklink %userprofile%\desktop\cplfiles\%1 c:\windows\system32\%1
GOTO :eof
</code>

Second, in your favorite text editor create **get_msc_shortcuts.cmd** ...

<code>
@echo off
md %userprofile%\desktop\mscfiles
FOR /f "tokens=*" %%G IN ('dir c:\windows\system32\*.msc /b') DO (call :sub "%%G")
GOTO :eof

:sub
mklink %userprofile%\desktop\mscfiles\%1 c:\windows\system32\%1
GOTO :eof
</code>

Start them and you will get "cplfiles" folder on your desktop populated with Controll Panell shortcuts, and "mscfiles" folder with Management console shortcuts....