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I am using Windows 8.1, When I right click the bluetooth icon on system traybar, there is Join a Personal Area Network

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I would like to create that shortcut on my desktop, it looks like this, only showing the bluetooth device: enter image description here

On the path bar, it shows this place is Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers, but when I go there, it always display all device instead of bluetooth device only : enter image description here

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To Manually Create a "Bluetooth Devices" Shortcut

  1. Right click an empty area of your desktop.

  2. Click New.

  3. Click Shortcut.

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  1. Set the location to %windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{28803F59-3A75-4058-995F-4EE5503B023C}

  2. Click Next

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  1. Set the name to Bluetooth Devices

  2. Click Finish

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  1. Right click the Bluetooth Devices shortcut

  2. Click Properties

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  1. Click Shortcut

  2. Click Change Icon

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  1. Set look for to %SystemRoot%\system32\DevicePairingFolder.dll.

  2. Press Tab twice.

  3. Click the Bluetooth icon.

  4. Click OK twice.

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Source Bluetooth Devices Shortcut - Create in Windows 8

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  • Thanks for reply, but the shortcut is different from "Join a Personal Area Network”, here is the screenshot comparing: i.sstatic.net/3K7RF.png
    – Bilo
    Commented Jun 25, 2015 at 8:44
  • @Bilo In your screenshot which is the window you want to see and which window does the shortcut open?
    – DavidPostill ♦
    Commented Jun 25, 2015 at 10:20
  • The left one is what i want, just like the screenshot in question, but the shortcut open the right one, which is searching available bluetooth device instead
    – Bilo
    Commented Jun 25, 2015 at 10:25
  • @bilo Try using explorer.exe localappdata%\Packages\windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Indexed\Settings\en-US\AAA_SettingsPagePCSystemBluetooth.settingcontent-ms as the location. Replace en-US with your language code.
    – DavidPostill ♦
    Commented Jun 25, 2015 at 10:33
  • Hi, just tried but it is not working, it direct me to Documents this time
    – Bilo
    Commented Jun 25, 2015 at 11:04

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