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…

@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

Second, in your favorite text editor create get_msc_shortcuts.cmd

@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

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