To head straight to the Sounds tab, open the Run command dialog box, type the following command, and press Enter:
Rundll32.exe Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL Mmsys.cpl,1 Open the Sound Tab Need to jump straight to the Recording tab without a hassle? Open the Run command dialog box, type the following command, and press Enter: Rundll32.exe Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL Mmsys.cpl,0 Open the Recording Tab
To directly open the Playback tab, open the Run command dialog box, type the following command, and press Enter: However, did you know that you can make a custom command that can open a specific tab right away? You can then create a command prompt desktop shortcut pre-loaded with these commands so you can run them with a double-click from your desktop.
The Sound control panel window is quite useful for configuring various system settings. Open the Sound Control Panel Tabs Quickly