Are you tired of searching for an easy way to open Network Connections in order to view or change one of your adapter’s settings, because since Vista, Microsoft decided to place some of the things out of your reach? There are 2 easy ways to do this:
Method #1
This by far my favorite because the only thing you have to do is typing ncpa.cpl in the Run box (which you can open by pressing the Windows Key+R). This also works if you type it in the Start menu search box. 
Method #2
Another way is to type control netconnections in the Run dialog. It achieves the same thing but it is a bit longer. 
Now you can use Network Connections easily in order to configure your adapters.

Tags: network connections, Windows 7
It took me some while to figure this out.
Thanks for the tip!
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