Run Commands - Windows Tips

Description                                                  Commands


A
Accessibility Option-Access.cpl
Accessibility Options-Control Access.cpl
Accessibility Wizard-Accwiz
Add Hardware Wizard-Hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs-Appwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs (Add New Programs)-Control Appwiz.cpl,,1
Add/Remove Programs (Add Remove Windows Components)-Control Appwiz.cpl,,2
Add/Remove Programs (Set Program Access & Defaults )-Control Appwiz.cpl,,3
*Administrative Tools control-Admintools
Automatic Updates-Wuaucpl.cpl
Authorization Manager (Vista/Win7)-Azman.msc


B
Backup Status and Utility (Vista/Win7)-Sdclt
Backup or Restore Wizard-Ntbackup
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard-Fsquirt


C
Calculator-Calc
Certificate Manager-Certmgr.msc
Character Map-Charmap
Check Disk Utility (XP)-Chkdsk
Clear Type Setting Wizard-Cttune.cpl
Clipboard Viewer-Clipbrd
Color Management (Vista)-Colorcpl
Command Prompt-Cmd
Command Prompt-Command
Component Services-Dcomcnfg
Computer Management (XP)-Compmgmt.msc
Computer Management (Vista/Win7)-CompMgmtLauncher
Connection Manager Profile Installer Cmstp
Control Panel Control
Create A Shared Folder Wizard Shrpubw


D
Date and Time Properties Timedate.cpl
DDE Share Ddeshare
Device Manager Devmgmt.msc
Direct X Diagnostic Tool Dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility Cleanmgr
*Disk Defragmenter Defrag
*Disk Defragmenter (XP) Dfrg.msc
Disk Defragmenter (Vista) Dfrgui
Disk Management Diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager Diskpart
Display Properties Control Desktop
Display Properties Desk.cpl
Display Properties (Appearance) Control Color
Driver Verifier Manager Verifier
Dr. Watson for Windows System Troubleshooting Utility Drwtsn32
DVD Player Dvdplay


E
Event Trap Translator Evntwin
Event Viewer Eventvwr.msc
Explore My Documents Explorer
Explore My Documents Userinit


F
Fax Configuration Wizard Fxsclnt
Fax Coverpage Editor Fxscover
File Signature Verification Sigverif
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard Migload
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard Migwiz
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard Migwiza
*Findfast Findfast.cpl
Folders Options Control folders
Fonts Control fonts
Fonts Fonts


G
Game Controllers Joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor Gpedit.msc
I
IExpress Iexpress.exe
Indexing Service Ciadv.msc
Internet Exlorer Iexplore
IP Configuration Ipconfig
Install or Uninstall Display Language (Vista/Win7) Lpksetup
Internet Properties Inetcpl.cpl
*ISCSI Initiator Properties (Vista/Win7) Iscsicpl
Items to Synchronize Mobsync


K
Keyboard Properties Control keyboard


L
Local Security Settings Secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups Lusrmgr.msc
Lock the Computer Tsdiscon
Log Off Windows Logoff


M
Master Volume Control Sndvol32
Media Player Version 5 Mplay32
Microsoft Magnifier Settings Magnify
Microsoft Management Consol (MMC) Mmc
Microsoft Narrator Narrator
Microsoft Paint Mspaint
*Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (Vista/Win7) Msdt
Mouse Properties Control mouse
Mouse Properties Main.cpl
MSN Messenger Msnmsgr


N
Network Access Protection Napstat
Network Connections Ncpa.cpl
Network Connections (New Connection Wizard) Rasphone
Network Setup Wizard Netsetup
Network Setup Wizard Netsetup.cpl
Notepad Notepad
Nslookup Nslookup


O
Object Packager Packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator Odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard Osk
Outlook Express Msimn


P
Paint Pbrush
Paint Mspaint
*Password Properties Password.cpl
Performance Monitor Perfmon.msc
Phone and Modem Options Telephon.cpl
Phone Dialer Dialer
Power Option Properties Powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes Control printers
Private Character Editor Eudcedit


R
Refresh Properties Refresh
Reg File Manager RegFileMerger
Regional and Language Options Intl.cpl
Registry Editor Regedit
Registry Editor Regedit32
Remote Desktop Connection Mstsc
Removable Storage Ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests Ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) Rsop.msc


S
*Scanner and Camera Wizard Wiaacmgr
Securing the Windows XP Account Database Syskey
Scheduled Tasks Control Schedtasks
Send Fax Wizard Fxssend
Services Services.msc
Shared Folders Fsmgmt.msc
*Shut Down Windows Shutdown
Sounds and Audio Device Properties Mmsys.cpl
Sound (Playback, Recording, Sounds) (Vista/Win7) Soundrecorder
SQL Server Client Network Utility Cliconfg
Stored User names and Passwords (Back Up or Restore) Credwiz
System Configuration Editor Sysedit
System Configuration Utility Msconfig
System Information Msinfo32
System Information Winmsd
System Properties (General) Sysdm.cpl


T
Telnet Client Telnet
*Trusted Platform Module Initialization Wizard (Vista/Win7) TpmInit


U
User Accounts Nusrmgr.cpl
User Accounts Control userpasswords
User Accounts (Autologon) Control Userpasswords2
User Accounts Control Panel (Vista/Win7) Netplwiz
Utility Manager Utilman


W
Windows Activation (Vista/Win7) Slui
Windows Defender Msascui
*Windows Error Reports Wercon
Windows Explorer Explorer
Windows Features (Vista/Win7) Optionalfeatures
Windows Firewall Firewall.cpl
Windows Firewall Control Panel (Vista/Win7) FirewallControlPanel
Windows Firewall Settings (Vista/Win7) FirewallSettings 
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (Vista/Win7) Wf.msc
*Windows Image Acquisition (scanner)(Vista/Win7) Wiaacmgr
Windows Magnifier Magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure (WMI) Wmimgmt.msc
Windows Management Instrumentation Tester Wbemtest
Windows Media Player Wmplayer
Windows Media Player Version 6 Mplayer2
Windows Media Player Validate Wmsetsdk
Windows Remote Assistance (Vista/Win7) Msra
Windows Script Host Settings Wscript
Windows Security Center Wscui.cpl
Windows Task Manager Taskmgr
Windows Update from Internet Wupdmgr
Windows Update (Vista/Win7) Wuapp
Windows Update Standalone Installer(Vista/Win7) Wusa
*Windows XP Tour Wizard Tourstart
Windows XP Uninstallation Osuninst
Windows Version (About Windows) Winver
Wordpad Write


* = optional component that may not be installed on all machines