Useful RUN COMMANDS for Windows User

Accessibility Controls
access.cpl


Add Hardware Wizard
hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs
appwiz.cpl


Administrative Tools
control admintools


Automatic Updates
wuaucpl.cpl


Bluetooth Transfer Wizard
fsquirt

Calculator
calc


Certificate Manager
certmgr.msc


Character Map
charmap


Check Disk Utility
chkdsk


Clipboard Viewer
clipbrd


Command Prompt
cmd

Component Services
dcomcnfg


Computer Management
compmgmt.msc


Date and Time Properties
timedate.cpl


DDE Shares
ddeshare


Device Manager
devmgmt.msc


Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)*
directx.cpl


Direct X Troubleshooter
dxdiag


Disk Cleanup Utility
cleanmgr

Disk Defragment
dfrg.msc


Disk Management
diskmgmt.msc


Disk Partition Manager
diskpart


Display Properties
control desktop


Display Properties
desk.cpl


Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)
control color


Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility
drwtsn32


Driver Verifier Utility
verifier

Event Viewer
eventvwr.msc


File Signature Verification Tool
sigverif


Findfast
findfast.cpl


Folders Properties
control folders


Fonts
control fonts


Fonts Folder
fonts


Free Cell Card Game
freecell


Game Controllers
joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)
gpedit.msc


Hearts Card Game
mshearts


Iexpress Wizard
iexpress


Indexing Service
ciadv.msc

Internet Properties
inetcpl.cpl


IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) ipconfig /all
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Release All Connections) ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) ipconfig /registerdns
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /setclassid
Java Control Panel (If Installed)
jpicpl32.cpl


Java Control Panel (If Installed)
javaws

Keyboard Properties
control keyboard


Local Security Settings
secpol.msc


Local Users and Groups
lusrmgr.msc


Logs You Out Of Windows
logoff


Microsoft Chat
winchat


Minesweeper Game
winmine


Mouse Properties
control mouse

Mouse Properties
main.cpl


Network Connections
control netconnections


Network Connections
ncpa.cpl


Network Setup Wizard
netsetup.cpl


Notepad notepad
Nview


Desktop Manager (If Installed)
nvtuicpl.cpl


Object Packager
packager


ODBC Data Source Administrator
odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard
osk


Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed)
ac3filter.cpl


Password Properties
password.cpl


Performance Monitor
perfmon.msc


Performance Monitor
perfmon


Phone and Modem Options
telephon.cpl


Power Configuration
powercfg.cpl


Printers and Faxes
control printers


Printers Folder
printers


Private Character Editor
eudcedit


Quicktime (If Installed)
QuickTime.cpl


Regional Settings
intl.cpl


Registry Editor
regedit


Registry Editor
regedit32

Remote Desktop
mstsc


Removable Storage
ntmsmgr.msc


Removable Storage Operator Requests
ntmsoprq.msc


Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)
rsop.msc


Scanners and Cameras
sticpl.cpl


Scheduled Tasks
control schedtasks


Security Center
wscui.cpl

Services
services.msc


Shared Folders
fsmgmt.msc


Shuts Down Windows
shutdown


Sounds and Audio
mmsys.cpl


Spider Solitare Card Game
spider


SQL Client Configuration
cliconfg


System Configuration Editor
sysedit


System Configuration Utility
msconfig


System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)
sfc /cachesize=x


System Properties
sysdm.cpl

Task Manager
taskmgr


Telnet Client
telnet


User Account Management
nusrmgr.cpl


Utility Manager
utilman


Windows Firewall
firewall.cpl


Windows Magnifier
magnify


Windows Management Infrastructure
wmimgmt.msc


Windows System Security Tool
syskey


Windows Update Launches
wupdmgr

Windows XP Tour Wizard
tourstart


Wordpad
writ