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Useful Windows Commands

 

 
Run... Command

Accessibility Controls  

access.cpl  

Accessibility Wizard  

accwiz  

Add Hardware Wizard

hdwwiz.cpl 

Add/Remove Programs 

appwiz.cpl 

Administrative Tools

control admintools 

Adobe Acrobat (if installed)   

acrobat  

Adobe Designer (if installed)  

acrodist  

Adobe Distiller (if installed)   

acrodist  

Adobe ImageReady (if installed)  

imageready  

Adobe Photoshop (if installed)   

photoshop  

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

Control Panel  

control  

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

Files and Settings Transfer Tool  

migwiz  

File Signature Verification Tool

sigverif

Findfast

findfast.cpl

Firefox (if installed)  

firefox  

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

Help and Support  

helpctr  

HyperTerminal  

hypertrm  

Iexpress Wizard

iexpress

Indexing Service

ciadv.msc

Internet Connection Wizard  

icwconn1  

Internet Explorer  

iexplore  

Internet Properties 

inetcpl.cpl 

Internet Setup Wizard  

inetwiz  

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

Malicious Software Removal Tool  

mrt  

Microsoft Access (if installed)  

access.cpl  

Microsoft Chat

winchat

Microsoft Excel (if installed)  

excel  

Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)   

frontpg  

Microsoft Movie Maker  

moviemk  

Microsoft Paint  

mspaint  

Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)  

powerpnt  

Microsoft Word (if installed)  

winword  

Microsoft Syncronization Tool  

mobsync  

Minesweeper Game

winmine

Mouse Properties

control mouse 

Mouse Properties

main.cpl

Nero (if installed)  

nero  

Netmeeting  

conf  

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

Outlook Express  

msimn  

Paint  

pbrush  

Password Properties

password.cpl

Performance Monitor

perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor

perfmon

Phone and Modem Options 

telephon.cpl 

Phone Dialer  

dialer  

Pinball Game  

pinball  

Power Configuration 

powercfg.cpl 

Printers and Faxes

control printers 

Printers Folder

printers

Private Character Editor

eudcedit

Quicktime (If Installed)

QuickTime.cpl

Quicktime Player (if installed)  

quicktimeplayer  

Real Player (if installed)  

realplay  

Regional Settings 

intl.cpl 

Registry Editor

regedit

Registry Editor

regedit32

Remote Access Phonebook  

rasphone  

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 Information  

msinfo32  

System Properties 

sysdm.cpl 

Task Manager

taskmgr

TCP Tester  

tcptest  

Telnet Client

telnet

Tweak UI (if installed)  

tweakui  

User Account Management

nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager

utilman

Windows Address Book  

wab  

Windows Address Book Import Utility   

wabmig  

Windows Backup Utility (if installed)   

ntbackup  

Windows Explorer  

explorer  

Windows Firewall

firewall.cpl

Windows Magnifier

magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure

wmimgmt.msc

Windows Media Player  

wmplayer  

Windows Messenger  

msmsgs  

Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected)  

wiaacmgr  

Windows System Security Tool

syskey

Windows Update Launches

wupdmgr

Windows Version (to show which version of windows)  

winver  

Windows XP Tour Wizard

tourstart

Wordpad

write

 

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