List of Useful Run Commands : Microsoft Windows Operating System

By Abhishek Shukla

The list of useful run command is as below :

| **Run Commands Listed below In Alphabetical Order****Program ** | **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 Distiller ( if installed ) | acrodist | |

| Adobe ImageReady ( if installed ) | imageready | |

| Adobe Photoshop ( if installed ) | photoshop | |

| Automatic Updates | wuaucpl.cpl | |

| Basic Media Player | mplay32 | |

| Bluetooth Transfer Wizard | fsquirt | |

| Calculator | calc | |

| Ccleaner ( if installed ) | ccleaner | |

| C: Drive | c: | |

| Certificate Manager | cdrtmgr.msc | |

| Character Map | charmap | |

| Check Disk Utility | chkdsk | |

| Clipboard Viewer | clipbrd | |

| Command Prompt | cmd | |

| Command Prompt | command | |

| Component Services | dcomcnfg | |

| Computer Management | compmgmt.msc | |

| Compare Files | comp | |

| Control Panel | control | |

| Create a shared folder Wizard | shrpubw | |

| 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 Partition Manager | diskmgmt.msc | |

| 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 | |

| Ethereal ( if installed ) | ethereal | |

| Event Viewer | eventvwr.msc | |

| Files and Settings Transfer Tool | migwiz | |

| File Signature Verification Tool | sigverif | |

| Findfast | findfast.cpl | |

| Firefox | firefox | |

| Folders Properties | control folders | |

| Fonts | fonts | |

| Fonts Folder | fonts | |

| Free Cell Card Game | freecell | |

| Game Controllers | joy.cpl | |

| Group Policy Editor ( xp pro ) | gpedit.msc | |

| Hearts Card Game | mshearts | |

| Help and Support | helpctr | |

| Hyperterminal | hypertrm | |

| Hotline Client | hotlineclient | |

| Iexpress Wizard | iexpress | |

| Indexing Service | ciadv.msc | |

| Internet Connection Wizard | icwonn1 | |

| 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 Diskpart | diskpart | |

| Microsoft Frontpage ( if installed ) | frontpg | |

| Microsoft Movie Maker | moviemk | |

| Microsoft Management Console | mmc | |

| Microsoft Narrator | narrator | |

| Microsoft Paint | mspaint | |

| Microsoft Powerpoint | powerpnt | |

| Microsoft Word ( if installed ) | winword | |

| Microsoft Syncronization Tool | mobsync | |

| Minesweeper Game | winmine | |

| Mouse Properties | control mouse | |

| Mouse Properties | main.cpl | |

| MS-Dos Editor | edit | |

| MS-Dos FTP | ftp | |

| 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 | |

| 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 Characters 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 pro ) | rsop.msc | |

| Scanners and Cameras | sticpl.cpl | |

| Scheduled Tasks | control schedtasks | |

| Security Center | wscui.cpl | |

| Services | services.msc | |

| Shared Folders | fsmgmt.msc | |

| Sharing Session | rtcshare | |

| Shuts Down Windows | shutdown | |

| Sounds Recorder | sndrec32 | |

| Sounds and Audio | mmsys.cpl | |

| Spider Solitare Card Game | spider | |

| SQL Client Configuration | clicongf | |

| 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 Settings) | 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 | |

| Volume Serial Number for C: | label | |

| Volume Control | sndvol32 | |

| Windows Address Book | wab | |

| Windows Address Book Import Utility | wabmig | |

| Windows Backup Utility ( if installed ) | ntbackup | |

| Windows Explorer | explorer | |

| Windows Firewall | firewall.cpl | |

| Windows Installer Details | msiexec | |

| Windows Magnifier | magnify | |

| Windows Management Infrastructure | wmimgmt.msc | |

| Windows Media Player | wmplayer | |

| Windows Messenger | msnsgs | |

| Windows Picture Import Wizard (Need camera connected) | wiaacmgr | |

| Windows System Security Tool | syskey | |

| Windows Script host settings | wscript | |

| Widnows Update Launches | wupdmgr | |

| Windows Version ( shows your windows version ) | winver | |

| Windows XP Tour Wizard | tourstart | |

| Wordpad | write | |

| Zoom Utility | igfxzoom | |

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