Usefull Windows commands

Usefull Windows commands

2015, Mar 09    

Windows List of RUN Commands

You, as a system administrator, can use this a reference for easy execution of the daily tasks Windows Start > Run commands or Windows Key Windows Key + R on your keyboard

Action Command Alternative command
Open Documents Folder documents  
Open Videos folder videos  
Open Pictures Folder pictures  
Open Favorites Folder favorites  
32-bit ODBC driver under 64-bit platform C:\windows\sysWOW64\odbcad32.exe  
64 bit ODBC driver under 64-bit platform C:\windows\system32\odbcad32.exe  
Access (Microsoft Office) msaccess  
Accessibility Controls control access.cpl  
Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl  
Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl control appwiz.cpl,,1
Add Remove Windows Components control appwiz.cpl,,2  
Set Program Access & Defaults control appwiz.cpl,,3  
Administrative Tools control admintools  
Advanced User Accounts Control Panel netplwiz  
Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl  
Backup and Restore Utility sdclt  
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard fsquirt  
Calculator calc  
Certificate Manager certmgr.msc  
Character Map charmap  
Check Disk Utility chkdsk  
Clear Type (tune or turn off) cttune  
Clipboard Viewer clipbrd  
Color Management colorcpl.exe  
Command Prompt cmd  
Component Services dcomcnfg comexp.msc
Computer Management compmgmt.msc CompMgmtLauncher.exe
Control Panel control  
Credential (passwords) Backup and Restore Wizard credwiz  
Data Execution Prevention SystemPropertiesDataExecutionPrevention  
Date and Time Properties timedate.cpl  
DDE Shares ddeshare  
Device Manager devmgmt.msc hdwwiz
Device Pairing Wizard DevicePairingWizard  
Digitizer Calibration Tool (Tablets/Touch screens) tabcal  
Direct X Control Panel (when installed) directx.cpl  
Direct X Troubleshooter dxdiag  
Disk Cleanup Utility cleanmgr  
Disk Defragment dfrg.msc defrag
Disk Management diskmgmt.msc  
Disk Partition Manager diskpart  
Display Color Calibration dccw  
Display DPI / Text size dpiscaling  
Display Properties (Color & Appearance) control color  
Display Properties (Resolution, Orientation) desk.cpl  
Display Properties (Themes, Desktop, Screensaver) control desktop  
Documents (open ‘My Documents’ folder) documents  
Downloads (open ‘Downloads’ folder) downloads  
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility drwtsn32  
Driver Verifier Utility verifier  
DVD Player dvdplay  
Edit Environment Variables rundll32.exe sysdm.cpl,EditEnvironmentVariables  
Encrypting File System Wizard (EFS) rekeywiz  
Event Viewer eventvwr.msc  
Excel (Microsoft Office) Excel  
File Signature Verification Tool (Device drivers) sigverif  
Files and Settings Transfer Tool migwiz %systemroot%\system32\migwiz\migwiz.exe
Findfast findfast.cpl  
Firefox firefox  
Firewall Control Panel firewall.cpl  
Folders Properties control folders  
Font preview fontview arial.ttf  
Fonts control fonts  
Fonts Folder fonts  
Fonts list control fonts  
Free Cell Card Game freecell  
Game Controllers joy.cpl  
Group Policy Editor (for xp professional) 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  
IP Configuration ipconfig  
iSCSI Initiator configuration iscsicpl  
Keyboard Properties control keyboard  
Language Pack Installer lpksetup  
Local Group Policy Editor gpedit.msc  
Local Security Settings secpol.msc  
Local Users and Groups lusrmgr.msc  
Logs You Out Of Windows logoff  
Microsoft Chat winchat  
Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool mrt  
Microsoft Management Console mmc  
Microsoft Movie Maker moviemk  
Microsoft Paint mspaint  
Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool msdt  
Microsoft Syncronization Tool mobsync  
Minesweeper Game winmine  
Mouse Properties control mouse main.cpl
Netmeeting conf  
Network Connections control netconnections ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard netsetup.cpl  
Notepad notepad  
Object Packager packager  
ODBC configuration – Install/configure MDAC drivers odbcconf  
ODBC Data Source Administrator odbccp32.cpl  
On Screen Keyboard osk  
OOB Getting Started gettingstarted  
Outlook Express msimn  
Paint pbrush mspaint
Password Properties password.cpl  
Pen and Touch (Tablet/Pen input configuration) tabletpc.cpl  
Performance Monitor perfmon perfmon.msc
Phone and Modem Options telephon.cpl  
Phone Dialer dialer  
Pinball Game pinball  
Power Configuration powercfg.cpl powercfg.exe
Powerpoint (Microsoft Office) powerpnt  
Presentation Settings PresentationSettings  
Print Management (.msc) PrintManagement  
Printer Migration (backup/restore) printbrmui printbrm.exe
Printer user interface (List all printui.dll options) printui  
Printers and Faxes control printers  
Printers Folder printers  
Private Character Editor eudcedit  
Problem Steps Recorder psr  
Program Access and Computer Defaults – browser / email / media computerdefaults  
Projector netproj  
Regional Settings – Language, Date/Time format, keyboard locale. intl.cpl  
Registry Editor regedit regedit32
Remote Access Phonebook rasphone  
Remote Assistance msra  
Remote Desktop mstsc  
Removable Storage Operator Requests ntmsoprq.msc  
Resource Monitor resmon  
Resultant Set of Policy (for xp professional) rsop.msc  
Scanners and Cameras sticpl.cpl  
Scheduled Tasks control schedtasks  
Screenshot Snipping Tool snippingtool  
Security Center wscui.cpl  
Services services.msc  
Shared Folder Wizard shrpubw  
Shared Folders fsmgmt.msc  
Shuts Down Windows shutdown  
Software Licensing/Activation slui  
Sound Recorder soundrecorder  
Sound Volume sndvol  
Sounds and Audio mmsys.cpl  
Spider Solitare Card Game spider  
SQL Client Configuration cliconfg  
Switch projector display displayswitch  
Syncronization Tool (Offline files) mobsync  
System Configuration Editor sysedit  
System Configuration Utility msconfig  
System File Checker Utility (Scan/Purge) sfc  
System Information msinfo32  
System Properties sysdm.cpl SystemProperties
System Properties – Advanced SystemPropertiesAdvanced  
System Properties – Hardware SystemPropertiesHardware  
System Properties – Performance SystemPropertiesPerformance  
System Repair – Create a System Repair Disc recdisc  
Task Manager taskmgr  
Task Scheduler taskschd.msc  
TCP Tester tcptest  
Telnet Client telnet  
Trusted Platform Module Initialization Wizard tpmInit  
User Account Control (UAC) Settings UserAccountControlSettings  
User Account Management nusrmgr.cpl  
User Accounts (Autologon) control userpasswords2  
User Profiles – Edit/Change type C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe sysdm.cpl,EditUserProfiles  
Utility Manager utilman  
Windows Address Book wab  
Windows Address Book Import Utility wabmig  
Windows Disc Image Burning Tool isoburn C:\movies\madmax.iso  
Windows Explorer explorer  
Windows Features optionalfeatures  
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security wf.msc  
Windows Firewall firewall.cpl  
Windows Image Acquisition (scanner) wiaacmgr  
Windows Magnifier magnify  
Windows Management Infrastructure wmimgmt.msc  
Windows Memory Diagnostic Scheduler mdsched  
Windows Mobility Center (Mobile PCs only) mblctr  
Windows PowerShell ISE powershell_ise  
Windows Script Host (VBScript) wscript NAME_OF_SCRIPT.VBS  
Windows Security Action Center wscui.cpl  
Windows System Security Tool. Encrypt the SAM database syskey  
Windows Update wuapp  
Windows Update Standalone Installer wusa  
Windows Version (About Windows) winver  
Windows PowerShell powershell  
Word (Microsoft Office) winword  
WordPad write  
XPS Viewer xpsrchvw