113 Useful Windows Commands

Maheshwaran Subramaniya

March 2nd, 2008

113 Windows Run Command

Courtesy: Yi Shiang

A Comprehensive list of most useful Windows Run Commands before you.

For quick windows commands Read on How to use Shell Operator

Make use of it and hack the features of Windows XP for better and productive use.

To Access…. Run Command

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

write

14 Comments

  1. Suresh
    Posted March 3, 2008 at 4:02 am | Permalink

    Good list of run commands. Good work maheshexp!!

  2. Andy
    Posted March 3, 2008 at 8:38 am | Permalink

    Great exploration of commands dude!!!

  3. Surender
    Posted March 5, 2008 at 10:20 am | Permalink

    Great work dude… Well done… Very useful :-)

  4. maheshexp
    Posted March 5, 2008 at 1:59 pm | Permalink

    Thanks Suren!!!

  5. Geetha
    Posted March 8, 2008 at 12:39 pm | Permalink

    Good buddy. Keep it up!

  6. Prabakaran Srinivasan
    Posted March 8, 2008 at 5:14 pm | Permalink

    Useful commands. But take care of your eye. It mite get spoilt, if u keep on working on laptop?!!!! ;)

  7. maheshexp
    Posted March 9, 2008 at 3:26 am | Permalink

    Hey buddy, thanks for your care. But, this kind of work have become blood and bone kind of stuff. Coz, I spend 1/3 of my life working with computers and hence this can’t be avoided for me ;-)

  8. Alice
    Posted March 13, 2008 at 7:54 am | Permalink

    Dude,
    You should give a me a url back for this post of yours.This is the original source
    http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2777.

    Else you can remove my content.

    Guess you will promptly do that.

    Alice

  9. raj
    Posted March 14, 2008 at 12:33 pm | Permalink

    why doesnt this site work in firefox?

  10. maheshexp
    Posted March 14, 2008 at 12:41 pm | Permalink

    Hi Raj, May I know the resolution of the monitor?
    Coz, this site has some problem in low resolution system.

  11. Geoserv
    Posted March 15, 2008 at 12:56 am | Permalink

    What a great post.

    STUMBLED!

    Added to NewsDots:

  12. maheshexp
    Posted March 15, 2008 at 2:40 am | Permalink

    @Geoserv, thanks for your comments!!

  13. maheshexp
    Posted March 20, 2008 at 1:45 am | Permalink

    Hi Alice, this post is originally from http://maheshexp.wordpress.com which I wrote on Jan-2006 and I guess you have written in Mar-2006. And since I moved to this, I moved my post too.

    You can check out the link too..
    http://maheshexp.wordpress.com/2006/01/12/113-useful-run-commads/

    So, probably I should get a linkback from you! ;-)

  14. Ravon
    Posted July 31, 2008 at 8:11 am | Permalink

    Useful list! Really well done.

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