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Run Commands

In case you wanted to get a command line thrill today....  

Useful RUN Commands  

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 - cnfg  

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 - regedt32  

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