Quick Run commands to start programs
To access various programs, sometimes it is quicker to open them using the run command instead of clicking through various program listings. To open them with the run command do the following
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Use the Run or Search Window (Click on the hyperlink and it will open in a different window)
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Type in the command from the list below
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Click OK
| To Access | Run Command | 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 | DDEShares | - | 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 | - | 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 | - | perfmonmsc | Performance Monitor | - | perfmon | |
| Phone and Modem Options | - | telphon.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 Widows | - | shutdown | Sounds and Audio | - | mmsys.cpl | |
| Spider Solitaire 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 (Return to Default Setting) | - | sfc /revert | |
| System file Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) | - | sfc /purgecache | 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 Maginifier | - | magnify | |
| Windows Management Infrastructure | - | wmimgmt.msc | Windows System Security Tool | - | syskey | |
| Windows Update Launches | - | wupdmgr | Windows XP Tour Wizard | - | tourstart | |
| Wordpad | - | write |