Useful commands to open applications
To open various windows using the run command follow these steps
- Access Run or Search window
- Type in the command from the list below
-
Click OK
| Administrative action | Run Command |
|---|---|
| Current user certificates | certmgr.msc |
| Certificate authority | certsrv.msc 1 |
| Certificate templates | certtmpl.msc 1 |
| Indexing service | ciadv.msc |
| Computer management | compmgmt.msc |
| Group policy object editor | dcpol.msc 1 |
| Device manager | devmgmt.msc |
| Disk defragmenter | dfrg.msc |
| Distributed file system | dfsgui.msc 1 |
| Disk management | diskmgmt.msc |
| Active directory domains and trust | domain.msc 1 |
| Default domain security settings | dompol.msc 1 |
| Active directory users and computers | dsa.msc 1 |
| Active directory sites and services | dssite.msc 1 |
| Event viewer | eventvwr.msc |
| File server | filesvr.msc 1 |
| Shared folders | fsmgmt.msc |
| Group policy object editor | gpedit.msc |
| Internet authentication service | ias.msc 1 |
| Local users and groups | lusrmgr.msc |
| Removable storage | ntmsmgr.msc |
| Removable storage operator requests | ntmsoprq.msc |
| Performance | perfmon.msc |
| Routing and remote access | rrasmgmt.msc 1 |
| Resultant set of policy | rsop.msc |
| Local security settings | secpol.msc |
| Services | services.msc |
| Telephony | tapimgmt.msc 1 |
| Terminal services configuration and connections | tscc.msc 1 |
| Remote desktops | tsmmc.msc 1 |
| Windows management infrastructure | wmimgmt.msc |
1 Uses the Windows Server 2003 family of operating systems