Windows Run Commands
Instead of navigating through a hundred Windows and dialogs, you can start a number of Windows’ utilities from the
Start > Run or ([Windows] + [R]) dialog itself.
Start > Run or ([Windows] + [R]) dialog itself.
More Windows Shortcuts
Windows Run Commands
Accessibility Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .access.cpl Accessibility Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .accwiz Add Hardware Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .hdwwiz.cpl Add/Remove Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .wiz.cpl Administrative Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control admintools Adobe Acrobat (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .acrobat Adobe Distiller (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .acrodist Adobe Photoshop (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . .photoshop 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 Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control 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 OR desk.cpl Display Properties (Appearance Tab) . . . . . . . .control color Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility . . .drwtsn32 Driver Verifier Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .verifier Event Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .eventvwr.msc Files and Settings Transfer Tool . . . . . . . . . . . .migwiz File Signature Verification Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . .sigverif Findfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .findfast.cpl Firefox (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .firefox Folders Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control folders Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control fonts Fonts Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fonts Free Cell Card Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .freecell Game Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .joy.cpl Group Policy Editor (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 Internet Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .inetwiz 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 Log Out Of Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .logoff And if this isn’t enough, you can create your own Windows Run command with incredible ease, too. First, create a shortcut for the program in question. Move this shortcut to C:\Windows and give it a short, simple name. You’ll now be able to run the program by hitting [Windows] + [R] and typing the name of this shortcut. |
Windows Run Commands
Malicious Software Removal Tool . . . . . . . . . . .mrt Microsoft Access (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .access Microsoft Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .winchat Microsoft Excel (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .excel Windows Movie Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .moviemk Microsoft Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mspaint OR pbrush Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) . . . . . . . . . .powerpnt Microsoft Word (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .winword Microsoft Syncronization Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mobsync Minesweeper Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .winmine Mouse Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control mouse Mouse Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .main.cpl Nero (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .nero Netmeeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .conf 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 On Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .osk Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ac3filter.cpl Outlook Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .msimn Password Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .password.cpl Performance Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .perfmon Phone and Modem Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .telephon.cpl Phone Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dialer Pinball Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pinball Power Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .powercfg.cpl Printers and Faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .control printers Printers Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .printers Private Character Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .eudcedit (to create your own fonts) Quicktime (If Installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .QuickTime.cpl Quicktime Player (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .quicktimeplayer Real Player (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .realplay Regional Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .intl.cpl Registry Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .regedit Remote Access Phonebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .rasphone Remote Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mstsc Removable Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ntmsmgr.msc Removable Storage Operator Requests . . . . . .ntmsoprq.msc Resultant Set of Policy (XP Professional) . . . . .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 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .msinfo32 System Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .sysdm.cpl Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .taskmgr TCP Tester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tcptest Tweak UI (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tweakui User Account Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .nusrmgr.cpl Utility Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .utilman Windows Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .wab Windows Address Book Import Utility . . . . . . .wabmig Windows Backup Utility (if installed) . . . . . . . .ntbackup Windows Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .explorer Windows Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .firewall.cpl Windows Magnifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .magnify Windows Management Infrastructure . . . . . . .wmimgmt.msc |