Start ➞ Run Commands for Windows - Windows CMD

Description Run Command Accessibility Options utilman
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control access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz Programs and Features
(Add New Programs)
(Add Remove Windows Components)
(Set Program Access & Defaults ) appwiz.cpl
control appwiz.cpl,,1
control appwiz.cpl,,2
control appwiz.cpl,,3
Administrative Tools control admintools Advanced User Accounts Control Panel netplwiz Authorization Manager azman.msc Automatic Update control wuaucpl.cpl Backup and Restore Utility sdclt Bluetooth Transfer Wizard fsquirt Calculator calc Certificate Manager certmgr.msc Character Map charmap Check Disk Utility chkdsk Clear Type (tune or turn off) cttune Color Management colorcpl.exe Command Prompt cmd Component Services dcomcnfg
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comexp.msc
Computer Management compmgmt.msc
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CompMgmtLauncher.exe
Control Panel control Credential (passwords) Backup and Restore Wizard credwiz Data Execution Prevention systemPropertiesDataExecutionPrevention Date and Time Properties timedate.cpl Device Manager hdwwiz
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devmgmt.msc
Device Pairing Wizard devicePairingWizard Digitizer Calibration Tool (Tablets/Touch screens) tabcal Direct X Control Panel (if installed) directx.cpl Direct X Troubleshooter dxdiag Disk Cleanup Utility cleanmgr Disk Defragmenter dfrgui
defrag
Disk Management diskmgmt.msc Disk Partition Manager diskpart Display Color Calibration dccw Display DPI / Text size dpiscaling Display Properties (Themes, Desktop, Screensaver) control desktop Display Properties (Resolution, Orientation) desk.cpl Display Properties (Color & Appearance) control color Documents (open 'My Documents' folder) documents Downloads (open 'Downloads' folder) downloads Driver Verifier Utility verifier DVD Player dvdplay Edit Environment Variables rundll32.exe sysdm.cpl,EditEnvironmentVariables Encrypting File System Wizard (EFS) rekeywiz Event Viewer eventvwr.msc File Signature Verification Tool (Device drivers) sigverif Files and Settings Transfer Tool %systemroot%\system32\migwiz\migwiz.exe Firewall Control Panel firewall.cpl Folders Properties control folders Fonts list control fonts
Font preview fontview arial.ttf Game Controllers joy.cpl Local Group Policy Editor gpedit.msc Internet Properties inetcpl.cpl IP Configuration ipconfig iSCSI Initiator configuration iscsicpl Keyboard Properties control keyboard Language Pack Installer lpksetup Local Security Policy secpol.msc Local Users and Groups lusrmgr.msc Log out logoff Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool mrt Microsoft Management Console mmc Access (Microsoft Office) msaccess Excel (Microsoft Office) excel Powerpoint (Microsoft Office) powerpnt Word (Microsoft Office) winword Microsoft Paint mspaint Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool msdt Mouse Properties control mouse
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main.cpl
Network Connections control netconnections
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ncpa.cpl
Projector:
Connect to Network Projector
Switch projector display netproj

displayswitch

Notepad notepad ODBC Data Source Admin
Default ODBC driver:
32-bit ODBC driver under 64-bit platform: %systemroot%\system32\odbcad32.exe
%systemroot%\sysWOW64\odbcad32.exe
ODBC configuration - Install/configure MDAC drivers odbcconf On Screen Keyboard osk OOB Getting Started gettingstarted Password - Create a Windows Password Reset Disk (USB) rundll32.exe keymgr.dll,PRShowSaveWizardExW Password - Change Password %systemroot%\explorer.exe shell:::{2559a1f2-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0} Pen and Touch (Tablet/Pen input configuration) tabletpc.cpl Performance Monitor perfmon.msc ('perfmon /rel' for the Reliability Monitor) Phone and Modem Options telephon.cpl Phone Dialer dialer Power Configuration powercfg.cpl and powercfg.exe Presentation Settings presentationSettings Problem Steps Recorder psr Program Access and Computer Defaults - browser / email / media computerdefaults Printers and Faxes control printers Print Management (.msc) printManagement Printer Migration (backup/restore) printbrmui and printbrm.exe Printer user interface (List all printui.dll options) printui Private Character Editor eudcedit Regional Settings - Language, Date/Time format, keyboard locale. intl.cpl Registry Editor regedit Remote Assistance msra Remote Desktop mstsc Resource Monitor resmon Resultant Set of Policy rsop.msc Settings ms-settings: Scheduled Tasks control schedtasks Screenshot Snipping Tool snippingtool Security Center wscui.cpl Services services.msc Shared Folder Wizard shrpubw Shared Folders fsmgmt.msc Shut Down Windows shutdown Software Licensing/Activation slui Sounds and Audio mmsys.cpl Sound Recorder soundrecorder Sound Volume sndvol Syncronization Tool (Offline files) mobsync System Configuration Utility msconfig System File Checker Utility (Scan/Purge) sfc System Information msinfo32 System Properties sysdm.cpl SystemProperties
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sysdm.cpl DisplaySYSDMCPL
System Properties - Performance systemPropertiesPerformance System Properties - Hardware systemPropertiesHardware System Properties - Advanced systemPropertiesAdvanced System Repair - Create a System Repair Disc recdisc System Restore rstrui.exe Task Manager taskmgr Task Scheduler taskschd.msc Telnet Client telnet Trusted Platform Module Initialization Wizard tpmInit
User Accounts (Autologon) control userpasswords2 User Account Control (UAC) Settings userAccountControlSettings User Profiles - Edit/Change type rundll32.exe sysdm.cpl,EditUserProfiles Windows Disc Image Burning Tool isoburn C:\movies\madmax.iso Windows Explorer explorer.exe
explorer.exe .  Will open at the current directory Windows Features optionalfeatures Windows Firewall
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security firewall.cpl
wf.msc
Windows Image Acquisition (scanner) wiaacmgr Windows Magnifier magnify Windows Management Infrastructure wmimgmt.msc Windows Memory Diagnostic Scheduler mdsched Windows Mobility Center (Mobile PCs only) mblctr Windows PowerShell powershell Windows PowerShell ISE powershell_ise Windows Security Action Center wscui.cpl Windows Script Host (VBScript) wscript NAME_OF_SCRIPT.VBS Windows System Security Tool. Encrypt the SAM database.
(boot password.) syskey Windows Update wuapp Windows Update Standalone Installer wusa Windows Version (About Windows) winver WordPad write

Unless indicated otherwise, all the commands above work in all versions of Windows from Vista upwards.
Most of these utilities can be found in %systemroot%\System32\

“The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a 'mouse.' There is no evidence that people want to use these things” ~ John Dvorak

How-to: ms-settings - Shortcuts to settings.
How-to: Shell: folder - Shortcuts to key folders.
How-to: Keyboard shortcuts For CMD, PowerShell and Windows.
How-to: MMC Snap-ins - Admin commands.
How-to: ProfileFolders - Location of user profile folders.
How-to: Run a script - How to create and run a batch file.
How-to: Autoexec - Run commands at startup.
START - Start a program, command or batch file.
EXPLORER - Open Windows Explorer.