Monday, June 21, 2010

Run With Windows Run Command

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What is Run Command in Windows ??

On the Microsoft Windows operating system, the Run command is used to directly open an application or document whose path is known. It functions more or less like a single-line command line interface.Starting with Windows 95, the Run command is accessible through the Start menu and also through the shortcut key. (Windows key + R). The input field in the dialog will show roughly 40-42 characters.Although the Run command is still present in Windows Vista and Windows 7, it no longer appears directly on the Start menu by default, in favor of the new search box and a shortcut to the Run command in the Accessories sub-menu.run-command

I think many of us don’t know this feature of Run that is if you type url of any web page and press enter then it opens the webpage in our default web browser.

Many of us don’t use Run because they don’t know the commands.So i am writing down around 156 run commands here which may be very useful to you (Source of these commands is MyPCHell.com ).

To Access…                                                                           Run Command

Accessibility Controls                                        access.cpl

Accessibility Wizard                                          accwiz

Add Hardware Wizard                                      hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs                                    appwiz.cpl



Administrative Tools                                        control admintools

Adobe Acrobat (if installed)                              acrobat

Adobe Designer (if installed)                             formdesigner

Adobe Distiller (if installed)                               acrodist

Adobe ImageReady (if installed)                        imageready

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

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

Files and Settings Transfer Tool                         migwiz

File Signature Verification Tool                          sigverif

Findfast                                                         findfast.cpl

Firefox (if installed)                                         firefox

Folders Properties                                           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

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

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

Malicious Software Removal Tool                       mrt

Microsoft Access (if installed)                            msaccess

Microsoft Chat                                                winchat

Microsoft Excel (if installed)                              excel

Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)                       frontpg

Microsoft Movie Maker                                     moviemk

Microsoft Paint                                               mspaint

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

ODBC Data Source Administrator                      odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard                                       osk

Opens AC3 Filter (if installed)                            ac3filter.cpl

Outlook Express                                             msimn

Paint                                                            pbrush

Password Properties                                       password.cpl

Performance Monitor                                       perfmon.msc

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

Quicktime (If Installed)                                    QuickTime.cpl

Quicktime Player (if installed)                            quicktimeplayer

Real Player (if installed)                                    realplay

Regional Settings                                            intl.cpl

Registry Editor                                                regedit

Registry Editor                                                regedit32

Remote Access Phonebook                              rasphone

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 The Next Boot) sfc /scanonce

System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) sfc /scanboot

System File Checker Utility (Return Scan Setting To Default)  sfc /revert

System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)      sfc /purgecache

System File Checker Utility (Sets Cache Size to size x)  sfc /cachesize=x

System Information                                         msinfo32

System Properties                                           sysdm.cpl

Task Manager                                                taskmgr

TCP Tester                                                     tcptest

Telnet Client                                                  telnet

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

Windows Media Player                                     wmplayer

Windows Messenger                                       msmsgs

Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected)   wiaacmgr

Windows System Security Tool                         syskey

Windows Update Launches                               wupdmgr

Windows Version (to show which version of windows)   winver

Windows XP Tour Wizard                                 tourstart

Wordpad                                                       write

Thinking about what are those .cpl and .msc extensions after the commands,here is the reason

the CPL (Common Public License) is a free software / open-source software license published by IBM. The Free Software Foundation and Open Source Initiative have approved the license terms of the CPL.

The MSC file type is primarily associated with 'Microsoft Management Console' by Microsoft Corporation.

If you any more Run commands do mention them in comments so that i can update the list..

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