June 8, 2008

Windows Run Commands

I recently found the following list of all windows run commands in a computer magazine.
These commands are useful to start something quickly without going into hierarchy of menus or windows. Just press Windows Key + R to open the Run window and type in the required command.
These commands also come handy when the explorer crashes and you are left without any taskbar or icons. In that case you have to press Ctrl+Del+Delete to open the Task Manager and select "New Task(Run...)" from File menu and enter the command.

CommandDescription
Applications
calcStarts Calculator
excelStarts Microsoft Excel
explorerStarts Windows Explorer
firefoxStarts Firefox if installed
iexploreInternet Explorer
mobsyncStarts Microsoft Synchronization Tool
msimnOutlook Express
mspaintStarts Microsoft Paint
notepadStarts Notepad
outlookStarts Microsoft Outlook
powerpntStarts Microsoft Powerpoint
wabStarts Windows Address Book
winchatStarts Microsoft Chat
winwordStarts Microsoft Word
wordpadStarts Wordpad
Control Panel
appwiz.cplStarts "Add or Remove Programs"
controlStarts the "Control Panel"
control desktopOpens "Display Properties"
control foldersOpens "Folder Options"
control fontsOpens Fonts
control mouseOpens "Mouse Settings"
control netconnectionsOpens "Network Connections"
control shedtasksOpens "Scheduled Tasks"
control userpasswordsOpens "Users Accounts"
firewall.cplStarts "Windows Firewall"
mmsys.cplStarts "Sound and Audio Device properties"
netsetup.cplStarts "Network Setup Wizard"
powercfg.cplStarts "Power Options Properties"
sysdm.cplOpens "System Properties"
wuaucpl.cplStarts "Windows Updates"
Administration
ciadv.mscOpens "Indexing Service"
compmgmtOpens "Computer Management"
devmgmt.mscOpens "Device Manager"
diskmgmt.mscOpens "Disk Management"
eventvwr.mscOpens "Event Viewer"
fsmgmt.mscOpens "Shared Folders Management"
gpedit.mscStarts "Group Policy Editor"
ntmsmgr.mscOpens "Removable Storage Management"
perfmon.mscOpens Performance Monitor
secpol.mscOpens "Security Policies"
services.mscOpens "Services Management"
Utilities
chkdskRuns "Check Disk" (e.g. chkdsk c:)
clipbrdOpens "Clipboard Viewer"
cmdStarts a Command Prompt Window
diskpartRuns "Microsoft Disk Partitioning Tool"
drwtsn32Runs Dr. Watson Debugger
dxdiagRuns "DirectX Diagnostic Tool"
eudceitStarts "Private Character Editor"
fsquirtRuns "Bluetooth Transfer Wizard"
logoffLogs off user from Windows
msconfigStarts "System Configuration Utility"
mstscStarts "Remote Desktop Connection"
oskStarts "On Screen Keyboard"
packagerOpens packager
regeditOpens "Registry Editor"
shutdownRuns Windows shutdown command
taskmgrRuns "Task Manager"
tourstartStarts "Windows Tour"

1 comments:

vk said...

Hey that's real cool man! Real helpful stuff

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