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Windows Run Commands
Below is a list of Windows Run Commands which you may, or may not, find useful.
Some of these commands run checks on your PC. Please make sure you know what the Run Command does before running.
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To Access |
Run Command |
| Accessibility Controls | access.cpl |
| Add Hardware Wizard | hdwwiz.cpl |
| Add/Remove Programs | appwiz.cpl |
| Administrative Tools | control admintools |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| File Signature Verification Tool | sigverif |
| Findfast | findfast.cpl |
| Folders Properties | control 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 |
| Iexpress Wizard | iexpress |
| Indexing Service | ciadv.msc |
| Internet Properties | inetcpl.cpl |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Microsoft Chat | winchat |
| Minesweeper Game | winmine |
| Mouse Properties | control mouse |
| Mouse Properties | main.cpl |
| 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 |
| Password Properties | password.cpl |