This document lists shortcuts to open applications using run command in Windows XP or Vista.
To use these shortcuts:
From the Start menu, select Run.
In the Open field, type the command below (e.g. calc for Calculator) and click OK.
List of commands:
| Accessibility Controls : access.cpl |
| Add Hardware Wizard : hdwwiz.cpl |
| Add/Remove Programs : appwiz.cpl |
| Administrative Tools : control admintools |
| Automatic Updates : wuaucpl.cpl |
| 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 |
| Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) : gpedit.msc |
| 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) : 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 |
| Microsoft Chat : winchat |
| 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 |
| Performance Monitor : perfmon.msc |
| Performance Monitor : perfmon |
| Phone and Modem Options : telephon.cpl |
| Power Configuration : powercfg.cpl |
| Printers and Faxes : control printers |
| Printers Folder : printers |
| Private Character Editor : eudcedit |
| Quicktime (If Installed) : QuickTime.cpl |
| Regional Settings : intl.cpl |
| Registry Editor : regedit |
| Registry Editor : regedit32 |
| 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 Next Boot) : sfc /scanonce |
| System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) : sfc /scanboot |
| System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) : sfc /revert |
| System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) : sfc /purgecache |
| System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x) : sfc /cachesize=x |
| System Properties : sysdm.cpl |
| Task Manager : taskmgr |
| Telnet Client : telnet |
| User Account Management : nusrmgr.cpl |
| Utility Manager : utilman |
| Windows Firewall : firewall.cpl |
| Windows Magnifier : magnify |
| Windows Management Infrastructure : wmimgmt.msc |
| Windows System Security Tool : syskey |
| Windows Update Launches : wupdmgr |
| Windows XP Tour Wizard : tourstart |
| Wordpad : write |
