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100+ commands for the Windows Run box ( Start + R )

There are a lot of commands you can directly access from the run box, which makes it much easier than finding them in the computer.

To open the run box, you have to press the Start button on the desktop, then press the “run” button ( Windows XP ) or press “run” ( Windows Vista and 7 ). An easier way to open the run box is by pressing the Start + R keys at the same time.

Now here you have more than 100 commands for it:

  1. Accessibility Options : access.cpl
  2. Add Hardware: hdwwiz.cpl
  3. Add / Remove Programs: appwiz.cpl
  4. Administrative Tools : control admintools
  5. Automatic Updates: wuaucpl.cpl
  6. Wizard file transfer Bluethooth: fsquirt
  7. Calculator: calc
  8. Certificate Manager: certmgr.msc
  9. Character: charmap
  10. Checking disk : chkdsk
  11. Manager of the album (clipboard) : clipbrd
  12. Command Prompt : cmd
  13. Service components (DCOM) : dcomcnfg
  14. Computer Management : compmgmt.msc
  15. DDE active sharing : ddeshare
  16. Device Manager : devmgmt.msc
  17. DirectX Control Panel (if installed) : directx.cpl
  18. DirectX Diagnostic Utility : dxdiag
  19. Disk Cleanup : cleanmgr
  20. Disk Defragmenter : dfrg.msc
  21. Disk Management : diskmgmt.msc
  22. Partition manager : diskpart
  23. Display Properties : control desktop
  24. Properties of the display (2) : desk.cpl
  25. Properties display (tab “appearance”) : control color
  26. Dr. Watson: drwtsn32
  27. Manager vérirficateur drivers : check
  28. Event Viewer : Eventvwr.msc
  29. Verification of signatures of files: sigverif
  30. Findfast (if present) : findfast.cpl
  31. Folder Options : control folders
  32. Fonts (fonts) : control fonts
  33. Fonts folder windows : fonts
  34. Free Cell …: freecell
  35. Game Controllers : Joy.cpl
  36. Group Policy (XP Pro) : gpedit.msc
  37. Hearts (card game) : mshearts
  38. IExpress (file generator. Cab) : IExpress
  39. Indexing Service (if not disabled) : ciadv.msc
  40. Internet Properties : inetcpl.cpl
  41. IPConfig (display configuration): ipconfig / all
  42. IPConfig (displays the contents of the DNS cache): ipconfig / displaydns
  43. IPConfig (erases the contents of the DNS cache): ipconfig / flushdns
  44. IPConfig (IP configuration cancels maps): ipconfig / release
  45. IPConfig (renew IP configuration maps) : ipconfig / renew
  46. Java Control Panel (if present) : jpicpl32.cpl
  47. Java Control Panel (if present) : javaws
  48. Keyboard Properties: control keyboard
  49. Local Security Settings : secpol.msc
  50. Local Users and Groups: lusrmgr.msc
  51. Logout: logoff
  52. Microsoft Chat : winchat
  53. Minesweeper (game): winmine
  54. Properties of the mouse: control mouse
  55. Properties of the mouse (2): main.cpl
  56. Network Connections : control NetConnect
  57. Network Connections (2): ncpa.cpl
  58. Network configuration wizard: netsetup.cpl
  59. Notepad : notepad
  60. NView Desktop Manager (if installed): nvtuicpl.cpl
  61. Manager links: packager
  62. Data Source Administrator ODBC: odbccp32.cpl
  63. Screen Keyboard: OSK
  64. AC3 Filter (if installed) : ac3filter.cpl
  65. Password manager (if present): Password.cpl
  66. Monitor performance : perfmon.msc
  67. Monitor performance (2): perfmon
  68. Dialing Properties (phone): telephon.cpl
  69. Power Options : powercfg.cpl
  70. Printers and Faxes : control printers
  71. Private Character Editor : eudcedit
  72. Quicktime (if installed) : QuickTime.cpl
  73. Regional and Language Options: intl.cpl
  74. Editor of the registry : regedit
  75. Remote desktop connection : mstsc
  76. Removable Storage: ntmsmgr.msc
  77. requests the operator to removable storage: ntmsoprq.msc
  78. RSoP (traduction. ..) (XP Pro): rsop.msc
  79. Scanners and Cameras : sticpl.cpl
  80. Scheduled Tasks : control schedtasks
  81. Security Center : wscui.cpl
  82. Console management services: services.msc
  83. shared folders : fsmgmt.msc
  84. Turn off windows : shutdown
  85. Sounds and Audio Devices : mmsys.cpl
  86. Spider (card game): spider
  87. Client Network Utility SQL server : cliconfg
  88. System Configuration Editor : sysedit
  89. System Configuration Utility : msconfig
  90. System File Checker (SFC =) (Scan Now) : sfc / scannow
  91. SFC (Scan next startup): sfc / scanonce
  92. SFC (Scan each démarraget) : sfc / scanboot
  93. SFC (back to default settings): sfc / revert
  94. SFC (purge cache files): sfc / purgecache
  95. SFC (define size CAHC x) : sfc / cachesize = x
  96. System Properties : sysdm.cpl
  97. Task Manager : taskmgr
  98. Telnet client : telnet
  99. User Accounts : nusrmgr.cpl
  100. Utility Manager (Magnifier, etc) : utilman
  101. Windows firewall (XP SP2) : firewall.cpl
  102. Microsoft Magnifier: magnify
  103. Windows Management Infrastructure: wmimgmt.msc
  104. Protection of the accounts database: syskey
  105. Windows update: wupdmgr
  106. Introducing Windows XP (if not erased) : tourstart
  107. Wordpad : write
  108. Date and Time Properties : timedate.cpl

via TechArena.in

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