Working with Run Commands is the easiest way to work at lightening speed in Windows Operating System. Folks in this post I will share most common Run commands which is highly necessary that every windows user must know. This post is dedicated to all Windows Lovers 🙂 Press Windows Key + R to open Run dialog box. Type the following commands,
List of 117 Basic Windows Xp Run Commands
- Accessibility Controls – access.cpl
- Accessibility Wizard – accwiz
- 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
- Control Panel – control
- Date and Time Properties – timedate.cpl
- DDE Shares – ddeshare
- Device Manager – devmgmt.msc
- 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
- 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 – firefox
- Folders Properties – control folders
- Fonts – control fonts
- Fonts Folder – fonts
- Free Cell Card Game – freecell
- Game Controllers – joy.cpl
- Group Policy Editor (for xp professional) – 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
- 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 Chat – winchat
- Microsoft Movie Maker – moviemk
- Microsoft Paint – mspaint
- Microsoft Syncronization Tool – mobsync
- Minesweeper Game – winmine
- Mouse Properties – control mouse
- Mouse Properties – main.cpl
- Netmeeting – conf
- Network Connections – control netconnections
- Network Connections – ncpa.cpl
- Network Setup Wizard – netsetup.cpl
- Notepad notepad
- Object Packager – packager
- ODBC Data Source Administrator – odbccp32.cpl
- On Screen Keyboard – osk
- 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
- 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 (for xp professional) – 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 Information – msinfo32
- System Properties – sysdm.cpl
- Task Manager – taskmgr
- TCP Tester – tcptest
- Telnet Client – telnet
- User Account Management – nusrmgr.cpl
- Utility Manager – utilman
- Windows Address Book – wab
- Windows Address Book Import Utility – wabmig
- Windows Explorer – explorer
- Windows Firewall – firewall.cpl
- Windows Magnifier – magnify
- Windows Management Infrastructure – wmimgmt.msc
- Windows Media Player – wmplayer
- Windows Messenger – msmsgs
- Windows System Security Tool – syskey
- Windows Update Launches – wupdmgr
- Windows Version – winver
- Windows XP Tour Wizard – tourstart
- Wordpad – write
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