List of All Run Commands for Windows

List of All 174 Run Commands for Windows

Steps For “How to Run these Commands”.


Go to Start Menu – Run and type in the command to run the specific application. Command are in front of the Program, while program names are first in the list. So, It comes in handy if you have the list of all programs with you.
Run command increases you productivity and saves lot of time as you don’t require to access start menu to launch any application or system utility.

Run Commands Listed below In Alphabetical order  :-

Program	Run Command
Accessibility Controls	access.cpl
Accessibility Wizard	accwiz
Add Hardware Wizard	hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs	appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools	control admintools
Adobe Acrobat ( if installed )	acrobat
Adobe Distiller ( if installed )	acrodist
Adobe ImageReady ( if installed )	imageready
Adobe Photoshop ( if installed )	photoshop
Automatic Updates	wuaucpl.cpl
Basic Media Player	mplay32
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard	fsquirt
Calculator	calc
Ccleaner ( if installed )	ccleaner
C: Drive	c:
Certificate Manager	cdrtmgr.msc
Character Map	charmap
Check Disk Utility	chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer	clipbrd
Command Prompt	cmd
Command Prompt	command
Component Services	dcomcnfg
Computer Management	compmgmt.msc
Compare Files	comp
Control Panel	control
Create a shared folder Wizard	shrpubw
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 Partition Manager	diskmgmt.msc
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
Ethereal ( if installed )	ethereal
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	fonts
Fonts Folder	fonts
Free Cell Card Game	freecell
Game Controllers	joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor ( xp pro )	gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game	mshearts
Help and Support	helpctr
Hyperterminal	hypertrm
Hotline Client	hotlineclient
Iexpress Wizard	iexpress
Indexing Service	ciadv.msc
Internet Connection Wizard	icwonn1
Internet Properties	inetcpl.cpl
Internet Setup Wizard	inetwiz
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
Malicious Software Removal Tool	mrt
Microsoft Access ( if installed )	access.cpl
Microsoft Chat	winchat
Microsoft Excel ( if installed )	excel
Microsoft Diskpart	diskpart
Microsoft Frontpage ( if installed )	frontpg
Microsoft Movie Maker	moviemk
Microsoft Management Console	mmc
Microsoft Narrator	narrator
Microsoft Paint	mspaint
Microsoft Powerpoint	powerpnt
Microsoft Word ( if installed )	winword
Microsoft Syncronization Tool	mobsync
Minesweeper Game	winmine
Mouse Properties	control mouse
Mouse Properties	main.cpl
MS-Dos Editor	edit
MS-Dos FTP	ftp
Nero ( if installed )	nero
Netmeeting	conf
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
ODBC Data Source Administrator	odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard	osk
Opens AC3 Filter ( if installed )	ac3filter.cpl
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
Private Characters Editor	eudcedit
Quicktime ( if installed )	quicktime.cpl
Quicktime Player ( if installed )	quicktimeplayer
Real Player ( if installed )	realplay
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 ( xp pro )	rsop.msc
Scanners and Cameras	sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks	control schedtasks
Security Center	wscui.cpl
Services	services.msc
Shared Folders	fsmgmt.msc
Sharing Session	rtcshare
Shuts Down Windows	shutdown
Sounds Recorder	sndrec32
Sounds and Audio	mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game	spider
SQL Client Configuration	clicongf
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 Settings)	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 Information	msinfo32
System Properties	sysdm.cpl
Task Manager	taskmgr
TCP Tester	tcptest
Telnet Client	telnet
Tweak UI ( if installed )	tweakui
User Account Management	nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager	utilman
Volume Serial Number for C:	label
Volume Control	sndvol32
Windows Address Book	wab
Windows Address Book Import Utility	wabmig
Windows Backup Utility ( if installed )	ntbackup
Windows Explorer	explorer
Windows Firewall	firewall.cpl
Windows Installer Details	msiexec
Windows Magnifier	magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure	wmimgmt.msc
Windows Media Player	wmplayer
Windows Messenger	msnsgs
Windows Picture Import Wizard (Need camera connected)	wiaacmgr
Windows System Security Tool	syskey
Windows Script host settings	wscript
Widnows Update Launches	wupdmgr
Windows Version ( shows your windows version )	winver
Windows XP Tour Wizard	tourstart
Wordpad	write
Zoom Utility	igfxzoom

Disable or Enable USB port or device

Steps to disable or enable USB port or device

USB Devices are portable enough to carry the data from one computer to another , It is always risky to enable USB ports of computers in large organizations , data center and cyber cafes since it can be the gateway for virus and malwares. You can disable or enable USB port or device in two ways :-

Enable / Disable USB port and device in BIOS
It can be enabled or disabled in BIOS where the peripheral device setting is configured. While booting the system you will be getting an option to configure BIOS settings. But only problem is you will not be able to use those USB ports for any purpose like connecting USB keyboards or mouse or any devices.

Enable / Disable USB port and device using registry hack in windows
Another effective way to enable or disable USB port or device is to hack registry entry in windows , it will allow you to use your USB port for other functions like connecting keyboard or mouse but you can restrict the data storage through USB port

A. Click on Start –> Run –> regedit [enter]
B. Search for the key “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor”
C. Select the key UsbStor, double clicks on Start value.
D. In “Value data” enter 4 to disable USB storage, or enter 3 to enable USB storage on windows system

                                 

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How to Remove Entries from Run Command History

What is the Run Command History?
Many items in Windows use a MRU (Most Recently Used) List to keep lists of filenames, commands, etc. The Run command in the Start Menu keeps a list of the last several commands you entered. If you are like me, you use the run command quite frequently to open the Windows Registry, run a particular program like Notepad, or open a utility like the calculator. However, there are many times that I would like to delete one entry in this list but leave the others.

Utilties such as Window Crasher or CCleaner have options to clear this Run MRU list each time they are activated, however I want to selectively delete items in the list and keep my most used items handy for later.
 
Where is the Run MRU (Most Recently Used) List?

Goto Start Menu.  

Select Run. Type regidit & Press Enter.

Windows Regestry wil be open.
The RUNMRU list is stored in the Windows Regestry in the following location:


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ RunMRU\


It includes each command that you most recently used along with a key called MRUList that keeps the order the commands should appear in the list. See the screenshot below:

 

By opening the Regestry Editor you can go to the registry key and right-click on the command you wish to remove and delete it. Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer and the list will be changed.

How to Block a Website

How to Block a Website :- To block websites on your home computer without investing in expensive software, here’s the trick (for Windows PCs): Step 1:  Click the Start button and select Run. Now type the following text in that Run box: notepad c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts Step 2: You will see a new notepad window on your screen containing some cryptic information. Don’t panic. Just goto the last line of the file, hit the enter key and type the following:  127.0.0.1 orkut.com 127.0.0.1 facebook.com 127.0.0.1 myspace.com  Save the file and exit. That’s it. None of the above sites will now open on your computer.  You can block as many websites as you like with the above technique. If you want to remove the ban later, open the same file as mentioned in Step 1 and delete the above lines.  i.e. 1. Block website in all web browsers Browse C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc , find file hosts and open that file with notepad In notepad file find 127.0.0.1 localhost and below add something like 127.0.0.1 blockedsitename.com and 127.0.0.1 http://www.blockedsitename.com . My blocked sites looks like this Then select File and click Save or press Ctrl+S After this will be blocked certain website in all web browsers.

Understanding Command Prompt

• Step 1: Understanding Command Prompt

  • The Command Prompt environment is very different from Windows Explorer, but remember that it is simply another way to access and move your files. Once you're familiar with the ways in which Command Prompt differs from the more visually familiar Windows Explorer it will be much easier to get started with the basic commands for Command Prompt. The two most important differences to prepare for:

• There are no icons, only text!

  1. Everything is represented by text. You see where a file is based on its location in a list, which is itself contained in a folder.
  2. Think of Command Prompt's display like navigating Windows Explorer under the Details view. If you're unfamiliar with this view, try it out before you take a crack at Command Prompt.
     • -In Windows Vista, open up any folder and there will be a pull-down menu marked Views. SelectDetails.
     • -In Windows XP or earlier, open up any folder and there will be a View tab in the toolbar at the top of the window. Click it and select Details.
  3. Move around your hard drive in the Details view and get comfortable looking at your folders and files as text-only filenames rather than icons.

• There is no clicking, only typing!

  1. This isn't 100% true, since some shortcuts will have you clicking a little bit (we'll cover them later with other, more advanced features). But these are merely exceptions to the basic rule that there will be no clicking.
  2. Navigating folders and managing your files will be done strictly through text commands once you get into Command Prompt.
  3. It might help to go back to the Details view in Windows Explorer and experiment with using your files with as few mouse clicks as possible. Practice a few mouse-less techniques:
     1. The box at the top of the window which displays the folder's location on your hard drive is called the Address Bar.
        • -Try moving to different folders by typing their location into the Address Bar and hitting Enter.
     2. Move to parts of the window that you cannot arrow into by using the Tab key.
        • -If you are in the file list and want to get to the Address Bar, pressing Tab to cycle through the different parts of the window until you get to the Address Bar.
     3. Selecting multiple files that are next each other in the list:
        • -Press and hold Shift, then use the Up and Down arrow keys to highlight more files.
        • -Let go of Shift when you have all the files that you want.
     4. Selecting multiple files that are scattered throughout the list:
        • -Press and hold Ctrl, then use the Up and Down arrow keys to get to move around the list.
        • -When you get to a file you want to select, press Spacebar to add it to the group.
        • -Let go of Ctrl when you have all the files that you want.

• Step 2: Opening Command Prompt

  • Command Prompt is included in all versions of Windows, but you will open it in different ways depending on which version. This is the only difference though; once Command Prompt is opened, you will be using it the same way no matter what version you're running.

  • Through the Start Menu:

  1. Click on Start.
  2. Open the Accessories folder.
  3. Select Command Prompt.

  • If for any reason you cannot find the folder, you can also open it manually:

  • In Windows Vista:
    1. Click on Start.
    2. In the Start Search box, enter cmd

  • In Windows XP or earlier:
    1. Click on Start.
    2. Click on Run and enter cmd.

  • Command Prompt will start you off in your Windows Profile's default folder (C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\ in both Vista and XP). But if you already have a specific folder in mind that you need to get to, you can save a little navigation time with a Windows Vista trick uncovered by a developer:

  1. While holding the Shift key, right click on any folder.
  2. The menu that opens up will have an extra option marked Open Command Prompt Here.
  3. Command Prompt will open, pre-navigated to the folder which you right-clicked.

• Step 3: Using Basic Commands

  • Before you start tooling around, Command Prompt includes a help command that you should consult. Typing help will bring up a list of all its valid commands. And from here, typing help COMMAND NAMEwill give you more information about the specified command. But since the help function seems intended as a brief refresher, here is a proper introduction to the important basic commands.

• Navigation

  1. dir will display the contents of your current folder.
     • If there is too much to fit on the screen at once, use dir /p to go through the contents one page at a time.
  2. cd FOLDERNAME (or chdir FOLDERNAME) will access the specified folder. Note that you can only access files or other folders that are within your current folder.
     • Example: If you are at C:\ and you want to access C:\BIGFOLDER\TARGETFOLDER\
       • -Enter cd BIGFOLDER to get to C:\BIGFOLDER\
       • -Now enter cd TARGETFOLDER to get to C:\BIGFOLDER\TARGETFOLDER\
  3. cd.. will move you up one folder.
     • Example: If you are at C:\BIGFOLDER\TARGETFOLDER\
       • -Enter cd.. to bring you up to C:\BIGFOLDER\
  4. cd\ will bring you back to the root directory regardless of what folder you are currently in.
     • Example: If you are at C:\BIGFOLDER\TARGETFOLDER\
       • -Enter cd\ to bring you back to C:\
  5. X: will change to another attached hard-drive or partition (where X is the letter name).
     • Example: If you are at any folder in C:\
       • -Enter D: to get to D:\
  6. exit will close the Command Prompt window regardless of what folder you are in.

• File Operations

  1. del (or delete) will delete a specified file.
     • Note that it deletes your file immediately and does not send it to the Recycle Bin first. So be sure of what you want to delete.
  2. copy will put a copy of the input file to the specified output folder.
     • Example: If you want to copy a file named test.txt
       • -Enter copy c:\LOCATION\test.txt c:\LOCATION2\
       • -Note that this will keep a copy in C:\LOCATION\ as well as place another copy of it in C:\LOCATION2\
  3. move will move an input file to the specified output folder.
     • Example: If you want to move a file named test.txt
       • -Enter move c:\LOCATION\test.txt c:\LOCATION2\
       • -Note that unlike the copy command, move will not keep a copy in the original location. Now test.txt will only exist in C:\LOCATION2\
  4. ren (or rename) will rename a file to a specified new filename.
     • Example: If you have a file named test.txt
       • -Enter ren C:\LOCATION\test.txt testing.txt
       • -Now, test.txt has become testing.txt

• Folder Operations

  1. The copy, move, and rename commands all work the same way with folders as they do with files.
  2. del will delete all the files contained within a folder.
     • Note that it does not delete the folder itself, nor any folders within it, only files.
     • Example: You have a folder C:\LOCATION\ that contains a text file test.txt and a subfolder \SUBLOCATION\
       • -Enter del C:\LOCATION, and test.txt will be gone, while \SUBLOCATION\ is still there, and completely unaltered
  3. rd (or rmdir) is how you delete a specified folder.
     • Note that it must be empty, or else the command will not work.
  4. md (or mkdir) will create a folder at a specified location.
     • Example: You have a folder C:\LOCATION\ with nothing in it
       • -Enter md C:\LOCATION\Folder to create \Folder\ within C:\LOCATION\

  • There are a few more advanced commands that Command Prompt accepts but, depending on your needs, you may or may not want to delve quite that deeply.

• Step 4: Using Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Despite the bare-bones nature of Command Prompt, there are still plenty of helpful hotkeys and built-in tools designed to minimize the otherwise silly amounts of typing you'll need to do in order to perform many tasks.

• Arrow Keys

  1. Left arrow will move the cursor, like in a word processor. This way you can edit your command without having to delete what you've already typed.
  2. Right arrow will rebuild the last command you entered, character by character.
  3. The Up and Down arrows will cycle through previously entered commands.

• Function Keys

  • Each of the Function Keys (F1-F9) recall your previously entered commands in different ways. While a couple of them are very similar to the arrow keys, many of them are notably more advanced:

  1. F3 will immediately display your last entered command so you don't have to rebuild it one character at a time.
  2. F7 will list your command history in a menu so you can select a particular entry.
     • -Alt-F7 will clear your command history which is useful if you only want to track a certain series of entries
  3. F8 will cycle through your previously entered commands. But unlike the Up and Down shorctuts, if you specify a few characters F8 will only cycle through commands that begin with that string.
     • -Example: If you type cd, F8 will cycle through all your Change Directory commands.

• The Tab Key

  • Tab will cycle through the items in your current directory.
    • -Similar to F8, you can specify a few characters to cycle only through the items that start with a specific name.

• Give Command Prompt a Makeover

  • If you're planning on using it more often, it will soon be obvious that Command Prompt isn't going to win any beauty pageants. At least not in its default state. Thankfully, it is flexibly designed so you cancustomize the display settings to make the program both easier on the eyes and more efficient, too.

  1. Open a Command Prompt window and click on the icon in the top left corner.
  2. Click on Properties to bring up a customization menu
  3. In this menu, you can change things like font size and background color to suit your taste.
  4. It also contains a few handy technical options. Of particular importance:
     1. Editing the Command History Buffer Size will increase the number of commands you can recall with the arrow keys.
     2. Editing the Screen Buffer Size will allow you to scroll back further in the Command Prompt window so you can keep track of what you've been doing.
  5. When you've dolled up your Command Prompt window to your liking, make sure to save the changes!
     1. Close the Properties menu.
     2. A dialog box titled Apply Properties will pop up.
     3. Select Save properties for futures windows with same title.

• The Wildcard Operator

  • * (the asterisk symbol) is called the wildcard operator, an evocative name for a powerful tool. Proper use of the wildcard will allow you to apply a file or folder command over multiple targets at once. For example, if you wanted to delete all the files in a folder that contain the string "photo" in the filename, you would have to do a lot of squinting and clicking in Windows Explorer. With the wildcard operator in Command Prompt, you can use a single command to do the same thing. Placing the wildcard in different places in text will target specific portions of text:

  1. Wildcarding all targets ending with certain letters:
     • Example: You have a folder of music in both .mp3 and .wma format, and need to delete all the .wmafiles
       • -Navigate to the specific folder with your MP3s and WMAs.
       • -Enter DEL *.wma and only mp3 files will remain in the directory.
  2. Wildcarding all targets starting with certain letters:
     • Example: You want to move to your Documents and Settings from C:\
       • -Enter CD Doc* and you will be directed to C:\Documents and Settings
         • Note that you have to provide enough letters to specify a unique target name. If you had another folder in C: called Doctors, you would have to enter at least CD Docu* to specify a unique folder
  3. Wildcarding all targets containing certain letters:
     • Example: You want to list all the files in a folder that have the word "photo" in the filename
       • -Enter DIR *photo* and you will see a list of all the files, regardless of format, that have "photo" in the name

• Troubleshoot Your Wireless Network

  • Networking on your computer already seems like weird, alien magic, so it should be no big surprise that Command Prompt, itself rather unfamiliar to most users, is a common tool in troubleshooting your network settings. The command ipconfig has a number of different uses in managing your network settings in Windows.

  • Regardless of your current folder in Command Prompt, typing ipconfig will display your network information, including your local and network IP Address. There are also a few additional features built into the command that are commonly used in troubleshooting networks:
    • ipconfig /all will display more information about both the network and your computer's specific network settings.
    • ipconfig /release will clears out any network IP addresses associated with your computer.
    • ipconfig /renew will reinitialize your IP address on your network.
      • -Running ipconfig /release and then ipconfig /renew is a basic step that is commonly recommendedto fix an unresponsive network connection.

• Run Command Line Software

  Lots of specialized software, especially among the open-source, home-brewed software crowd, does not include a GUI that you can access from your Windows Desktop. There's an abundance of software that needs to be run through command line.

  
  

  Forcibly Delete Files
• • Another neat trick that Command Prompt has come to be known for is the ability to help you delete difficult files. If you have a file that Windows insists is in use by another program when you know that it isn't, or cannot be accessed when you know it can, the DEL command can help you get around this common problem in Windows.