Power of RUN
We all know how useful is the RUN application in windows, and it would be much great and easy life if use it more for our day today. What is so great??? There is believe me RUN is so powerful and if you start using it more it’s makes you life simpler and is very addictive, less time consuming for PC operations. Think you need to uninstall a program /software or an application and you don’t have the uninstaller in start menu, normal procedure go to START then select control panel then select add and remove programs and find out your stuff and remove, and now think how it would have been if you go straight to add and remove great isn’t it? And good news you can do that. What’s that you can access your calculator, your control panel, your command prompt, Computer Management, Date and Time, Device Manager and many more.
And here I am to help you out in that and here I am listing more than 155 RUN commands, which if you use frequently will be changing your life, at least if not save some precious time. And keep your mouse apart as much as possible. So go and start using.
Before access your RUN by pressing your Windows key + R on your Keyboard.
To Access… | 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 Designer (if installed) | formdesigner |
Adobe Distiller (if installed) | acrodist |
Adobe ImageReady (if installed) | imageready |
Adobe Photoshop (if installed) | photoshop |
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 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 |
Files and Settings Transfer Tool | migwiz |
Findfast | findfast.cpl |
Firefox (if installed) | firefox |
Folders Properties | 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 |
Help and Support | helpctr |
HyperTerminal | hypertrm |
Iexpress Wizard | iexpress |
IIS management | Inetmgr |
Indexing Service | ciadv.msc |
Internet Connection Wizard | icwconn1 |
Internet Explorer | iexplore |
Internet Properties | inetcpl.cpl |
Internet Setup Wizard | inetwiz |
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) | ipconfig /flushdns |
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) | ipconfig /all |
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) | ipconfig /showclassid |
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) | ipconfig /displaydns |
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) | ipconfig /setclassid |
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) | ipconfig /registerdns |
IP Configuration (Release All Connections) | ipconfig /release |
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) | ipconfig /renew |
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) | msaccess |
Microsoft Chat | winchat |
Microsoft Excel (if installed) | excel |
Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) | frontpg |
Microsoft Movie Maker | moviemk |
Microsoft Paint | mspaint |
Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) | powerpnt |
Microsoft Remote Assistance | Msra |
Microsoft Syncronization Tool | mobsync |
Microsoft Word (if installed) | winword |
Minesweeper Game | winmine |
Mouse Properties | control mouse |
Mouse Properties | main.cpl |
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.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 Character 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 |
Restart Windows | Shutdown -r |
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 |
stop and start IIS services | Iisreset |
System Configuration Editor | sysedit |
System Configuration Utility(Start up programs, services) | msconfig |
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) | sfc /purgecache |
System File Checker Utility (Return Scan Setting To Default) | sfc /revert |
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) | sfc /scannow |
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) | sfc /scanboot |
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At The Next Boot) | sfc /scanonce |
System File Checker Utility (Sets Cache Size to size x) | sfc /cachesize=x |
System Information | msinfo32 |
System Properties | sysdm.cpl |
Task Manager | taskmgr |
TCP Tester | tcptest |
Telnet Client | telnet |
Temp folder | %temp% |
Tweak UI (if installed) | tweakui |
User Account Management | nusrmgr.cpl |
Utility Manager | utilman |
Windows Address Book | wab |
Windows Address Book Import Utility | wabmig |
Windows Backup Utility (if installed) | ntbackup |
Windows Explorer | explorer |
Windows Firewall | firewall.cpl |
Windows Magnifier | magnify |
Windows Management Infrastructure | wmimgmt.msc |
Windows Media Player | wmplayer |
Windows Messenger | msmsgs |
Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected) | wiaacmgr |
Windows System Security Tool | syskey |
Windows Update Launches | wupdmgr |
Windows Version (to show which version of windows) | winver |
Windows XP Tour Wizard | tourstart |
Wordpad | Write |
Please do tell me if you find any errors and update me if you have anything new. |