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156 Useful Run Commands

Written by mypchell.com

Monday, 16 June 2008

About a year ago now, I wrote an article on my old site, FixMyXP, called 99 Useful Run Commands. Over the course of the year, this article has brought in an enormous amount of traffic and really put FixMyXP on the map, over 800,000 hits! This article even has been plagerized numerous times (other websites copying and pasting into their websites, and claiming it as their own)...(Continued)

... Because there was so much interest in this topic, I revisited it a few times (raising the total number of Run Commands from 99 to 113). I felt it was time again, to update. I was suprised that I was able to add an addtional 43 more Run Commands, bringing the total to 156! I hope you enjoy!

Added on 02/23/07: With the release of Windows Vista, the Run Commands list has increased. If you have Windows Vista, take a look at my other site FixMyVista.com. Look for the article 177 Run Commands

Do you use the Run feature in Windows XP? For most, this feature remains unused (or rarely used). Why is that? Well, First off nearly all of the Run Commands Correspond to a particular Control Panel Item or a Utility, Tool or Task that can be accessed through Windows. There are, however, tools and utilities that I bet you never knew you had that can be accessed through the Run feature. The main reason most people don't use the Run feature is because they don't know the Commands. So, to solve that problem, I decided to put together the following listing, which lists 99 Run Commands and what they correspond too...

11/27/05
Added 16 Additional Run Command, Highlighted in Blue.
Removed 2 Duplicates.
Total : 113 Run Commands

3/18/06
Added 2 Additional Run Commands, Highlighted in Green.
Removed 1 Duplicate.
Total : 114 Run Commands

3/27/06
Added 42 Additional Run Commands, Highlighted in Yellow.
Total : 156 Run Commands

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)	acrodist
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
Files and Settings Transfer Tool	migwiz
File Signature Verification Tool	sigverif
Findfast	findfast.cpl
Firefox (if installed)	firefox
Folders Properties	control 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
Indexing Service	ciadv.msc
Internet Connection Wizard	icwconn1
Internet Explorer	iexplore
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 Frontpage (if installed)	frontpg
Microsoft Movie Maker	moviemk
Microsoft Paint	mspaint
Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)	powerpnt
Microsoft Word (if installed)	winword
Microsoft Syncronization Tool	mobsync
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
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 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
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

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avoidz said:

	Great articles and very useful resource, thanks
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June 17, 2008
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desparatemanagementstudenttolearnadvancedcomputer said:

	this is probably one of the good things posted in the internet. thank you for being one of the nice people. great post! it would be very helpful to me because i really want to learn about the run command. all i know in the run command is the msconfig and the regedit.
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June 19, 2008
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RRAER said:

	IT REALLY A GREAT STORY!!!!!!!
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June 19, 2008
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GG said:

	Thanks for the good commands it's saving my lot of time. thanks a lot. thanks GG
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June 20, 2008
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mahesh said:

	execellent commands
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June 22, 2008
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nuthead said:

	Fantastic!! thanks very much!
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June 25, 2008
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JaN... said:

	Thanks, it is the largiest list, which i found about run command. It's allready in my flags. Thanks
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June 29, 2008
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p4bb said:

	U doing a great work brother, if no one will hail for this..i personally will praise you. keep it. U r a brothers keep truly.
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July 02, 2008
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Rnifexe said:

	The windows run command is a very useful utility that a lot of people do not appreciate. Sometimes it feels better navigating your computer through keyboard. Makes you like a professional. Thanks for sharing man...
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July 02, 2008
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DHRUVA SINGH GAUTAM said:

	ITS VERY USEFUL FOR MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IDONT THINK ITS VERY ESASILY FOUNDED IN NET
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July 03, 2008
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Rob said:

Thanks for the post! its a goody
the run command will take in switches for a lot of these commands too, like
mstsc /v:host(port) /f (fullscreen) etc, also you can call any program from the run dialog so long as the kernel can find it in the &#xpa;th% (type path in dos or add and environment variable). also if you don't want to remember the full name for the program (any) make a shortcut to it somewhere in the &#xpa;th% and rename it to something else

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July 04, 2008 | url
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44.robot said:

	this list is the s&^t, thank you,not till now have i discovered such a list.
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July 04, 2008
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bugnar ciprian said:

	i find this list very useful. i got a problem though: i need to create a timer to run a program periodically, every 20 minutes, because the setting for the program is to stop after 20 minutes of inactivity and the licences to run it once at a time are not to many... can you help?
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July 07, 2008
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>===========> said:

	you know what they are not useful at all cuz i already know them i was looking for something more advanced but i got disappointed now.
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July 09, 2008
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Aaron said:

	Thanks for this great list of commands! I use Microsoft Access regularly and I noticed one error... Accessibility Controls \| access.cpl Microsoft Access (if installed) \| access.cpl The command access.cpl can only open one program or the other, lol . The actual shortcut for Microsoft Access is mscaccess. Just thought I would pass that along. Thanks again!
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July 10, 2008
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thedon said:

	you can add some more run commands 1)microsoft office communicator 2005 - communicator 2)Microsoft Remote Assistance - msra
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July 14, 2008
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jimmyc said:

	Awesome list. If you are really into typing commands, check out Slickrun. It lets you basically create your own run commands, you can use it to open up websites (even google searches), directories, unc paths, and basically anything on your computer.
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July 18, 2008 | url
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mohd said:

	how to remove run option and return again in the menu
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July 25, 2008
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David said:

	Thanks for these; they're very useful. Some of the special folder names can be typed in as run commands - you need to enclose the name in quotes if it has two words. The list is a bit arbitrary; for example, "My Documents" and "Local Settings" work, but not "My Computer" or "My Pictures". There are bound to be others.
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July 26, 2008
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Billy said:

	Wicked list, there will come in very handy Cheers Britec - www.britec.org.uk
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July 28, 2008 | url
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Marius Seven said:

	i think you mean msaccess not mscaccess in order to access ms Access.
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July 28, 2008
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Ahamed Mydul Haque Chowdhury said:

	Fantastic! superv!! mind blowing run commands............
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July 29, 2008
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goodboy said:

	Great Work, but you have mistakenly repeated some commands. Hope you will correct them and write many other commands. Keep up the good work.
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July 30, 2008
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alex san jose said:

	This is a great sites... everything you need about run command is here!..
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August 03, 2008
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kamani Rupesh` said:

	hi i m kamani rupesh from rajkot. this is good info. for me . thanks
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August 05, 2008
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Administrator said:

	Hi, you're missing - inetmgr (invokes IIS management) - iisreset (stop and start IIS services) in your list. Keep it up.
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Sketch said:

	Hi all Can someone help me?? My computer starts a lot of programs when i run windows, i know there is a command so i get in a menu where i can turn those programs off. but i don't know this command :s (sorry for my bad english :p) Jim
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