Commands for Windows XP, Vista and
Windows 7:
Accessibility
Controls access.cpl
Accessibility
Options control access.cpl
Adapter
Troubleshooter (Vista/Win7) AdapterTroubleshooter
Add Hardware
Wizard hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove
Programs appwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs
(Add New Programs) control appwiz.cpl,,1
Add/Remove Programs
(Add Remove Windows Components) control appwiz.cpl,,2
Add/Remove Programs
(Set Program Access & Defaults ) control appwiz.cpl,,3
Administrative Tools
control admintools
Advanced User
Accounts Control Panel (Vista/Win7) Netplwiz
Automatic
Updates wuaucpl.cpl
Authorization Manager
(Vista/Win7) azman.msc
Backup Status and
Utility (Vista/Win7) sdclt
Bluetooth Transfer
Wizard fsquirt
Calculator calc
Certificate
Manager certmgr.msc
Character
Map charmap
Check Disk Utility
(XP) chkdsk
Clipboard
Viewer clipbrd
Color
Management colorcpl
Command Prompt cmd
Component
Services dcomcnfg
Computer Management
(XP) compmgmt.msc
Computer Management
(Vista/Win7) CompMgmtLauncher
Control
Panel control
Credential
(passwords) Backup and Restore Wizard (Vista/Win7) credwiz
Date and Time
Properties timedate.cpl
Device
Manager devmgmt.msc
Direct X Control
Panel* directx.cpl
Direct X
Troubleshooter dxdiag
Disk Cleanup
Utility cleanmgr
Disk Defragmenter
(XP) dfrg.msc
Disk Defragmenter
(Vista) dfrgui
Disk
Defragmenter defrag
Disk
Management diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition
Manager diskpart
Display
Properties control desktop
Display
Properties desk.cpl
Display Properties
(Appearance) control color
Dr. Watson System
Troubleshooting Utility drwtsn32
Driver Verifier
Utility verifier
Driver Package
Installer (Vista/Win7) dpinst
DVD
Player dvdplay
Event
Viewer eventvwr.msc
File Signature
Verification Tool sigverif
Files and Settings
Transfer Tool migwiz
Findfast findfast.cpl
Firewall Control
Panel (Vista/Win7) FirewallControlPanel
Firewall Settings
(Vista/Win7) FirewallSettings
Folders
Properties control folders
Fonts control
fonts
Fonts
Folder fonts
Game
Controllers joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor
(XP Prof) gpedit.msc
IExpress - Turn a cmd/vbs
script into an installer .exe file C:\Windows\System32\iexpress.exe (example)
Indexing
Service ciadv.msc
Internet
Properties inetcpl.cpl
IP
Configuration ipconfig
iSCSI Initiator
(Vista/Win7) iscsicpl
Keyboard
Properties control keyboard
Language Pack
Installer (Vista/Win7) lpksetup
Local Security
Policy secpol.msc
Local Users and
Groups (XP) lusrmgr.msc
Log out logoff
Microsoft
Access* msaccess
Microsoft
Excel* excel
Microsoft Malicious
Software Removal Tool mrt
Microsoft
Paint mspaint
Microsoft
Powerpoint* powerpnt
Microsoft Support
Diagnostic Tool (Vista/Win7) msdt
Microsoft
Word* winword
Mouse
Properties control mouse
Mouse
Properties main.cpl
MSN
Messenger* msnmsgr
Network
Connections control netconnections
Network
Connections ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard netsetup.cpl
Notepad notepad
On Screen
Keyboard osk
Paint pbrush
Password
Properties password.cpl
Performance
Monitor perfmon.msc
Phone and Modem
Options telephon.cpl
Phone
Dialer dialer
Power
Configuration powercfg.cpl
Private Character
Editor eudcedit
Quicktime* QuickTime.cpl
Quicktime
Player* quicktimeplayer
Regional
Settings intl.cpl
Registry
Editor regedit
Registry
Editor regedit32
Reliability and
Performance Monitor perfmon.msc
Remote
Assistance(Vista/Win7) msra
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 Creation
Wizard shrpubw
Shared
Folders fsmgmt.msc
Shut Down
Windows shutdown
Software
Licensing/Activation (Vista/Win7) slui
Sounds and
Audio mmsys.cpl
Sound Recorder
(Vista/Win7) soundrecorder
Sound Volume
(Vista/Win7) sndvol
SQL Client
Configuration cliconfg
Sync
Center mobsync
Syncronization
Tool mobsync
System Configuration
Editor sysedit
System Configuration
Utility msconfig
System File Checker
Utility (Scan/Purge) sfc
System
Information msinfo32
Telnet
Client telnet
Trusted Platform
Module Initialization Wizard (Vista/Win7) TpmInit
Tweak
UI* tweakui
User Account
Management nusrmgr.cpl
User Accounts
(Autologon) control userpasswords2
Utility
Manager utilman
Windows Error
Reports wercon
Windows Features
(Vista/Win7) optionalfeatures
Windows
Firewall firewall.cpl
Windows Firewall with
Advanced Security (Vista/Win7) wf.msc
Windows Image
Acquisition (scanner)(Vista/Win7) wiaacmgr
Windows
Magnifier magnify
Windows Management
Infrastructure wmimgmt.msc
Windows Mobility
Center (Mobile PCs only)(Vista/Win7) mblctr
Windows Security
Center wscui.cpl
Windows System
Security Tool syskey
Windows
Update wupdmgr
Windows Update
(Vista/Win7) wuapp
Installer(Vista/Win7) wusa
Windows XP Tour Wizard tourstart
Windows Version
(About Windows) winver
