Run Commands for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7/ 8

winkey (windows key ) plus R opens the |Run command that means its the short cut for run command itself Rest I have arranged alphabetically
-Naresh Pokharel


Accessibility Controls     access.cpl
Accessibility Options      control access.cpl     (type with space in bet )
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/Win7/8)   azman.msc

Backup Status and Utility (Vista/Win7/8)  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/Win7/8) FirewallControlPanel
Firewall Settings (Vista/Win7/8) FirewallSettings
Folders Properties control folders
Fonts control fonts
Fonts Folder fonts

Game Controllers joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) gpedit.msc


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

ODBC Data Source Administrator                  odbccp32.cpl
32-bit ODBC driver under 64-bit platform = C:\windows\sysWOW64\odbcad32.exe
64 bit ODBC driver under 64-bit platform = C:\windows\system32\odbcad32.exe
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
Printers and Faxes                           control printers
Printers Folder                                     printers
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
System Properties                                                sysdm.cpl
System Properties (Vista/Win7)             SystemPropertiesAdvanced, SystemPropertiesComputerName,
SystemPropertiesDataExecutionPrevention,SystemPropertiesHardware,
SystemPropertiesPerformance,SystemPropertiesProtection, SystemPropertiesRemote

Task Manager        taskmgr
Telnet Client                 telnet
Trusted Platform Module Initialization Wizard (Vista/Win7)     TpmInit
Tweak UI* t                   weakui
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
Windows Update Standalone Installer(Vista/Win7)            wusa
Windows XP Tour Wizard                         tourstart
Windows Version (About Windows)                winver
Wordpad                                                           write

* = optional component that may not be installed on all machines.

Thank you very much for your visit to my site...
Naresh