Control Panel

•CONTROL: opens the control panel window
•CONTROL ADMINTOOLS: opens the administrative tools
•CONTROL KEYBOARD: opens keyboard properties
•CONTROL COLOUR: opens display properties.Appearance tab
•CONTROL FOLDERS: opens folder options
•CONTROL FONTS: opens font policy management
•CONTROL INTERNATIONAL or INTL.CPL: opens Regional and Language option
•CONTROL MOUSE or MAIN.CPL: opens mouse properties
•CONTROL USERPASSWORDS: opens User Accounts editor
•CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 or NETPLWIZ: User account access restrictions
•CONTROL PRINTERS: opens faxes and printers available
•APPWIZ.CPL: opens Add or Remove programs utility tool
•OPTIONALFEATURES: opens Add or Remove Windows component utility
•DESK.CPL: opens display properties. Themes tab
•HDWWIZ.CPL: opens add hardware wizard
•IRPROPS.CPL: infrared utility tool
•JOY.CP: opens game controllers settings
•MMSYS.CPL: opens Sound and Audio device Properties. Volume tab
•SYSDM.CPL: opens System properties
•TELEPHON.CPL: Opens phone and Modem options
•TIMEDATE.CPL: Date and Time properties
•WSCUI.CPL: opens Windows Security Center
•ACCESS.CPL: opens Accessibility Options
•WUAUCPL.CPL: opens Automatic Updates
•POWERCFG.CPL: opens Power Options Properties
•AZMAN.MSC: opens authorisation management utility tool
•CERTMGR.MSC: opens certificate management tool
•COMPMGMT.MSC: opens the Computer management tool
•COMEXP.MSC or DCOMCNFG: opens the Computer Services management tool
•DEVMGMT.MSC: opens Device Manager
•EVENTVWR or EVENTVWR.MSC: opens Event Viewer
•FSMGMT.MSC: opens Shared Folders
•NAPCLCFG.MSC: NAP Client configuration utility tool
•SERVICES.MSC: opens Service manager
•TASKSCHD.MSC or CONTROL SCHEDTASKS: opens Schedule Tasks manager
•GPEDIT.MSC: opens Group Policy utility tool
•LUSRMGR.MSC: opens Local Users and Groups
•SECPOL.MSC: opens local security settings
•CIADV.MSC: opens indexing service
•NTMSMGR.MSC: removable storage manager
•NTMSOPRQ.MSC: removable storage operator requests
•WMIMGMT.MSC: opens (WMI) Window Management Instrumentation
•PERFMON or PERFMON.MSC: opens the Performance monitor
•MMC: opens empty Console
•MDSCHED: opens memory diagnostics tools
•DXDIAG: opens DirectX diagnostics tools
•ODBCAD32: opens ODBC Data source Administrator
•REGEDIT or REGEDT32: opens Registry Editor
•DRWTSN32: opens Dr. Watson
•VERIFIER: opens Driver Verifier Manager
•CLICONFG: opens SQL Server Client Network Utility
•UTILMAN: opens Utility Manager
•COLORCPL: opens color management
•CREDWIZ: back up and recovery tool for user passwords
•MOBSYNC: opens Synchronization center
•MSCONFIG: opens System Configuration Utility
•SYSEDIT: opens System Configuration Editor (careful while using this command)
•SYSKEY: Windows Account Database Security management (careful while using this command)

Windows utility and applications

•EPLORER: Opens windows Explorer
•IEXPLORER: Opens Internet explorer
•WAB: opens Contacts
•CHARMAP: opens Character Map
•WRITE: opens WordPad
•NOTEPAD: opens Notepad
•CALC: opens Calculator
•CLIPBRD: opens Clipbook Viewer
•WINCHAT: opens Microsoft Chat Interface
•SOUNDRECORDER: opens sound recording tool
•DVDPLAY: run CD or DVD
•WMPLAYER: opens Windows Media Player
•MOVIEMK: Opens untitled Windows Movie Maker
•OSK: opens on-screen Keyboard
•MAGNIFY: opens Magnifier
•WINCAL: opens Calendar
•DIALER: opens phone Dialer
•EUDCEDIT: opens Private Character Editor
•NDVOL: opens the mixer volume
•RSTRUI : opens Tool System Restore (For Vista only)
•%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\RESTORE\rstrui.exe: opens Tool System Restore (for XP only).
•MSINFO32: Opens the System Information
•MRT : launches the utility removal of malware.
•Taskmgr : Opens the Windows Task Manager
•CMD: opens a command prompt
•MIGWIZ: Opens the tool for transferring files and settings from Windows (Vista only)
•Migwiz.exe: Opens the tool for transferring files and settings from Windows (for XP only)
•SIDEBAR: Open the Windows (Vista only)
•Sigverif : Opens the tool for verification of signatures of files
•Winver : Opens the window for your Windows version
•FSQUIRT: Bluetooth Transfer Wizard
•IExpress opens the wizard for creating self-extracting archives. Tutorial HERE
•MBLCTR: opens the mobility center (Windows Vista only)
•MSRA : Opens the Windows Remote Assistance
•Mstsc : opens the tool connection Remote Desktop
•MSDT: opens the diagnostic tools and support Microsoft
•WERCON: opens the reporting tool and solutions to problems (for Vista only)
•WINDOWSANYTIMEUPGRADE: Enables the upgrade of Windows Vista
•WINWORD : opens Word (if installed)
•PRINTBRMUI : Opens migration wizard printer (Vista only)

Disk management

•DISKMGMT.MSC: opens disk management utility
•CLEANMGR: opens disk drive clean up utility
•DFRG.MSC: opens disk defragmenter
•CHKDSK: complete analysis of disk partition
•DISKPART: disk partitioning tool

Connection management

•IPCONFIG: list the configuration of IP addresses on your PC (for more information type IPCONFIG/? in the CMD menu)
•INETCPL.CPL: opens internet properties
•FIREWALL.CPL: opens windows firewall
•NETSETUP.CPL: opens network setup wizard

Miscellaneous commands

•JAVAWS: View the cover of JAVA software (if installed)
•AC3FILTER.CPL: Opens the properties AC3 Filter (if installed)
•FIREFOX: Mozilla launches Firefox (if installed)
•NETPROJ: allow or not connecting to a network projector (For Vista only)
•LOGOFF: closes the current session
•SHUTDOWN: shut down Windows
•SHUTDOWN-A: to interrupt Windows shutdown
•%WINDIR% or %SYSTEMROOT%: opens the Windows installation
•%PROGRAMFILES%: Opens the folder where you installed other programs (Program Files)
•%USERPROFILE%: opens the profile of the user currently logged
•%HOMEDRIVE%: opens the browser on the partition or the operating system is installed
•%HOMEPATH%: opens the currently logged user C: \ Documents and Settings \ [username]
•%TEMP%: opens the temporary folder
•VSP1CLN: deletes the cache for installation of the service pack 1 for Vista
•System File Checker (Requires Windows CD if the cache is not available):
•SFC / scannow: immediately scans all system files and repairs damaged files
•SFC / VERIFYONLY: scans only those files system
•SFC / Scanfil = “name and file path”: scans the specified file, and repaired if damaged
•SFC / VERIFYFILE = “name and file path”: Scans only the file specified
•SFC / scanonce: scans the system files on the next restart
•SFC / REVERT: return the initial configuration (For more information, type SFC /? In the command prompt CMD.