Basic Run Command Information
Common Tasks with Run
Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog:
Run Calculator calc
Run Command Prompt cmd
Run Firefox (if installed) firefox
Run Internet Explorer iexplore
Run Microsoft Word (if installed) winword
Run Microsoft Excel (if installed) excel
Run Microsoft Outlook (if installed) outlook
Run Notepad notepad
Run Wordpad wordpad
Open Control Panel control panel
Open Program Files folder %programfiles%
Shutdown Windows shutdownz
Restart Windows shutdown -r
Log Off Windows logoff
Registry Editor regedit
Task Manager taskmgr
Windows Update Launches wupdmgr
Creating Your Own Run Commands
If you are like me, you will use a few programs very frequently. One way to make them start
faster is to give them their own Run command:
1. Win+R to open the Run dialog
2. Enter %windir% to open the Windows directory
3. Alt+F W S to open the File menu, choose the New menu item, then the Shortcut
menu item
4. Go through the wizard to create a shortcut to the desired program
5. The name you give the shortcut is what you type in the Run dialog to start the
program
Infrequently Used Run Commands
Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog, split into several categories:
programs, control panels, computer administration tools, and special folders.
Programs
Character Map charmap
Check Disk Utility chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer clipbrd
Free Cell freecell
msheart
Hearts Card
s
Microsoft Chat winchat
Minesweeper winmine
On Screen Keyboard osk
Remote Desktop mstsc
Spider Solitare spider
Telnet Client telnet
Windows Magnifier magnify
Control Panels
Accessibility Controls [Link]
Add Hardware Wizard [Link]
Add/Remove Programs [Link]
Administrative Tools control admintools
Automatic Updates [Link]
Date and Time [Link]
Display Properties [Link]
Folders Properties control folders
Fonts control fonts
Fonts Folder fonts
Game Controllers [Link]
Internet Properties [Link]
Keyboard Properties control keyboard
Mouse Properties control mouse
control
Network Connections
netconnections
Network Setup Wizard [Link]
ODBC Data Source Administrator [Link]
Password Properties [Link]
Phone and Modem Options [Link]
Power Configuration [Link]
Printers and Faxes control printers
Printers Folder printers
Regional Settings [Link]
Scanners and Cameras [Link]
Security Center [Link]
Sounds and Audio [Link]
User Account Management [Link]
Windows Firewall [Link]
Computer Administration Tools
Computer Management [Link]
Device Manager [Link]
Disk Cleanup Utility cleanmgr
Disk Defragment [Link]
Disk Management [Link]
Disk Partition Manager diskpart
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility verifier
Event Viewer [Link]
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) [Link]
Local Security Settings [Link]
Local Users and Groups [Link]
Performance Monitor perfmon
Resultant Set of Policy [Link]
control
Scheduled Tasks
schedtasks
Services [Link]
Shared Folders [Link]
System Configuration Editor sysedit
System Configuration Utility msconfig
Utility Manager utilman
Windows System Security Tool syskey
Computer Administration Tools
Application Data Folder %appdata%
Home Directory Drive %homedrive%
Home Directory %homepath%
Shared Home Directory %homeshare%
Temporary Folder %temp%
Windows Root Drive %systemdrive%
Windows Root Directory %windir%