| APPLICATION / TOOL | COMMAND |
| Accessibility Controls | access.cpl |
| Accessibility Wizard | accwiz |
| Add Hardware Wizard | hdwwiz.cpl |
| Add/Remove Programs | appwiz.cpl |
| Administrative Tools | control admintools |
| Automatic Updates | wuaucpl.cpl |
| Bluetooth Transfer Wizard | fsquirt |
| Calculator | calc |
| Certificate Manager Console | certmgr.msc |
| Character Map | charmap |
| Clipboard Viewer | clipbrd |
| Command Prompt | cmd |
| Component Services (DCOM/COM+ settings) | dcomcnfg |
| Computer Management Console | compmgmt.msc |
| Control Panel | control |
| Date and Time Properties | control date/time |
| Date and Time Properties | timedate.cpl |
| DDE Shares | ddeshare |
| Device Manager Console | devmgmt.msc |
| DirectX Diagnostic Tool | dxdiag |
| Disk Cleanup Utility (Appendix-A2) | cleanmgr |
| Disk Defragment Console | dfrg.msc |
| Disk Management Console | diskmgmt.msc |
| Display Properties | control desktop |
| Display Properties | desk.cpl |
| Display Properties (Appearance tab pre-selected) | control color |
| Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility (16-bit) | drwatson |
| Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility (32-bit) | drwtsn32 |
| Driver Verifier Utility | verifier |
| DVD Placeholder Utility (playing DVD in WMP) | dvdplay |
| Event Viewer | eventvwr |
| Event Viewer | eventvwr.msc |
| File Signature Verification Tool | sigverif |
| Files and Setting Transfer Wizard | migwiz |
| Folders Properties | control folders |
| Fonts Folder | control fonts |
| Fonts Folder | fonts |
| Game Controllers | joy.cpl |
| Game: Free Cell | freecell |
| Game: Hearts Card Game | mshearts |
| Game: Internet Backgammon | bckgzm |
| Game: Internet Checkers | chkrzm |
| Game: Internet Hearts | hrtzzm |
| Game: Internet Reversi | rvsezm |
| Game: Internet Spades | shvlzm |
| Game: Minesweeper | winmine |
| Game: Pinball | pinball |
| Game: Solitaire | sol |
| Game: Spider Solitaire | spider |
| Group Policy Object Editor | gpedit.msc |
| Help and Support Center | helpctr |
| HyperTerminal | hypertrm |
| Iexpress Wizard (packaging tool) | iexpress |
| Indexing Service Console | ciadv.msc |
| Infrared Monitor (if installed) | control infrared |
| Internet Connection Wizard | icwconn1 |
| Internet Explorer | iexplore |
| Internet Explorer (InPrivate Mode) (IE8 or later) | iexplore –private |
| Internet Explorer (no Add-ons) | iexplore –extoff |
| Internet Properties | inetcpl.cpl |
| Internet Setup Wizard | inetwiz |
| Keyboard Properties | control keyboard |
| Local Security Settings Console | secpol.msc |
| Local Users and Groups Console | lusrmgr.msc |
| Log Off | logoff |
| Mail client (Default) | mailto: |
| Mail configurations (Microsoft Outlook settings) | control mlcfg32.cpl |
| Microsoft Chat | winchat |
| Microsoft Management Console (Appendix-A13) | mmc |
| Microsoft Media Player (audio player) | mplay32 |
| Microsoft Movie Maker | moviemk |
| Microsoft Narrator | narrator |
| Microsoft Paint | mspaint |
| Microsoft Paint | pbrush |
| Microsoft Program Manager | progman |
| Microsoft Synchronization Manager | mobsync |
| Mouse Properties | control mouse |
| Mouse Properties | main.cpl |
| MS-DOS Editor (text editor for MS-DOS) | edit |
| Network Access Protection (NAP) Client UI | napstat |
| Network Connections | control netconnections |
| Network Connections | ncpa.cpl |
| Network Setup Wizard (also Wireless) | netsetup.cpl |
| Notepad | notepad |
| Novell NetWare (if installed) | control netware |
| Object Packager | packager |
| On-Screen Keyboard | osk |
| Outlook Express | msimn |
| Performance Monitor | perfmon |
| Performance Monitor | perfmon.msc |
| Phone and Modem Options | control telephony |
| 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 |
| Regional and Language Options | control international |
| Regional and Language Options | intl.cpl |
| Registry Editor | regedit |
| Registry Editor | regedt32 |
| Remote Access Phonebook | rasphone |
| Remote Assistance | rcimlby –launchra |
| Remote Desktop Connection | mstsc |
| Removable Storage Console | ntmsmgr.msc |
| Removable Storage Operator Requests | ntmsoprq.msc |
| Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP) | rsop.msc |
| Scanners and Cameras | sticpl.cpl |
| Scheduled Tasks | control schedtasks |
| Security Center | wscui.cpl |
| Services | services.msc |
| Shared Folder Wizard (creating shared folder) | shrpubw |
| Shared Folders | fsmgmt.msc |
| Shutdown Windows (Appendix-A3) | shutdown –s –t 00 |
| Sound Recorder | sndrec32 |
| Sounds and Audio | mmsys.cpl |
| SQL Client Configuration | cliconfg |
| System Configuration Editor | sysedit |
| System Configuration Utility | msconfig |
| System Information | msinfo32 |
| System Information | winmsd |
| System Properties | sysdm.cpl |
| System Restore | restore/rstrui |
| Task Manager | taskmgr |
| Telnet Client | telnet |
| Telnet Server Admin | tlntadmn |
| User Accounts (Local Users and Groups) | control userpasswords |
| User Accounts 2 (Advanced) | control userpasswords2 |
| User Accounts Management | nusrmgr.cpl |
| Utility Manager | utilman |
| Windows Address Book | wab |
| Windows Address Book Import Utility | wabmig |
| Windows Backup Utility | ntbackup |
| Windows Diagnose | winmsd |
| Windows Explorer | explorer |
| Windows Firewall | firewall.cpl |
| Windows Installer (version checking) | msiexec |
| Windows Magnifier | magnify |
| Windows Management Infrastructure (WMI) | wmimgmt.msc |
| Windows Media Player (WMP) | wmplayer |
| Windows Media Player 6.4.09 (old version) | mplayer2 |
| Windows Messenger | msmsgs |
| Windows NetMeeting | conf |
| Windows Picture Acquisition Wizard (needs camera) | wiaacmgr |
| Windows Product Activation (WPA) status | oobe/msoobe /a |
| Windows System Security Tool | syskey |
| Windows Update Launches (online update) | wupdmgr |
| Windows Version Information | winver |
| Windows WordPad | wordpad |
| Windows Write | write |
| Windows XP Registration Wizard (online) | regwiz /r |
| Windows XP Tour Wizard | tourstart |
ADDENDA
[“System Property” with a specific tab]
| |
| TAB | COMMAND |
| General | control sysdm.cpl,,0 |
| Computer Name | control sysdm.cpl,,1 |
| Hardware | control sysdm.cpl,,2 |
| Advanced | control sysdm.cpl,,3 |
| System Restore | control sysdm.cpl,,4 |
| Automatic Updates | control sysdm.cpl,,5 |
| Remote | control sysdm.cpl,,6 |
[“Add or Remove Programs” with a specific tab]
| |
| Change or Remove Programs: | control appwiz.cpl |
| Change or Remove Programs: | control appwiz.cpl,,0 |
| Add new Programs (from CD-ROM/Floppy) | control appwiz.cpl,,1 |
| Add/Remove Windows Components | control appwiz.cpl,,2 |
| Set Program Access and Defaults | control appwiz.cpl,,3 |
[“Sound and Audio Device” with a specific tab]
| |
| Volume | control mmsys.cpl,,0 |
| Sounds | control mmsys.cpl,,1 |
| Audio | control mmsys.cpl,,2 |
| Voice | control mmsys.cpl,,3 |
| Hardware | control mmsys.cpl,,4 |
[“Desktop Property” with a specific tab]
| |
| Desktop Property: Themes | control desk.cpl |
| Desktop Property: Desktop | control desk.cpl,,0 |
| Desktop Property: Screen Saver | control desk.cpl,,1 |
| Desktop Property: Appearance | control desk.cpl,,2 |
| Desktop Property: Settings | control desk.cpl,,3 |
[“System File Checker” (sfc.exe) utility usage]
| |
| System File Checker (Purge File Cache) | sfc /purgecache |
| System File Checker (Return to Default Setting) | sfc /revert |
| System File Checker (Scan immediately) | sfc /scannow |
| System File Checker (Scan On every boot) | sfc /scanboot |
| System File Checker (Scan Once at next boot) | sfc /scanonce |
| System File Checker (Set cache size to x in MB) | sfc /cachesize=x |
