Windows Commands undocumented

System Configuration Utility  (can use to control starup programs)

msconfig

System Configuration Editor

sysedit

Direct X Troubleshooter (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)

dxdiag

System Information

msinfo32

Volume Control

sndvol32

Task Manager

taskmgr

Administrative Tools

control admintools

User Accounts

control userpasswords2

control userpasswords

Folders Properties

control folders

Display Properties

control desktop

control color      (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)

Mouse Properties

control mouse

Network Connections

control netconnections

Keyboard Properties

control keyboard

Printers and Faxes

control printers

Fonts

control fonts

Scheduled Tasks

control schedtasks

Component Services

dcomcnfg

Internet Information Server

inetmgr

Remote Desktop 

mstsc

Performance Monitor

perfmon

Disk Partition Manager

diskpart

ODBC Data Source Administrator 

odbcad32

Network shared folder wizard (creates shared folders on network)

shrpubw

Performance Monitor

perfmon.msc

Disk Management

diskmgmt.msc

Computer Management

compmgmt.msc

Event Viewer

eventvwr.msc

Device Manager

devmgmt.msc

Services

services.msc 

Windows Management Infrastructure(Windows Management Instrumentation)

wmimgmt.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)

rsop.msc

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)

gpedit.msc

Local Security Settings

secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups

lusrmgr.msc

Shared Folders

fsmgmt.msc

Indexing Service

ciadv.msc

Removable Storage

ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests

ntmsoprq.msc

Certificate Manager

certmgr.msc

Disk Defragment

dfrg.msc

Windows Explorer

explorer.scf

Windows Explorer

explorer

Internet Explorer

iexplore

Private Character Editor (allows creation or modification of characters)

eudcedit

Character Map

charmap

Clipboard Viewer (views contents of Windows clipboard)

clipbrd

Disk Cleanup 

cleanmgr

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility

drwtsn32

SQL Client Configuration

cliconfg

DDE Shares

ddeshare

Iexpress Wizard (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)

iexpress

Object Packager 

packager

Program Manager (Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell)

progman

Remote Access phone book 

rasphone

Mcft Synchronization Manager 

mobsync

File Signature Verification Tool

sigverif

Driver Verifier Utility

verifier

Logs You Out Of Windows

logoff

Shuts Down Windows

shutdown

Check Disk Utility

chkdsk

Command Prompt

cmd

Registry Editor

regedit

Registry Editor (Don't work on XP Prof)

regedit32

Display Properties

desk.cpl

Internet Properties

inetcpl.cpl

Sounds and Audio

mmsys.cpl

System Properties

sysdm.cpl

User Account Management

nusrmgr.cpl

Mouse Properties

main.cpl

Network Connections

ncpa.cpl

ODBC Data Source Administrator

odbccp32.cpl

Accessibility Controls

access.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard

hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs

appwiz.cpl

Phone and Modem Options

telephon.cpl

Power Configuration

powercfg.cpl

Scanners and Cameras

sticpl.cpl

Game Controllers

joy.cpl

Findfast

findfast.cpl

Regional Settings

intl.cpl

Phone and Modem Options

telephon.cpl

Power Configuration

powercfg.cpl

Date and Time Properties

timedate.cpl

Automatic Updates

wuaucpl.cpl

Windows Firewall (Not working on my system)

firewall.cpl

Security Center (Not working on my system)

wscui.cpl

Network Setup Wizard (Not working on my system)

netsetup.cpl

Password Properties (Not working on my system)

password.cpl

Printers Folder

printers

Telnet Client

telnet

Utility Manager

utilman

Windows System Security Tool

syskey

Windows Update Launches

wupdmgr

m*cro$oft Chat

winchat

Windows XP Tour Wizard

tourstart

Windows Magnifier

magnify

On Screen Keyboard

osk

Fonts Folder

fonts

Notepad 

notepad

Wordpad

wordpad

Calculator

calc

Windows Media Player 5.1 (Retro version of Media Player, very basic)

mplay32

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard (Not working on my system)

fsquirt

IP Configuration

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ipconfig /all # IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration)

ipconfig /displaydns # IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)

ipconfig /flushdns # IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)

ipconfig /release # IP Configuration (Release All Connections)

ipconfig /renew # IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)

ipconfig /registerdns # IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)

ipconfig /showclassid # IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)

ipconfig /setclassid # IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) 

System File Checker Utility

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sfc /scannow # System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) 

sfc /scanonce # System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot) 

sfc /scanboot # System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) 

sfc /revert # System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) 

sfc /purgecache # System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) 

sfc /cachesize=x # System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)

Windows Games

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Hearts Card Game

mshearts

Free Cell Card Game

freecell

Minesweeper Game

winmine

Spider Solitare Card Game

spider

If Installed 

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Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)*

directx.cpl

Java Control Panel 

javaws

Quicktime 

QuickTime.cpl

Opens AC3 Filter 

ac3filter.cpl

Nview Desktop Manager 

nvtuicpl.cpl

Java Control Panel 

jpicpl32.cpl

Microsoft Access

msaccess

Power Point

powerpnt

Microsoft Word

winword

Microsoft Excel

excel

FrontPage

frontpg

Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0

acrord32

Adobe Illustrator

Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop cs 8.0

photoshop

Adobe ImageReady 8.0

imageready

MacroMedia Flash 8

flash

CloneCD v4.2

clonecd

CloneDVD v2

clonedvd2

Nero Smart

nerostartsmart

Nero Burning Rom

nero

Image Drive

imagedrive

Nero Vision

nerovision

Nero Player (Show Time)

showtime

Nero Media Player

neromediaplayer

JetAudio Player 6

jetaudio

Realplayer 

realplay

Visual C++

MSDEV

WinRAR

winrar

Mozilla FireFox Internet Explorer

firefox

AVG AntiVirus 7.0

avgw

Special Commands

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Runas

example:

runas /user:localmachinenameadministrator cmd

To start an instance of the command prompt as an administrator on the local computer

MicroSoft Mangement Console (.msc)        msc may means MicroSoft Console     mmc.exe MMCMainFrame

Network connections

control.exe netconnections

Command Base Utility : 

REXEC (Remote Execution) , RSH (Remote Shell) and Telnet

Transfer Utilities : FTP , RCP, TFTP

Printer Utilities : LPR, LPQ

Windows Movie Maker

moviemk

Windows Messenger

msmsgs

Microsoft Outlook Express

msimn

NetMetting

conf