ARMOUR Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 The following list provides you with detailed information on tools that you can run on Windows PCs using nothing but a short name that is associated with them. This is the third part of the administrative tools series here on Ghacks. The first two parts looked at Control Panel shortcuts, and Microsoft Management Console snap-ins such as services.msc. This article is all about shortcuts that you can run to start various tools on the Windows operating system. Note that most shortcuts work in all versions of Windows, but that some may be reserved to certain versions. Depending on the version of Windows that you are using, you may either run most commands directly from Start, or by using the run box (Windows-R) or command prompt. These shortcuts allow you to run administrative Windows tools, some programs, and open some folders, directly from Start or the Run box. Spoiler Tool Shortcut Name Description calc Calculator Launches the Calculator charmap Character Map Loads the Character Map which enables you to browse and copy characters. cleanmgr Disk Cleanup Starts Disk Cleanup to remove temporary and no longer needed files from the Windows machine cmd Command Prompt Loads the Command Prompt window to work on the command line. colorcpl Color Management Manage displays and color profiles. control Control Panel Loads the Windows Control Panel credwiz Stored User Names and Passwords Back up or restore your stored user names and passwords dcomcnfg Component Services Loads the Component Services management interface. defrag Defragment and optimize drives dfrgui Optimize Drives List connected drives, optimization status, and option to analyze or optimize manually. dialer Phone Dialer Phone Dialer interface to call someone dxdiag DirectX Diagnostic Tool Run diagnostics on the system’s DirectX capabilities. eudcedit Private Character Editor Create letters or logos for your font library. eventvwr Event Viewer Opens the Windows Event Viewer. fonts Fonts Opens the Fonts folder iexpress Iexpress Wizard Create self- extracting and/or self-installing package lpksetup Install or uninstall display languages Lets you install or uninstall display languages on Windows magnify Magnifier Opens the Accessibility tool Magnifier mblctr Windows Mobility Center Control brightness, volume, power and screen on mobile devices mdsched Windows Memory Diagnostics Run tests to find out if memory problems exist migwiz Opens Windows\System32\migwiz mmc Microsoft Management Console Opens the Microsoft Management Console interface mobsync Sync Center Loads the Sync Center Control Panel applet mrt Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Loads the Malicious Software Removal Tool to remove viruses and other dangerous files. msconfig System Configuration Configure startup and boot, and services. msinfo32 System Information Displays information on system hardware, and software. mspaint Microsoft Paint Loads the image viewer and editor mstsc Remote Desktop Connection Connect to a remote desktop notepad Notepad Opens the text editor osk On-Screen Keyboard Displays the on- screen keyboard for input perfmon Performance Monitor Loads the Performance Monitor to manage system performance regedit Registry Editor Launches the Windows Registry Editor rstrui System Restore Restore system files and settings shrpubw Create a shared folder wizard Wizard to create new shared folders sigverif File Signature Verification Check and configure file signature verification slui Windows Activation Change product key sndvol Volume Mixer Manager volumes for individual apps and globally Systempropertiesadvanced System Properties Displays the Advanced tab of the System Properties Systempropertiescomputername System Properties Displays the Computer Name tab of System Properties Systempropertieshardware System Properties Loads the Hardware tab of the System Properties Systempropertiesperformance Performance options Tweak performance related settings. Systempropertiesprotection System Properties Loads the System Protection tab of System Properties Systempropertiesremote System Properties Loads the Remote tab of System Properties taskmgr Task Manager Loads the Windows Task Manager interface telnet Telnet Telnet interface utilman Accessibility Opens Accessibility options verifier Driver Verifier Manager Verify installed drivers wab Opens the contacts folder of the signed in user wabmig Import to Windows Contacts Import files with contact information to Windows Contacts wiaacmgr Windows Scan Loads the scan interface if a scanner is installed winver Windows Version Displays Windows version information wmplayer Windows Media Player Loads the multimedia player write WordPad Loads the WordPad editor Source: https://www.ghacks.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent 86 Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I love this: Quote Responses to List of Windows tools Klemen June 11, 2017 at 12:11 pm # What about iexplore? AKA "the firefox downloader" tool =) I would strike out FF and put Opera downloader tool personally, but you get the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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