Some Important Windows Shortcuts

A

Accessibility Controls - access.cpl

Accessibility Wizard - accwiz

Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools - control admintools

Adobe Acrobat (if installed) - acrobat

Adobe Designer (if installed) - acrodist

Adobe Distiller (if installed) - acrodist

Adobe ImageReady (if installed) - imageready

Adobe Photoshop (if installed) - photoshop

Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl



 

B

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt

C

Calculator - calc

Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc

Character Map - charmap

Check Disk Utility - chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd

Command Prompt - cmd

Component Services - dcomcnfg

Computer Management - compmgmt.msc

Control Panel - control

D

Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl

DDE Shares - ddeshare

Device Manager - devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* - directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter - dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility - cleanmgr

Disk Defragment - dfrg.msc

Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager - diskpart

Display Properties - control desktop

Display Properties - desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) - control color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility - drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility - verifier

E

Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc

F

Files and Settings Transfer Tool - migwiz

File Signature Verification Tool - sigverif

Findfast - findfast.cpl

Firefox (if installed) - firefox

Folders Properties - control folders

Fonts - control fonts

Fonts Folder - fonts

Free Cell Card Game - freecell

G

Game Controllers - joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) - gpedit.msc

H

Hearts Card Game - mshearts

Help and Support - helpctr

HyperTerminal - hypertrm

I

Iexpress Wizard - iexpress

Indexing Service - ciadv.msc

Internet Connection Wizard - icwconn1

Internet Explorer - iexplore

Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl

Internet Setup Wizard - inetwiz

IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration)- ipconfig /all

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

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

IP Configuration (Release All Connections) - ipconfig /release

IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) - ipconfig /renew

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

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

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

J

Java Control Panel (If Installed) - jpicpl32.cpl

Java Control Panel (If Installed) - javaws

K

Keyboard Properties - control keyboard

L

Local Security Settings - secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff

M

Malicious Software Removal Tool - mrt

Microsoft Access (if installed) - access.cpl

Microsoft Chat - winchat

Microsoft Excel (if installed) - excel

Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) - frontpg

Microsoft Movie Maker - moviemk

Microsoft Paint - mspaint

Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) - powerpnt

Microsoft Word (if installed) - winword

Microsoft Syncronization Tool - mobsync

Minesweeper Game - winmine

Mouse Properties - control mouse

Mouse Properties - main.cpl

N

Nero (if installed) - nero

Netmeeting - conf

Network Connections - control netconnections

Network Connections- ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl

Notepad - notepad

Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) - nvtuicpl.cpl

O

Object Packager - packager

ODBC Data Source Administrator - odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard - osk

Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed)- ac3filter.cpl

Outlook Express - msimn

P


Paint - pbrush

Password Properties - password.cpl

Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor - perfmon

Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl

Phone Dialer - dialer

Pinball Game - pinball

Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes - control printers

Printers Folder - printers

Private Character Editor - eudcedit


Q

Quicktime (If Installed) - QuickTime.cpl

Quicktime Player (if installed) - quicktimeplayer

R

Real Player (if installed) - realplay

Regional Settings - intl.cpl

Registry Editor - regedit

Registry Editor - regedit32

Remote Access Phonebook - rasphone

Remote Desktop - mstsc

Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) - rsop.msc

S

Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks

Security Center - wscui.cpl

Services - services.msc

Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows - shutdown

Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game - spider

SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg

System Configuration Editor - sysedit

System Configuration Utility - msconfig

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

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

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

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

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

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

System Information - msinfo32

System Properties - sysdm.cpl


T


Task Manager - taskmgr

TCP Tester - tcptest

Telnet Client - telnet

Tweak UI (if installed) - tweakui


U


User Account Management - nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager - utilman


W


Windows Address Book - wab

Windows Address Book Import Utility - wabmig

Windows Backup Utility (if installed) - ntbackup

Windows Explorer - explorer

Windows Firewall - firewall.cpl


Windows Magnifier - magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc

Windows Media Player - wmplayer

Windows Messenger - msmsgs

Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected) - wiaacmgr

Windows System Security Tool - syskey

Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr

Windows Version (to show which version of windows) - winver

Windows XP Tour Wizard - tourstart