Windows Run Commands | windows + R | shortcut keys

Hello reader, in this article I will give you a best run command shortcut key. I love to use windows command shortcut keys because that boosts my work and will finish a task in less amount of time. my personal favorite shortcut command is “appwiz.cpl” because this helps me not get frustrated when I need to uninstall my program.

To Start Menu Settings

Action	Commands
To Start Windows Command Prompt	Win + R
To Start Command Prompt as To Administrator	Win + R, & type CMD
To Access the new Windows Settings Menu	Win + R, & type MS-settings

 

System Configurations

Press Win + R on your keyboard then, type the below given on Run Commands.

Action	Commands
To Device Management	devmgmt.msc
To Event Viewer	eventvwr.msc
To Computer Management including System Tools, Storage, Services	compmgmt.msc
To Disk Partition Manager	diskmgmt.msc
To Component Services	dcomcnfg
To Group Policy Editor	gpedit.msc
To Local Security Policy Settings	secpol.msc
To Local User and Groups	lusrmgr.msc
To Performance Monitor	perfmon.msc
To Shared Folders	fsmgmt.msc
To Network properties	ncpa.cpl
To create a User account	netplwiz
To Device Manager	devmgmt.msc

 

Windows Utilities

Press Win + R on your keyboard then, type the below given on Run Commands.

Action	Commands
To Windows Explorer	explorer
To Registry Editor	regedit
To Windows Services (local)	services.msc
To Task Manager	taskmgr
To Classic System Configuration Utility	msconfig
To Classic Remote Desktop	mstsc
To Log Off Windows	logoff
To Shut Down Windows	shutdown
To Command Prompt	cmd

 

Folder Locations

Press Win + R on your keyboard then, type the below given on Run Commands.

Action	Commands
To Open Documents Folder	documents
To Open the Videos folder	videos
To Open Downloads Folder	downloads
To Open Favorites Folder	favorites
To Open Recent Folder	recent
To Open Pictures Folder	pictures
To Open C-Drive in Explorer	c:

 

Classic Control Panel Properties

Press Win + R on your keyboard then, type the below given on Run Commands.

Action	Commands
To Classic Control Panel	control
To Classic File Explorer folder properties	control folders
To Classic Keyboard properties	control keyboard
To Classic Mouse Properties	control mouse
To Classic Printer properties	control printers
To Classic User Account Manager properties for the current user	control userpasswords
To Classic User Account Manager properties for all users	control userpasswords2
To Classic Administrative Tools	control admintools
To Classic System Information	control system
To Classic Application Wizard	appwiz.cpl
To Classic Power Configuration	powercfg.cpl
To Classic date and time properties	timedate.cpl
To Classic Regional Settings	intl.cpl
To Classic Sound Properties	mmsys.cpl
To Classic Security Center	wscui.cpl
To Classic Internet Properties	inetcpl.cpl
To Classic System Properties	sysdm.cpl
To Classic Windows Firewall Properties	firewall.cpl

 

Built-in App Access

Press Win + R on your keyboard then, type the below given on Run Commands.

Action	Commands
To Start Windows Alarm App	alarm
To Start the Windows Calculator App	calculator
To Start the Windows Calendar app	calendar
To Start the Windows Camera App	camera
To Start the Windows Classic Control Panel	control
To Start Windows Edge App	edge
To Start Windows Get Help App	gethelp
To Start Windows Groove Music App	groove
To Start the Windows Mail app	mail
To Start Windows Map App	maps
To Start Windows Messaging App	messaging
To Start Windows Mixed Reality Portal App	mixed
To Start the Windows Office Hub App	office
To Start Windows OneNote App	onenote
To Start the Windows People App	people
To Start Windows Photo App	photos
To Start Windows Print 3D App	print3d
To Start Windows Skype App	skype
To Start Windows Sticky Notes App	sticky
To Start the Windows Store App	store
To Start Windows Voice Recorder App	voice
To Start Windows Weather App	weather
To Start Windows Whiteboard App	whiteboard
To Start Windows Your Phone App	yourphone

 

IP Config Commands

Action	Commands
To Display connection configuration	ipconfig/all
To Display DNS Cache contents	ipconfig/displaydns
To Delete DNS Cache contents	ipconfig/flushdns
To Release all connections	ipconfig/relase
To Renew all connections	ipconfig/renew
To Refreshes DHCP & Re-Register DNS	ipconfig/registerdns
To Display DHCP Class ID	ipconfig/showclassid
To Modifies DHCP Class ID	ipconfig/setclassid

 

Application installed

Press Win + R on your keyboard then, type the below given on Run Commands.

Action	Commands
For Adobe Acrobat	acrobat
For Adobe Photoshop	photoshop
For Google Chrome	chrome
For MS Excel	excel
For MS Access	access
For MS Word	winword
For MS PowerPoint	powerpnt
For Windows Media Player	wmplayer
For MS Paint	mspaint
For Wordpad	write

 

Other Windows Tools

Press Win + R on your keyboard then, type the below given on Run Commands.

Action	Commands
To Create a shared folder Wizard	shrpubw
To Direct X Troubleshooter	dxdiag
To Clean Manager – Disk Cleanup Utility	cleanmgr
To Clipboard Viewer	clipbrd
To Windows Installer Details	msiexec
To Windows Magnifier	magnify
To On-Screen Keyboard	osk
To System Information	msinfo32
To Volume Control	sndvol
To Windows Version	winver
To Compare Files	comp
To MS-Dos FTP	ftp
To Volume Serial Number for C:	label
To Bluetooth Transfer Wizard	fsquirt
To Driver Verifier Utility	verifier
To Migration Wizard	migwiz
To File Signature Verification Tool	sigverif
To Fonts	fonts
To Game Controllers	joy.cpl
To Malicious Software Removal Tool	mrt
To Private Characters Editor	eudcedit

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