Run Commands in Windows
March 1, 2019
Here’s a partial list of Run commands used to execute programs in Windows. Once
you memorize them, it can be easier to type the executable then to navigate
Windows. Note that you can run most of these in the Run prompt or the Command
Prompt or PowerShell.
To open Run, press the Windows + R keys on the keyboard or right-click Start and
select Run. Don’t forget, the Search option works pretty well too!
I omitted .exe extensions, and will be adding to the list as time goes on. Please let
me know if there are any typos. Bookmark this page.
Run Commands
Program Command
About Windows winver
Administrative Tools control admintools
Calculator calc
Certificate Manager [Link]
Character Map Charmap
Command Prompt cmd
Computer Management [Link]
Credential Manager Control /name [Link]
Date and Time [Link]
Device Manager [Link]
DirectX Diagnostic Tool dxdiag
Disk Cleanup cleanmgr
Disk Management [Link]
Event Viewer eventvwr
Explorer
File Explorer/Windows Explorer (Windows + E)
Folder Options (also known as
Control folders
File Explorer Options)
Internet Properties [Link]
Local Group Policy Editor [Link]
Local Security Policy [Link]
Local Users and Groups [Link]
Magnifier Magnify
Microsoft Management Console mmc
Network Connections [Link]
Optimize Drives/Disk
dfrgui
Defragmenter
Performance Monitor perfmon
PowerShell Powershell
Powershell_ise
PowerShell ISE 5.1 Or type “ise” from the PowerShell!
PowerShell Core 6 and higher
pwsh
(if installed)
Print Management [Link]
Programs and Features [Link]
Registry Editor regedit
Remote Desktop Connection mstsc
Resource Monitor resmon
Services console window [Link]
Sound (dialog box) [Link]
System Configuration
msconfig
(msconfig)
msinfo32
System Information (Ctrl + Alt + F1)
[Link]
System Properties dialog box
System Restore properties systempropertiesprotection
control system
System window (Windows + Break)
taskmgr
Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc)
Task Scheduler [Link]
Windows Defender Firewall [Link]
Windows Defender Firewall with [Link]
Advanced Security
Windows Features optionalFeatures
Windows Memory Diagnostics Mdsched
