Windows Control Panel, Shortcuts and Control.exe


Control Panel Applets
Some of the components of the Control Panel are special system folders but many are determined by a group of files with the extension CPL. Most of these files are in the folder \Windows\System32\; some that are part of application software may be elsewhere. To find which CPL files are on your system, go to Windows Search and search for all files with name *.cpl. The table below lists some of the common CPL files. CPL files can be used to directly access various features of Control Panel by opening them with either Rundll32.exe or Control.exe. By this means, scripts or shortcuts can be written for immediate access to particular functions. Commands using these files can also be entered into the Start-Run line. Note that some CPL files are multi-functional and require additional parameters to invoke the various functions. Parameters use the "@" sign and a zero-based integer. Tabs are denoted by additional indexes (not necessarily zero-based integers). More details are given in the section on shortcuts below.
Table Some Control Panel Applet Files
File
Function
Tabs (number in parentheses is index n discussed below)
access.cpl
Accessibility controls
Keyboard(1), Sound(2), Display(3), Mouse(4), General(5)
appwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs

desk.cpl
Display properties
Themes(5), Desktop(0), Screen Saver(1), Appearance (2), Settings(3)
directx.cpl
Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)

findfast.cpl
FindFast

firewall.cpl
Windows Firewall

hdwwiz.cpl
Add hardware

inetcpl.cpl
Configure Internet Explorer and Internet properties
General(0), Security(1), Privacy(2), Content(3), Connections(4), Programs(5), Advanced(6)
intl.cpl
Regional settings
Regional Options(1), Languages(2), Advanced(3)
jpicpl32.cpl
Java Control Panel (If Installed)

joy.cpl
Game controllers

main.cpl
Mouse properties and settings
Buttons(0), Pointers(1), Pointer Options(2), Wheel(3), Hardware(4)
main.cpl,@1 main.cpl keyboard
Keyboard properties
Speed(0), Hardware (1)
mmsys.cpl
Sounds and Audio
Volume(0), Sounds(1), Audio(2), Voice(3), Hardware(4)
netsetup.cpl
Network Setup Wizard

ncpa.cpl
Network properties

nusrmgr.cpl
User accounts

nvtuicpl.cpl
Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)

odbccp32.cpl
ODBC Data Source Administrator

password.cpl
Password Properties

powercfg.cpl
Power configuration
Power Schemes, Advanced, Hibernate, UPS (Tabs not indexed)
sticpl.cpl
Scanners and Cameras

sysdm.cpl
System properties
General(0), Computer Name(1), Hardware(2), Advanced(3), System Restore(4), Automatic Updates(5), Remote (6)
telephon.cpl
Phone and modem options
Dialing Rules(0), Modems(1), Advanced(2)
timedate.cpl
Date and time properties
Date & Time(0), Time Zone(1), Internet Time (no index)
wuaucpl.cpl
Automatic Updates

wscui.cpl
Security Center





Run Commands
Many people sometimes use the RUN option in the start menu of Windows to execute certain applications. The advance users prefer typing with keyboards instead of using the mouse clicks. It is easy to just simply launch some application from the run menu rather than holding your mouse over to some menu and then click, click and click. For instance, I dont go to the Start Menu, All Programs, Accessories and then open Paint. Instead what I do is, I simply open start menu and type mspaint in the RUN command line and enter – there you go. Similarly for launching the calculator, I simply type calc in the RUN command line.
There are many more commands which makes your usage easier (but if you know them). So, I decided to share some commands with you people. Following are the commands which you can use in the RUN. In Windows Vista and Windows 7 you simply have the Run Command line in the Start Menu. But in Windows XP you need to click on the RUN option in the Start Menu.

Program/Utility
Command
Administrative Tools
control admintools
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard
fsquirt
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
Device Manager
devmgmt.msc
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 (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)
control color
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility
drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility
verifier
Event Viewer
eventvwr.msc
File Signature Verification Tool
sigverif
Folders Properties
control folders
Fonts
control fonts
Fonts Folder
fonts
Group Policy Editor (XP Pro only)
gpedit.msc
Iexpress Wizard
iexpress
Indexing Service
ciadv.msc
In Windows Vista and Windows 7, you will have to open
MS Dos by using “cmd” command first to execute the IP Configuration
commands.
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
Java Control Panel (If Installed)
javaws
Keyboard Properties
control keyboard
Local Security Settings
secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups
lusrmgr.msc
Log Out Of Windows
logoff
Microsoft Chat
winchat
Mouse Properties
control mouse
Mouse Properties
main.cpl
Network Connections
control netconnections
Network Connections
ncpa.cpl
Notepad
notepad
Object Packager
packager
On Screen Keyboard
osk
Paint
mspaint
Performance Monitor
perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor
perfmon
Printers and Faxes
control printers
Printers Folder
printers
Private Character Editor
eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed)
QuickTime.cpl
Regional Settings
intl.cpl
Registry Editor
regedit
Registry Editor
regedit32
Remote Desktop
mstsc
Removable Storage
ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests
ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Pro)
rsop.msc
Run Command Line Box
run
Scheduled Tasks
control schedtasks
Services
services.msc
Shared Folders
fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows
shutdown
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
Task Manager
taskmgr
Telnet Client
telnet
Utility Manager
utilman
Windows Magnifier
magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure
wmimgmt.msc
Windows System Security Tool
syskey
Windows Update Launches
wupdmgr
Windows XP Tour Wizard
tourstart
Wordpad
write

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