It’s really difficult every time to open a program from start menu and select appropriate option so there are many shortcut commands to open these program from run by just entering a command name.
Here i have listed 160 commands to open a program directly.
You can execute following commands by just click Start and select Run option like below one.
It will show you following result.
You can use all other options like above one.
| S.No. | To Access Following Program | Run Command |
| 1 | Accessibility Controls | access.cpl |
| 2 | Accessibility Wizard | accwiz |
| 3 | Add Hardware Wizard | hdwwiz.cpl |
| 4 | Add/Remove Programs | appwiz.cpl |
| 5 | Administrative Tools | control admintools |
| 6 | Automatic Updates | wuaucpl.cpl |
| 7 | Basic Media Player | mplay32 |
| 8 | Bluetooth Transfer Wizard | fsquirt |
| 9 | C: Drive | c: |
| 10 | Calculator | calc |
| 11 | Ccleaner ( if it is installed ) | ccleaner |
| 12 | Certificate Manager | cdrtmgr.msc |
| 13 | Character Map | charmap |
| 14 | Check Disk Utility | chkdsk |
| 15 | Chrome ( if it is installed ) | chrome |
| 16 | Clipboard Viewer | clipbrd |
| 17 | Command Prompt | cmd |
| 18 | Command Prompt | command |
| 19 | Compare Files | comp |
| 20 | Component Services | dcomcnfg |
| 21 | Computer Management | compmgmt.msc |
| 22 | Control Panel | control |
| 23 | Create a shared folder Wizard | shrpubw |
| 24 | Date and Time Properties | timedate.cpl |
| 25 | DDE Shares | ddeshare |
| 26 | Device Manager | devmgmt.msc |
| 27 | Direct X Troubleshooter | dxdiag |
| 28 | Disk Cleanup Utility | cleanmgr |
| 29 | Disk Defragment | dfrg.msc |
| 30 | Disk Partition Manager | diskmgmt.msc |
| 31 | Display Properties | control desktop |
| 32 | Display Properties | desk.cpl |
| 33 | Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected ) | control color |
| 34 | Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility | drwtsn32 |
| 35 | Driver Verifier Utility | verifier |
| 36 | Event Viewer | eventvwr.msc |
| 37 | File Signature Verification Tool | sigverif |
| 38 | Files and Settings Transfer Tool | migwiz |
| 39 | Findfast | findfast.cpl |
| 40 | Firefox | firefox |
| 41 | Folders Properties | control folders |
| 42 | Fonts | fonts |
| 43 | Fonts Folder | fonts |
| 44 | Free Cell Card Game | freecell |
| 45 | Game Controllers | joy.cpl |
| 46 | Group Policy Editor ( xp pro ) | gpedit.msc |
| 47 | Hearts Card Game | mshearts |
| 48 | Help and Support | helpctr |
| 49 | Hotline Client | hotlineclient |
| 50 | Hyperterminal | hypertrm |
| 51 | Iexpress Wizard | iexpress |
| 52 | Indexing Service | ciadv.msc |
| 53 | Internet Connection Wizard | icwonn1 |
| 54 | Internet Properties | inetcpl.cpl |
| 55 | Internet Setup Wizard | inetwiz |
| 56 | IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) | ipconfig /flushdns |
| 57 | IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) | ipconfig /all |
| 58 | IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) | ipconfig /showclassid |
| 59 | IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) | ipconfig /displaydns |
| 60 | IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) | ipconfig /setclassid |
| 61 | IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) | ipconfig /registerdns |
| 62 | IP Configuration (Release All Connections) | ipconfig /release |
| 63 | IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) | ipconfig /renew |
| 64 | Java Control Panel ( if it is installed ) | javaws |
| 65 | Keyboard Properties | control keyboard |
| 66 | Local Security Settings | secpol.msc |
| 67 | Local Users and Groups | lusrmgr.msc |
| 68 | Logs You Out of Windows | logoff |
| 69 | Malicious Software Removal Tool | mrt |
| 70 | Microsoft Access ( if it is installed ) | access.cpl |
| 71 | Microsoft Chat | winchat |
| 72 | Microsoft Diskpart | diskpart |
| 73 | Microsoft Excel ( if it is installed ) | excel |
| 74 | Microsoft Frontpage ( if it is installed ) | frontpg |
| 75 | Microsoft Management Console | mmc |
| 76 | Microsoft Movie Maker | moviemk |
| 77 | Microsoft Narrator | narrator |
| 78 | Microsoft Paint | mspaint |
| 79 | Microsoft Powerpoint | powerpnt |
| 80 | Microsoft Syncronization Tool | mobsync |
| 81 | Microsoft Word ( if it is installed ) | winword |
| 82 | Minesweeper Game | winmine |
| 83 | Mouse Properties | control mouse |
| 84 | Mouse Properties | main.cpl |
| 85 | MS-Dos Editor | edit |
| 86 | MS-Dos FTP | ftp |
| 87 | Nero ( if it is installed ) | nero |
| 88 | Netmeeting | conf |
| 89 | Network Connections | control netconnections |
| 90 | Network Connections | ncpa.cpl |
| 91 | Network Setup Wizard | netsetup.cpl |
| 92 | Notepad | notepad |
| 93 | Object Packager | packager |
| 94 | ODBC Data Source Administrator | odbccp32 |
| 95 | ODBC Data Source Administrator | odbccp32.cpl |
| 96 | On Screen Keyboard | osk |
| 97 | Outlook Express | msimn |
| 98 | Paint | pbrush |
| 99 | Password Properties | password.cpl |
| 100 | Performance Monitor | perfmon.msc |
| 101 | Performance Monitor | perfmon |
| 102 | Phone and Modem Options | telephon.cpl |
| 103 | Phone Dialer | dialer |
| 104 | Pinball Game | pinball |
| 105 | Power Configuration | powercfg.cpl |
| 106 | Printers and Faxes | control printers |
| 107 | Printers Folder | printers |
| 108 | Private Characters Editor | eudcedit |
| 109 | Regional Settings | intl.cpl |
| 110 | Registry Editor | regedit |
| 111 | Remote Access Phonebook | rasphone |
| 112 | Remote Desktop | mstsc |
| 113 | Removable Storage | ntmsmgr.msc |
| 114 | Removable Storage Operator Requests | ntmsoprq.msc |
| 115 | Resultant Set of Policy ( xp pro ) | rsop.msc |
| 116 | Scanners and Cameras | sticpl.cpl |
| 117 | Scheduled Tasks | control schedtasks |
| 118 | Security Center | wscui.cpl |
| 119 | Services | services.msc |
| 120 | Shared Folders | fsmgmt.msc |
| 121 | Sharing Session | rtcshare |
| 122 | Shuts Down Windows | shutdown |
| 123 | Sounds and Audio | mmsys.cpl |
| 124 | Sounds Recorder | sndrec32 |
| 125 | Spider Solitare Card Game | spider |
| 126 | SQL Client Configuration | clicongf |
| 127 | System Configuration Editor | sysedit |
| 128 | System Configuration Utility | msconfig |
| 129 | System File Checker Utility ( Purge File Cache ) | sfc /purgecache |
| 130 | System File Checker Utility ( Return to Default Settings) | sfc /revert |
| 131 | System File Checker Utility ( Scan Immediately ) | sfc /scannow |
| 132 | System File Checker Utility ( Scan On Every Boot ) | sfc /scanboot |
| 133 | System File Checker Utility ( Scan Once At Next Boot ) | sfc /scanonce |
| 134 | System File Checker Utility ( Set Cache Size to Size x ) | sfc /cachesize=x |
| 135 | System Information | msinfo32 |
| 136 | System Properties | sysdm.cpl |
| 137 | Task Manager | taskmgr |
| 138 | Telnet Client | telnet |
| 139 | User Account Management | nusrmgr.cpl |
| 140 | Utility Manager | utilman |
| 141 | Volume Control | sndvol32 |
| 142 | Volume Serial Number for C: | label |
| 143 | Widnows Update Launches | wupdmgr |
| 144 | Windows Address Book | wab |
| 145 | Windows Address Book Import Utility | wabmig |
| 146 | Windows Backup Utility ( if it is installed ) | ntbackup |
| 147 | Windows Explorer | explorer |
| 148 | Windows Firewall | firewall.cpl |
| 149 | Windows Installer Details | msiexec |
| 150 | Windows Magnifier | magnify |
| 151 | Windows Management Infrastructure | wmimgmt.msc |
| 152 | Windows Media Player | wmplayer |
| 153 | Windows Messenger | msnsgs |
| 154 | Windows Picture Import Wizard (Need camera connected) | wiaacmgr |
| 155 | Windows Script host settings | wscript |
| 156 | Windows System Security Tool | syskey |
| 157 | Windows Version ( shows your windows version ) | winver |
| 158 | Windows XP Tour Wizard | tourstart |
| 159 | Wordpad | write |
| 160 | Zoom Utility | igfxzoom |
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