Windows XP Run Commands and Shortcuts.
Run commands
Calc -
Calculator Cfgwiz32
- ISDN Configuration Wizard Charmap
- Character Map Chkdisk
- Repair damaged files Cleanmgr
- Cleans up hard drives Clipbrd
- Windows Clipboard viewer Cmd -
Opens a new Command Window (cmd.exe) Control
- Displays Control Panel Dcomcnfg
- DCOM user security Debug -
Assembly language programming tool Defrag
- Defragmentation tool Drwatson
- Records programs crash & snapshots Dxdiag
- DirectX Diagnostic Utility Explorer
- Windows Explorer Fontview
- Graphical font viewer Ftp -
ftp.exe program Hostname
- Returns Computer's name Ipconfig
- Displays IP configuration for all network adapters Jview -
Microsoft Command-line Loader for Java classes MMC -
Microsoft Management Console Msconfig
- Configuration to edit startup files Msinfo32
- Microsoft System Information Utility Nbtstat
- Displays stats and current connections using NetBios over TCP/IP Netstat
- Displays all active network connections Nslookup
- Returns your local DNS server Odbcad32
- ODBC Data Source Administrator Ping -
Sends data to a specified host/IP Regedit
- registry Editor Regsvr32
- register/de-register DLL/OCX/ActiveX Regwiz
- Reistration wizard Sfc
/scannow - Sytem File Checker Sndrec32
- Sound RecorderSndvol32
- Volume control for soundcard Sysedit
- Edit system startup files (config.sys, autoexec.bat, win.ini, etc.) Systeminfo
- display various system information in text console Taskmgr
- Task manager Telnet
- Telnet program Taskkill
- kill processes using command line interface Tskill
- reduced version of Taskkill from Windows XP Home Tracert
- Traces and displays all paths required to reach an internet host Winchat
- simple chat program for Windows networks Winipcfg
- Displays IP configuration Management Consoles
certmgr.msc
- Certificate Manager ciadv.msc
- Indexing Service compmgmt.msc
- Computer management devmgmt.msc
- Device Manager dfrg.msc
- Defragment diskmgmt.msc
- Disk Management fsmgmt.msc
- Folder Sharing Management eventvwr.msc
- Event Viewer gpedit.msc
- Group Policy -XP Pro only iis.msc
- Internet Information Services lusrmgr.msc
- Local Users and Groups mscorcfg.msc
- Net configurations ntmsmgr.msc
- Removable Storage perfmon.msc
- Performance Manager secpol.msc
- Local Security Policy services.msc
- System Services wmimgmt.msc
- Windows Management Shortcuts
access.cpl
- Accessibility Options hdwwiz.cpl
- Add New Hardware Wizard appwiz.cpl
- dd/Remove Programs timedate.cpl
- Date and Time Properties desk.cpl
- Display Properties inetcpl.cpl
- Internet Properties joy.cpl
- Joystick Properties main.cpl
keboard - Keyboard Properties main.cpl
- Mouse Properties ncpa.cpl
- Network Connections ncpl.cpl
- Network Properties telephon.cpl
- Phone and Modem options powercfg.cpl
- Power Management intl.cpl
- Regional settings mmsys.cpl
sounds - Sound Properties mmsys.cpl
- Sounds and Audio Device Properties sysdm.cpl
- System Properties nusrmgr.cpl
- User settings firewall.cpl
- Firewall Settings (sp2) wscui.cpl
- Security Center (sp2)Windows Environment Commands
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%
- Open the All User's Profile %HomeDrive%
- Opens your home drive e.g. C:\ %UserProfile%
- Opens you User's Profile %temp%
Opens - temporary file Folder %systemroot%
- Opens Windows folder Wupdmgr
- Takes you to Microsoft Windows Update General keyboard shortcuts
CTRL+C(Copy)CTRL+X
(Cut)CTRL+Z
(Undo)DELETE
(Delete) SHIFT+DELETE
(Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle
Bin) CTRL
while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) CTRL+SHIFT
while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)F2 key
(Rename the selected item)CTRL+RIGHT
ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word) CTRL+LEFT
ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) CTRL+DOWN
ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) CTRL+SHIFT
with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) CTRL+UP
ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)SHIFT
with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the
desktop, or select text in a document) CTRL+A
(Select all) F3 key
(Search for a file or a folder) ALT+ENTER
(View the properties for the selected item) ALT+F4
(Close the active item, or quit the active program) ALT+ENTER
(Display the properties of the selected object) ALT+SPACEBAR
(Open the shortcut menu for the active window) CTRL+F4
(Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple
documents open simultaneously)ALT+TAB
(Switch between the open items) ALT+ESC
(Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) F6 key
(Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop) F4 key
(Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer) SHIFT+F10
(Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) ALT+SPACEBAR
(Display the System menu for the active window) CTRL+ESC
(Display the Start menu) ALT+Underlined
letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)Underlined
letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)F10 key
(Activate the menu bar in the active program)RIGHT
ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)LEFT
ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)F5 key
(Update the active window)BACKSPACE
(View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) ESC
(Cancel the current task)SHIFT
when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from
automatically playing)CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
(Open Task Manager) Dialog
box keyboard shortcutsIf you
press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection
mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing
the selection. You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the
selection. To cancel extended selection mode, press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended
selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control.CTRL+TAB
(Move forward through the tabs)CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
(Move backward through the tabs)TAB
(Move forward through the options)SHIFT+TAB
(Move backward through the options)ALT+Underlined
letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)ENTER
(Perform the command for the active option or button)SPACEBAR
(Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)Arrow
keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)F1 key
(Display Help)F4 key
(Display the items in the active list)BACKSPACE
(Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box) Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts
Windows
Logo+BREAK (Display the System
Properties dialog box)Windows
Logo+D (Display the desktop)Windows
Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)Windows
Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)Windows
Logo+E (Open My Computer)Windows
Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)CTRL+Windows
Logo+F (Search for computers)Windows
Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)Windows
Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)Windows
Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)Windows
Logo+U (Open Utility Manager) Accessibility keyboard shortcuts
Right
SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)Left
ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)Left
ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)SHIFT
five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)NUM
LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)Windows
Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts
END
(Display the bottom of the active window)HOME
(Display the top of the active window)NUM
LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the
selected folder)NUM
LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)NUM
LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)LEFT
ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent
folder)RIGHT
ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first
subfolder)Shortcut keys for Character Map
After
you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through
the grid by using the keyboard shortcutsRIGHT
ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)LEFT
ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)UP
ARROW (Move up one row)DOWN
ARROW (Move down one row) PAGE UP
(Move up one screen at a time)PAGE
DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)HOME
(Move to the beginning of the line)END
(Move to the end of the line)CTRL+HOME
(Move to the first character)CTRL+END
(Move to the last character) SPACEBAR
(Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts
•
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)CTRL+N
(Open a new console)CTRL+S
(Save the open console)CTRL+M
(Add or remove a console item)CTRL+W
(Open a new window) F5 key
(Update the content of all console windows) ALT+SPACEBAR
(Display the MMC window menu) ALT+F4
(Close the console) • ALT+A (Display the Action menu) ALT+V
(Display the View menu) ALT+F
(Display the File menu) ALT+O
(Display the Favorites menu)MMC console window keyboard shortcuts
CTRL+P
(Print the current page or active pane) ALT+Minus
sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window) SHIFT+F10
(Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item) F1 key
(Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item) F5 key
(Update the content of all console windows) CTRL+F10
(Maximize the active console window) CTRL+F5
(Restore the active console window) ALT+ENTER
(Display the Properties dialog box, if
any, for the selected item) F2 key
(Rename the selected item) CTRL+F4
(Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window,
this shortcut closes the console)Remote desktop connection navigation
CTRL+ALT+END
(Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box) ALT+PAGE
UP (Switch between programs from left to right) ALT+PAGE
DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)ALT+INSERT
(Cycle through the programs in most recently used order) ALT+HOME
(Display the Start menu) CTRL+ALT+BREAK
(Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen) ALT+DELETE
(Display the Windows menu) CTRL+ALT+Minus
sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal
server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN
on a local computer.) CTRL+ALT+Plus
sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal
server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on
a local computer.)Microsoft Internet Explorer navigation
CTRL+B
(Open the Organize
Favorites dialog box) CTRL+E
(Open the Search bar)CTRL+F
(Start the Find utility)CTRL+H
(Open the History bar)CTRL+I
(Open the Favorites bar)CTRL+L
(Open the Open dialog box)CTRL+N
(Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)CTRL+O
(Open the Open dialog box, the
same as CTRL+L)CTRL+R
(Update the current Web page)CTRL+
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)W
(Close the current window)Note
Some keyboard shortcuts may not work if StickyKeys is turned on in
Accessibility Options, Some of the Terminal Services client shortcuts that are
similar to the shortcuts in Remote Desktop Sharing are not available when you
use Remote Assistance in Windows XP Home Edition.Microsoft Office run commands
If the
Microsoft Office is installed you can use following run commands to run its
components.winword
– Microsoft Wordexcel –
Microsoft Excelpowerpnt
– Microsoft PowerPointmsaccess
– Microsoft Accessoutlook
– Microsoft Outlookois –
Microsoft Picture Manager
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