Some List of Windows Command

Run Commands

compmgmt.msc - Computer management

devmgmt.msc - Device manager

diskmgmt.msc - Disk management

dfrg.msc - Disk defrag

eventvwr.msc - Event viewer

fsmgmt.msc - Shared folders

gpedit.msc - Group policies

lusrmgr.msc - Local users and groups

perfmon.msc - Performance monitor

rsop.msc - Resultant set of policies

secpol.msc - Local security settings

services.msc - Various Services

msconfig - System Configuration Utility

regedit - Registry Editor

msinfo32 _ System Information

sysedit _ System Edit

win.ini _ windows loading information(also system.ini)

winver _ Shows current version of windows

mailto: _ Opens default email client

command _ Opens command prompt

msimn - opens outlook express

outlook - opens microsoft outlook

icwconn1 - opens the create a new connection wizard

Run Commands to access the control panel

Add/Remove Programs control - appwiz.cpl

Date/Time Properties control - timedate.cpl

Display Properties control - desk.cpl

FindFast control - findfast.cpl

Fonts Folder control - fonts

Internet Properties control - inetcpl.cpl

Keyboard Properties control - main.cpl keyboard

Mouse Properties control - main.cpl

Multimedia Properties control - mmsys.cpl

Network Properties control - netcpl.cpl or ncpa.cpl

Password Properties control - password.cpl

Sound Properties control - mmsys.cpl sounds

System Properties control - sysdm.cpl

Command Prompt

ANSI.SYS - Defines functions that change display graphics, control cursor movement, and 

reassign keys.

APPEND - Causes MS-DOS to look in other directories when editing a file or running a command.

ARP - Displays, adds, and removes arp information from network devices.

ASSIGN - Assign a drive letter to an alternate letter.

ASSOC - View the file associations.

AT - Schedule a time to execute commands or programs.

ATMADM - Lists connections and addresses seen by Windows ATM call manager.

ATTRIB - Display and change file attributes.

BATCH - Recovery console command that executes a series of commands in a file.

BOOTCFG - Recovery console command that allows a user to view, modify, and rebuild the 

boot.ini

BREAK - Enable / disable CTRL + C feature.

CACLS - View and modify file ACL's.

CALL - Calls a batch file from another batch file.

CD -Changes directories.

CHCP - Supplement the International keyboard and character set information.

CHDIR - Changes directories.

CHKDSK- Check the hard disk drive running FAT for errors.

CHKNTFS - Check the hard disk drive running NTFS for errors.

CHOICE - Specify a listing of multiple options within a batch file.

CLS - Clears the screen.

CMD - Opens the command interpreter.

COLOR - Easily change the foreground and background color of the MS-DOS window.

COMP - Compares files.

COMPACT - Compresses and uncompress files.

CONTROL - Open control panel icons from the MS-DOS prompt.

CONVERT - Convert FAT to NTFS.

COPY - Copy one or more files to an alternate location.

CTTY -Change the computers input/output devices.

DATE -View or change the systems date.

DEBUG -Debug utility to create assembly programs to modify hardware settings.

DEFRAG -Re-arrange the hard disk drive to help with loading programs.

DEL -Deletes one or more files.

DELETE -Recovery console command that deletes a file.

DELTREE -Deletes one or more files and/or directories.

DIR -List the contents of one or more directory.

DISABLE - Recovery console command that disables Windows system services or drivers.

DISKCOMP -Compare a disk with another disk.

DISKCOPY -Copy the contents of one disk and place them on another disk.

DOSKEY -Command to view and execute commands that have been run in the past.

DOSSHELL - A GUI to help with early MS-DOS users.

DRIVPARM -Enables overwrite of original device drivers.

ECHO -Displays messages and enables and disables echo.

EDIT -View and edit files.

EDLIN -View and edit files.

EMM386 -Load extended Memory Manager.

ENABLE -Recovery console command to enable a disable service or driver.

ENDLOCAL -Stops the localization of the environment changes enabled by the setlocal command.

ERASE -Erase files from computer.

EXIT -Exit from the command interpreter.

EXPAND -Expand a Microsoft Windows file back to it's original format.

EXTRACT - Extract files from the Microsoft Windows cabinets.

FASTHELP - Displays a listing of MS-DOS commands and information about them.

FC - Compare files.

FDISK - Utility used to create partitions on the hard disk drive.

FIND - Search for text within a file.

FINDSTR - Searches for a string of text within a file.

FIXBOOT -Writes a new boot sector.

FIXMBR - Writes a new boot record to a disk drive.

FOR - Boolean used in batch files.

FORMAT - Command to erase and prepare a disk drive.

FTP - Command to connect and operate on a FTP server.

FTYPE - Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.

GOTO - Moves a batch file to a specific label or location.

GRAFTABL - Show extended characters in graphics mode.

HELP - Display a listing of commands and brief explanation.

IF - Allows for batch files to perform conditional processing.

IFSHLP.SYS - 32-bit file manager.

IPCONFIG - Network command to view network adapter settings and assigned values.

KEYB - Change layout of keyboard.

LABEL - Change the label of a disk drive.

LH - Load a device driver in to high memory.

LISTSVC - Recovery console command that displays the services and drivers.

LOADFIX - Load a program above the first 64k.

LOADHIGH - Load a device driver in to high memory.

LOCK - Lock the hard disk drive.

LOGON - Recovery console command to list installations and enable administrator login.

MAP - Displays the device name of a drive.

MD - Command to create a new directory.

MEM - Display memory on system.

MKDIR - Command to create a new directory.

MODE - Modify the port or display settings.

MORE - Display one page at a time.

MOVE -Move one or more files from one directory to another directory.

MSAV - arly Microsoft Virus scanner.

MSD - Diagnostics utility.

MSCDEX - Utility used to load and provide access to the CD-ROM.

NBTSTAT -Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT

NET - Update, fix, or view the network or network settings

NETSH - Configure dynamic and static network information from MS-DOS.

NETSTAT - Display the TCP/IP network protocol statistics and information.

NLSFUNC Load country specific information.

NSLOOKUP - Look up an IP address of a domain or host on a network.

PATH - View and modify the computers path location.

PATHPING - View and locate locations of network latency.

PAUSE - Command used in batch files to stop the processing of a command.

PING - Test / send information to another network computer or network device.

POPD - Changes to the directory or network path stored by the pushd command.

POWER - Conserve power with computer portables.

PRINT - Prints data to a printer port.

PROMPT - View and change the MS-DOS prompt.

PUSHD - Stores a directory or network path in memory so it can be returned to at any time.

QBASIC - Open the QBasic.

RD - Removes an empty directory.

REN - Renames a file or directory.

RENAME - Renames a file or directory.

RMDIR - Removes an empty directory.

ROUTE - View and configure windows network route tables.

RUNAS - Enables a user to execute a program on another computer.

SCANDISK - Run the scandisk utility.

SCANREG - Scan registry and recover registry from errors.

SET - Change one variable or string to another.

SETLOCAL - Enables local environments to be changed without affecting anything else.

SETVER - Change MS-DOS version to trick older MS-DOS programs.

SHARE - Installs support for file sharing and locking capabilities.

SHIFT - Changes the position of replaceable parameters in a batch program.

SHUTDOWN - Shutdown the computer from the MS-DOS prompt.

SMARTDRV - Create a disk cache in conventional memory or extended memory.

SORT - Sorts the input and displays the output to the screen.

START - Start a separate window in Windows from the MS-DOS prompt.

SUBST - Substitute a folder on your computer for another drive letter.

SWITCHES - Remove add functions from MS-DOS.

SYS - Transfer system files to disk drive.

TELNET - Telnet to another computer / device from the prompt.

TIME - View or modify the system time.

TITLE - Change the title of their MS-DOS window.

TRACERT - Visually view a network packets route across a network.

TREE - View a visual tree of the hard disk drive.

TYPE - Display the contents of a file.

UNDELETE - Undelete a file that has been deleted.

UNFORMAT - Unformat a hard disk drive.

UNLOCK - Unlock a disk drive.

VER - Display the version information.

VERIFY - Enables or disables the feature to determine if files have been written properly.

VOL - Displays the volume information about the designated drive.

XCOPY - Copy multiple files, directories, and/or drives from one location to another.

TRUENAME - When placed before a file, will display the whole directory in which it exists

TASKKILL - It allows you to kill those unneeded or locked up applications