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just google it out and u can find many trics and trips..........
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Command prompts for Windows

Here is a list of commands you can use under Microsoft Windows prearranged depending of their functionality:

Control Panel
Windows utility and applications
Disk management
Connection management
Miscellaneous commands
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Command prompts for Windows

Control Panel


CONTROL: opens the control panel window
CONTROL ADMINTOOLS: opens the administrative tools
CONTROL KEYBOARD: opens keyboard properties
CONTROL COLOUR: opens display properties.Appearance tab
CONTROL FOLDERS: opens folder options
CONTROL FONTS: opens font policy management
CONTROL INTERNATIONAL or INTL.CPL: opens Regional and Language option
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Command prompts for Windows

Control Panel

CONTROL MOUSE or MAIN.CPL: opens mouse properties

CONTROL USERPASSWORDS: opens User Accounts editor

CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 or NETPLWIZ: User account access restrictions

CONTROL PRINTERS: opens faxes and printers available
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Command prompts for Windows


APPWIZ.CPL: opens Add or Remove programs utility tool

OPTIONALFEATURES: opens Add or Remove Windows component utility

DESK.CPL: opens display properties. Themes tab

HDWWIZ.CPL: opens add hardware wizard

IRPROPS.CPL: infrared utility tool

JOY.CP: opens game controllers settings

MMSYS.CPL: opens Sound and Audio device Properties. Volume tab
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Command prompts for Windows


SYSDM.CPL: opens System properties

TELEPHON.CPL: Opens phone and Modem options

TIMEDATE.CPL: Date and Time properties

WSCUI.CPL: opens Windows Security Center

ACCESS.CPL: opens Accessibility Options

WUAUCPL.CPL: opens Automatic Updates

POWERCFG.CPL: opens Power Options Properties
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Command prompts for Windows


AZMAN.MSC: opens authorisation management utility tool

CERTMGR.MSC: opens certificate management tool

COMPMGMT.MSC: opens the Computer management tool

COMEXP.MSC or DCOMCNFG: opens the Computer Services
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Command prompts for Windows

Management tool

DEVMGMT.MSC: opens Device Manager

EVENTVWR or EVENTVWR.MSC: opens Event Viewer

FSMGMT.MSC: opens Shared Folders

NAPCLCFG.MSC: NAP Client configuration utility tool

SERVICES.MSC: opens Service manager

TASKSCHD.MSC or CONTROL SCHEDTASKS: opens Schedule Tasks manager
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Command prompts for Windows

Management tool


GPEDIT.MSC: opens Group Policy utility tool

LUSRMGR.MSC: opens Local Users and Groups

SECPOL.MSC: opens local security settings

CIADV.MSC: opens indexing service
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Command prompts for Windows
Management tool


NTMSMGR.MSC: removable storage manager

NTMSOPRQ.MSC: removable storage operator requests

WMIMGMT.MSC: opens (WMI) Window Management Instrumentation

PERFMON or PERFMON.MSC: opens the Performance monitor

MMC: opens empty Console
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Command prompts for Windows

Management tool


MDSCHED: opens memory diagnostics tools

DXDIAG: opens DirectX diagnostics tools

ODBCAD32: opens ODBC Data source Administrator

REGEDIT or REGEDT32: opens Registry Editor

DRWTSN32: opens Dr. Watson

VERIFIER: opens Driver Verifier Manager
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Command prompts for Windows

Management tool


CLICONFG: opens SQL Server Client Network Utility

UTILMAN: opens Utility Manager

COLORCPL: opens color management

CREDWIZ: back up and recovery tool for user passwords

MOBSYNC: opens Synchronization center
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Command prompts for Windows

Management tool


MSCONFIG: opens System Configuration Utility

SYSEDIT: opens System Configuration Editor

SYSKEY: Windows Account Database Security management
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Command prompts for Windows


Windows utility and applications


EPLORER: Opens windows Explorer

IEXPLORER: Opens Internet explorer

WAB: opens Contacts

CHARMAP: opens Character Map

WRITE: opens WordPad
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Command prompts for Windows

Windows utility and applications

NOTEPAD: opens Notepad

CALC: opens Calculator

CLIPBRD: opens Clipbook Viewer

WINCHAT: opens Microsoft Chat Interface
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Command prompts for Windows

Windows utility and applications

SOUNDRECORDER: opens sound recording tool

DVDPLAY: run CD or DVD

WMPLAYER: opens Windows Media Player

MOVIEMK: Opens untitled Windows Movie Maker

OSK: opens on-screen Keyboard
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Command prompts for Windows

Windows utility and applications

MAGNIFY: opens Magnifier

WINCAL: opens Calendar

DIALER: opens phone Dialer

EUDCEDIT: opens Private Character Editor
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Command prompts for Windows

Disk management

DISKMGMT.MSC: opens disk management utility

CLEANMGR: opens disk drive clean up utility

DFRG.MSC: opens disk defragmenter

CHKDSK: complete analysis of disk partition

DISKPART: disk partitioning tool
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Command prompts for Windows

Connection management

IPCONFIG: list the configuration of IP addresses on your PC (for more information type IPCONFIG/? in the CMD menu)

INETCPL.CPL: opens internet properties

FIREWALL.CPL: opens windows firewall

NETSETUP.CPL: opens network setup wizard
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What is Daemon Log?

Deamon is a program running in the background of your operating system, ensuring better functioning of your os. The Daemon Log run under /var/log/daemon.log and display information about the running system and application daemon. This application enables you to detect trouble-shoot problems prior the time of incidence
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