Control Panel applets run from DOS

[westud]

Windows operating system control panel applets run from DOS

Every Control Panel applet is in fact a file with a .CPL extension. To do file and folder modifications, or even partition formatting, you won't want to do it while logged on as an administrator. If you perform a search for these files you'll see that they're all located in the %systemroot%\system32 folder.

ACCESS.CPL - Accessibility Options
APPWIZ.CPL - Add or Remove Programs
DESK.CPL - Display Properties
HDWWIZ.CPL - Add Hardware Wizard
INETCPL.CPL - Internet Explorer Properties
INTL.CPL - Regional and Language Options
JOY.CPL - Game Controllers
MAIN.CPL - Mouse Properties
MMSYS.CPL - Sounds and Audio Device Properties
NCPA.CPL - Network Connections
NUSRMGR.CPL - User Accounts
ODBCCP32.CPL - ODBC Data Source Administrator
POWERCFG.CPL - Power Options Properties
SYSDM.CPL - System Properties
TELEPHON.CPL - Phone and Modem Options
TIMEDATE.CPL - Date and Time Properties

The following are Microsoft Management Console Snap-ins that can be opened from the run line. These applications have the file type extension .MSC.

CERTMGR.MSC - Certificates
CIADV.MSC - Indexing Service
COMPMGMT.MSC - Computer Management
DEVMGMT.MSC - Device Manager
DFRG.MSC - Disk Defragmenter
DISKMGMT.MSC - Disk Management
EVENTVWR.MSC - Event Viewer
FSMGMT.MSC - Shared Folders
LUSRMGR.MSC - Local Users and Groups
NTMSMGR.MSC - Removable Storage
NTMSOPRQ.MSC - Removable Storage Operator Requests
PERFMON.MSC - Performance Monitor
SERVICES.MSC - Services
WMIMGMT.MSC - Windows Management Infrastructure

Other Run Line Commands

CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2 - Conventional User Account Interface

You can use this Control Panel applet with the help of command prompt.
Click on Start >> Click on Run >> Type the command.
You will receive the respective output for the same.

Thanks & regards,
Westud.

[Rock]

Thanks for sharing this, really makes life easier of noobs.... :wink: