Run Commands:
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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
Run Commands to access the control
panel:
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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
Password Properties control
password.cpl
Printers Folder control printers
Sound Properties control mmsys.cpl
sounds
System Properties control sysdm.cpl
Command Prompt:
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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 M*cros*ft
Windows file back to it's original
format.
EXTRACT Extract files from the
M*cros*ft 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 Early M*cros*ft 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
Windows XP Shortcuts:
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ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the
Multiple Document Interface (MDI)
child window's System menu
ALT+ENTER View properties for the
selected item
ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the
order they were opened
ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit
the active program
ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System
menu for the active window
ALT+TAB Switch between open items
ALT+Underlined letter Display the
corresponding menu
BACKSPACE View the folder one level
up in My Computer or Windows
Explorer
CTRL+A Select all
CTRL+B Bold
CTRL+C Copy
CTRL+I Italics
CTRL+O Open an item
CTRL+U Underline
CTRL+V Paste
CTRL+X Cut
CTRL+Z Undo
CTRL+F4 Close the active document
CTRL while dragging Copy selected
item
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging Create
shortcut to 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+UP ARROW Move the insertion
point to the beginning of the
previous paragraph
SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item
permanently without placing the
item in the Recycle Bin
ESC Cancel the current task
F1 Displays Help
F2 Rename selected item
F3 Search for a file or folder
F4 Display the Address bar list in My
Computer or Windows Explorer
F5 Refresh the active window
F6 Cycle through screen elements in
a window or on the desktop
F10 Activate the menu bar in the
active program
SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut
menu for the selected item
CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu
SHIFT+CTRL+ESC Launches Task
Manager
SHIFT when you insert a CD Prevent
the CD from automatically playing
WIN Display or hide the Start menu
WIN+BREAK Display the System
Properties dialog box
WIN+D Minimizes all Windows and
shows the Desktop
WIN+E Open Windows Explorer
WIN+F Search for a file or folder
WIN+F+CTRL Search for computers
WIN+L Locks the desktop
WIN+M Minimize or restore all
windows
WIN+R Open the Run dialog box
WIN+TAB Switch between open items
Windows Explorer Shortcuts:
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ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the current
window’s system menu
SHIFT+F10 - Display the item's
context menu
CTRL+ESC - Display the Start menu
ALT+TAB - Switch to the window you
last used
ALT+F4 - Close the current window
or quit
CTRL+A - Select all items
CTRL+X - Cut selected item(s)
CTRL+C - Copy selected item(s)
CTRL+V - Paste item(s)
CTRL+Z - Undo last action
CTRL+(+) - Automatically resize the
columns in the right hand pane
TAB - Move forward through options
ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to
a previous view
ALT+LEFT ARROW - Move backward to
a previous view
SHIFT+DELETE - Delete an item
immediately
BACKSPACE - View the folder one
level up
ALT+ENTER - View an item’s
properties
F10 - Activate the menu bar in
programs
F6 - Switch between left and right
panes
F5 - Refresh window contents
F3 - Display Find application
F2 - Rename selected item
Internet Explorer Shortcuts:
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CTRL+A - Select all items on the
current page
CTRL+D - Add the current page to
your Favorites
CTRL+E - Open the Search bar
CTRL+F - Find on this page
CTRL+H - Open the History bar
CTRL+I - Open the Favorites bar
CTRL+N - Open a new window
CTRL+O - Go to a new location
CTRL+P - Print the current page or
active frame
CTRL+S - Save the current page
CTRL+W - Close current browser
window
CTRL+ENTER - Adds the http://www.
(url) .com
SHIFT+CLICK - Open link in new
window
BACKSPACE - Go to the previous
page
ALT+HOME - Go to your Home page
HOME - Move to the beginning of a
document
TAB - Move forward through items on
a page
END - Move to the end of a
document
ESC - Stop downloading a page
F11 - Toggle full-screen view
F5 - Refresh the current page
F4 - Display list of typed addresses
F6 - Change Address bar and page
focus
ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Go to the next
page
SHIFT+CTRL+TAB - Move back
between frames
SHIFT+F10 - Display a shortcut menu
for a link
SHIFT+TAB - Move back through the
items on a page
CTRL+TAB - Move forward between
frames
CTRL+C - Copy selected items to the
clipboard
CTRL+V - Insert contents of the
clipboard
ENTER - Activate a selected link
HOME - Move to the beginning of a
document
END - Move to the end of a
document
F1 - Display Internet Explorer Help
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