To open run dialog:
1. Start menu > Run...
2. Keyboard shortcut: Win + R
List of useful commands that you can use in Run dialog:
| Run Command Prompt |
cmd |
| Run Firefox (if installed) |
firefox |
| Run Internet Explorer |
iexplore |
| Run Microsoft Word (if installed) |
winword |
| Run Microsoft Excel (if installed) |
excel |
| Run Microsoft Outlook (if installed) |
outlook |
| Run Calculator |
calc |
| Run Notepad |
notepad |
| Run Wordpad |
wordpad |
| Open Control Panel |
control panel |
| Open Program Files folder |
%programfiles% |
| Shutdown Windows |
shutdown |
| Restart Windows |
shutdown -r |
| Log Off Windows |
logoff |
| Registry Editor |
regedit |
| Task Manager |
taskmgr |
| Remote Desktop |
mstsc |
| Telnet Client |
telnet |
| Date and Time |
timedate.cpl |
| Folders Properties |
control folders |
| Internet Properties |
inetcpl.cpl |
| Network Connections |
control netconnections |
| Event Viewer |
eventvwr.msc |
| Scheduled Tasks |
control schedtasks |
| System Configuration Editor |
sysedit |
| System Configuration Utility |
msconfig |
Note: run command can be more than one word, eg: "control schedtasks" or contain a param, eg shutdown -r.
Note2: One of the strengths of the Run command is its ability to do almost everything the command line can do. However, if you run a program that outputs something and exits, that the output will only show up for a few seconds and then disappear. Eg: for ipconfig command. If you type that into Run, it would open a command prompt, run the ipconfig command, and then close because the command finished running. To fix use cmd and then type ipconfig into the command prompt.
See http://productivity.ben61a.com/windows/run.php#10 for complete list
