A Guide to Technology

Calc – Calculator
Cmd – Opens a new Command Window (cmd.exe)

Charmap – Character Map

Chkdisk – use to verifying:-

1. files
2. indexes
3. bad sectors
4. security descriptors
5. error in volume bitmap

Cleanmgr – Cleans up hard drives (disk cleanup)
Clipbrd – Windows Clipboard viewer
Control – open Control Panel
Dcomcnfg – component services
Debug – Assembly language programming tool
Defrag – Defragmentation tool (*)
Drwatson – Records programs crash & snapshots
Dxdiag – DirectX Diagnostic Utility
Explorer – My document
Ftp – ftp.exe program
Hostname – Returns Computer’s name (*)
Ipconfig – Displays windows IP configuration for all network adapters
MMC – Microsoft Management Console
Msconfig – system configuration utility (use to edit startup files )
Msinfo32 – Microsoft System Information Utility

Mspaint-Opens’s Microsoft Paint
Nbtstat – Displays protocol stats. and current connections using NetBios over TCP/IP (*)
Netstat – Displays all active network connections (*)
Nslookup- Returns your local DNS server (*)
Ping – Sends data to a specified host/IP
Regedit – Registry Editor
Regsvr32 – register/de-register DLL/OCX/ActiveX
Regwiz – Reistration wizard
Sfc – Sytem File Checker
Sndrec32 – Sound Recorder
Sndvol32 – Displays Master Volume
Sysedit – system configuatin editor (autoexec.bat, config.sys, win.ini,system.ini)
Taskmgr – Task manager
Telnet – Displays Telnet client

Tracert – Traces and displays all paths required to reach an internet host (*)

• symbolize these commands are used inside command mode like c:\ command

Microsoft Management Console ( msc file extension )

certmgr.msc – Certificate Manager
ciadv.msc – Indexing Service
compmgmt.msc – Computer management
devmgmt.msc – Device Manager
dfrg.msc – Defragment
diskmgmt.msc – Disk Management
fsmgmt.msc – Shared Folder Management
eventvwr.msc – Event Viewer
gpedit.msc – Group Policy
lusrmgr.msc – Local Users and Groups
ntmsmgr.msc – Removable Storage
perfmon.msc – Performance Manager
secpol.msc – Local Security Policy
services.msc – System Services
wmimgmt.msc – Windows Management infrastructure

Control Panel extension ( cpl file extension )

access.cpl – Accessibility Options
hdwwiz.cpl – Add New Hardware Wizard
appwiz.cpl – Add/remove Programs
timedate.cpl – Date and Time Properties
desk.cpl – Display Properties
inetcpl.cpl – Internet Properties
joy.cpl – Game controllers
main.cpl keyboard – Keyboard Properties
main.cpl – Mouse Properties
ncpa.cpl – Network Connections
telephon.cpl – Local Information (Phone and Modem options)
powercfg.cpl – Power option properties
intl.cpl – Regional Language options
mmsys.cpl – Sounds and Audio Device Properties
sysdm.cpl – System Properties
nusrmgr.cpl – User Accounts
firewall.cpl – Firewall Settings
wscui.cpl – Security Center

Windows Environment Commands

%ALLUSERSPROFILE% – Open the All User’s Profile
%HomeDrive% – Opens your home drive e.g. C:\
%UserProfile% – Opens you User’s Profile
%temp% Opens – temporary file Folder
%systemroot% – Opens Windows folder

Wupdmgr – Microsoft Windows Update

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