A Windows 7 run command is, very simply, the executable for a particular program. In other words, a run command is the name of the actual file that starts an application.
Knowing the run command for a particular program in Windows 7 can be helpful if Windows isn't working properly but you do have access to a command line interface or if you'd just like to access a particular program more quickly.
Don't See a Run Command? Many lists of run commands for Windows 7 that I've seen are incorrect, listing Command Prompt commands or Control Panel "commands" as run commands. See my List of Command Prompt Commands in Windows 7 and my List of Control Panel Command Line Commands for more information.
On the other hand, if you're sure I've missed a run command in Windows 7, please let me know and I'll get it added.
List of Run Commands in Windows 7
Program Name | Run Command |
About Windows | winver |
Action Center | wscui.cpl2 |
Add a Device | devicepairingwizard |
Add Hardware Wizard | hdwwiz |
Advanced User Accounts | netplwiz |
Authorization Manager | azman.msc |
Backup and Restore | sdclt |
Bluetooth File Transfer | fsquirt |
Calculator | calc |
Certificates | certmgr.msc |
Change Computer Performance Settings | systempropertiesperformance |
Change Data Execution Prevention Settings | systempropertiesdataexecutionprevention |
Change Printer Settings | printui |
Character Map | charmap |
ClearType Tuner | cttune |
Color Management | colorcpl |
cmd | |
Component Services | comexp.msc |
Component Services | dcomcnfg |
Computer Management | compmgmt.msc |
Computer Management | compmgmtlauncher |
Connect to a Network Projector | netproj |
Connect to a Projector | displayswitch |
control | |
Create A Shared Folder Wizard | shrpubw |
Create a System Repair Disc | recdisc |
Credential Backup and Restore Wizard | credwiz |
Data Execution Prevention | systempropertiesdataexecutionprevention |
Date and Time | timedate.cpl2 |
Default Location | locationnotifications |
devmgmt.msc | |
hdwwiz.cpl2 | |
Device Pairing Wizard | devicepairingwizard |
Diagnostics Troubleshooting Wizard | msdt |
Digitizer Calibration Tool | tabcal |
DirectX Diagnostic Tool | dxdiag |
Disk Cleanup | cleanmgr |
Disk Defragmenter | dfrgui |
diskmgmt.msc | |
Display | dpiscaling |
Display Color Calibration | dccw |
Display Switch | displayswitch |
DPAPI Key Migration Wizard | dpapimig |
Driver Verifier Manager | verifier |
Ease of Access Center | utilman |
EFS REKEY Wizard | rekeywiz |
Encrypting File System Wizard | rekeywiz |
Event Viewer | eventvwr.msc |
Fax Cover Page Editor | fxscover |
File Signature Verification | sigverif |
Font Viewer | fontview4 |
Game Controllers | joy.cpl2 |
Getting Started | gettingstarted |
IExpress Wizard | iexpress |
Infrared | irprops.cpl2 |
Install or Uninstall Display Languages | lusrmgr |
Internet Explorer | iexplore1 |
Internet Options | inetcpl.cpl2 |
iSCSI Initiator Configuration Tool | iscsicpl |
iSCSI Initiator Properties | iscsicpl |
Language Pack Installer | lpksetup |
Local Group Policy Editor | gpedit.msc |
Local Security Policy | secpol.msc |
Local Users and Groups | lusrmgr.msc |
Location Activity | locationnotifications |
Magnifier | magnify |
Malicious Software Removal Tool | mrt |
Manage Your File Encryption Certificates | rekeywiz |
Math Input Panel | mip1 |
Microsoft Management Console | mmc |
Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool | msdt |
Mouse | main.cpl2 |
NAP Client Configuration | napclcfg.msc |
Narrator | narrator |
Network Connections | ncpa.cpl2 |
New Scan Wizard | wiaacmgr |
Notepad | notepad |
ODBC Data Source Administrator | odbcad32 |
ODBC Driver Configuration | odbcconf |
On-Screen Keyboard | osk |
Paint | mspaint |
Pen and Touch | tabletpc.cpl2 |
People Near Me | collab.cpl2 |
Performance Monitor | perfmon.msc |
Performance Options | systempropertiesperformance |
Phone and Modem | telephon.cpl2 |
Phone Dialer | dialer |
Power Options | powercfg.cpl2 |
Presentation Settings | presentationsettings |
Print Management | printmanagement.msc |
Printer Migration | printbrmui |
Printer User Interface | printui |
Private Character Editor | eudcedit |
psr | |
Programs and Features | appwiz.cpl2 |
Protected Content Migration | dpapimig |
Region and Language | intl.cpl2 |
regedit | |
regedt325 | |
Remote Access Phonebook | rasphone |
Remote Desktop Connection | mstsc |
Resource Monitor | resmon |
Resource Monitor | perfmon /res |
Resultant Set of Policy | rsop.msc |
SAM Lock Tool | syskey |
Screen Resolution | desk.cpl2 |
Securing the Windows Account Database | syskey |
Services | services.msc |
Set Program Access and Computer Defaults | computerdefaults |
Share Creation Wizard | shrpubw |
Shared Folders | fsmgmt.msc |
Snipping Tool | snippingtool |
Sound | mmsys.cpl2 |
Sound Recorder | soundrecorder |
SQL Server Client Network Utility | cliconfg |
Sticky Notes | stikynot |
Stored User Names and Passwords | credwiz |
Sync Center | mobsync |
System Configuration | msconfig |
System Configuration Editor | sysedit |
System Information | msinfo32 |
System Properties | sysdm.cpl2 |
System Properties (Advanced Tab) | systempropertiesadvanced |
System Properties (Computer Name Tab) | systempropertiescomputername |
System Properties (Hardware Tab) | systempropertieshardware |
System Properties (Remote Tab) | systempropertiesremote |
System Properties (System Protection Tab) | systempropertiesprotection |
rstrui | |
Tablet PC Input Panel | tabtip1 |
Task Manager | taskmgr |
Task Scheduler | taskschd.msc |
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Management | tpm.msc |
User Account Control Settings | useraccountcontrolsettings |
Utility Manager | utilman |
Version Reporter Applet | winver |
Volume Mixer | sndvol |
Windows Activation Client | slui |
Windows Anytime Upgrade Results | windowsanytimeupgraderesults |
Windows CardSpace | infocardcpl.cpl2 |
Windows Disc Image Burning Tool | isoburn |
Windows DVD Maker | dvdmaker1 |
Windows Easy Transfer | migwiz1 |
Windows Explorer | explorer |
Windows Fax and Scan | wfs |
Windows Features | optionalfeatures |
Windows Firewall | firewall.cpl2 |
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security | wf.msc |
Windows Journal | journal1 |
Windows Media Player | dvdplay3 |
Windows Media Player | wmplayer1 |
Windows Memory Diagnostic Scheduler | mdsched |
Windows Mobility Center | mblctr |
Windows Picture Acquisition Wizard | wiaacmgr |
Windows PowerShell | powershell1 |
Windows PowerShell ISE | powershell_ise1 |
Windows Remote Assistance | msra |
Windows Repair Disc | recdisc |
Windows Script Host | wscript |
wuapp | |
Windows Update Standalone Installer | wusa |
WMI Management | wmimgmt.msc |
WordPad | write |
XPS Viewer | xpsrchvw |
[1] This run command can not be executed from the Command Prompt because the file is not in the default Windows path. However, it can be run from the Windows Search box or the Run box.
[2] This CPL file can be executed as a run command to open this Control Panel applet but please know that there is a new standard (that began with Windows Vista) to open Control Panel applets. This is why there aren't nearly as many CPL files as there are Control Panel applets even though they are all executable from via a command. See Command Line Commands for Control Panel Applets for the complete list.
[3] The dvdplay run command opens Windows Media Player and automatically starts to play the DVD movie in the primary DVD drive.
[4] You must follow the fontview run command with the name of the font that you wish to see.
[5] When you execute the regedt32 run command, it simply forwards to regedit and executes that program instead. Two distinct versions of Registry Editor did exist in some earlier versions of Windows.
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