60 Run Commands for Windows 10 & Windows 11

Here is a list of 60 Windows 10 and Windows 11 Run commands. These run commands can save you time (sometimes) and they show you that there are almost always more than one or two ways to do things in Windows.  All you need to do to run the commands we’ve posted here is to open a Run dialog.

To open the Run dialog (or Run box as we like to call it):

Hold down the Windows key and tap the R key, or right-click the Windows 10 or Windows 11 Start button, click “Run” and type in any of the commands below:

1. Accessibility Controls – access.cpl
2. Accessibility Wizard – accwiz
3. Add/Remove Programs – appwiz.cpl
4. Administrative Tools – control admintools
5. Calculator – calc
6. Character Map – charmap
7. Check Disk Utility – chkdsk
8. Google Chrome (if installed) – chrome
9. Command Prompt – cmd
10. Computer Management – compmgmt.msc
11. Control Panel – control
12. Date and Time Properties – timedate.cpl
13. Device Manager – devmgmt.msc
14. Direct X Troubleshooter – dxdiag
15. Disk Cleanup Utility – cleanmgr
16. Disk Defragment – dfrg.msc
17. Disk Management – diskmgmt.msc
18. Desktop Properties – control desktop
19. Display Properties – desk.cpl
20. Documents folder – documents
21. Downloads folder – downloads
22. Driver Verifier Utility – verifier
23. Event Viewer – eventvwr.msc
24. File Explorer – explorer
25. Firefox (if installed) – firefox
26. Folder Properties – control folders
27. Fonts – control fonts
28. Fonts Folder – fonts
29. Group Policy Editor (Windows 10 Pro) gpedit.msc
30. Iexpress Wizard – iexpress
31. Internet Explorer – iexplore
32. Internet Properties – inetcpl.cpl
33. Keyboard Properties – control keyboard
34. Log Out Of Windows – logoff
35. Microsoft Paint – mspaint or pbrush
36. Mouse Properties – main.cpl
37. Music folder
38. Network Connections – ncpa.cpl
39. Notepad – notepad
40. On-Screen Keyboard – osk
41. Opera (if installed) – opera
42. Performance Monitor – perfmon
43. Power Options – powercfg.cpl
44. PowerShell (Windows PowerShell) – powershell
45. Printers and Faxes – control printers
46. Regional Settings – intl.cpl
47. Registry Editor – regedit
48. Remote Desktop – mstsc
49. Restart Windows – shutdown /r
50. Scheduled Tasks – control schedtasks
51. Security Center – wscui.cpl
52. Services – services.msc
53. Shut Down Windows – shutdown
54. Sounds and Audio – mmsys.cpl
55. System Configuration Utility – msconfig
56. System Information – msinfo32
57. System Properties – sysdm.cpl
58. Task Manager – taskmgr
59. Utility Manager (Accessibility)  – utilman
60. WordPad – write

There are many more of these, but that’s enough for now. How do you like these? Don’t you feel more in “command”?