How to launch control panel items or objects from a RUN or CMD line.

On June 10, 2011, in How-to, by Cubert aka (Cube Dweller)

Sometimes it is just simpler to run from CMD line control panel objects. It is even easier to get a user who does not have the menu items available to hand them a “RUN” CMD to open the correct control panel object you need them to. Below is a list of all the control panel objects just type the CMD in the RUN or DOS windows and you place a user right where you need them.

Accessibility Options
 access.cpl

Add/Remove Programs
 appwiz.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard
 hdwwiz.cpl

Automatic Updates
 wuaucpl.cpl
 
Bluetooth Properties
 bthprops.cpl
 
Display Properties
 desk.cpl
 
Firewall Properties
 firewall.cpl
 
Game Controllers
 joy.cpl
 
Internet Options
 inetcpl.cpl

iSCSI Initiator
 iscsicpl.cpl
 
Java Control Panel
 jpicpl32.cpl
  
Licensing Mode
 liccpa.cpl
 
Mouse Properties
 main.cpl
 
Network Connections
 ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard
 netsetup.cpl
 
ODBC Properties
 odbccp32.cpl
 
Power Options
 powercfg.cpl
 
Regional and Language Options
 intl.cpl
 
Sound and Audio Devices
 mmsys.cpl

Stored Passwords
 keymgr.cpl

System Properties
 sysdm.cpl
 
Telephone and Modem Properties
 telephon.cpl

Time and Date Settings
 timedate.cpl
 
User Accounts
nusrmgr.cpl
 
Windows Security Center
 wscui.cpl

Wireless Link
 irprops.cpl

 

This works on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows server 2003 a/ R2 and Windows Server 2008 / R2

1 Response » to “How to launch control panel items or objects from a RUN or CMD line.”

  1. Fabrice Blanchet says:

    NOTE that ISCSI initiator is not iscsicpl.cpl but iscsicpl.exe on Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2

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