Some Command Prompt Shortcuts for handling Control Panel

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September 1, 2010

We need to access Control Panel every now and then for tweaking our PC. Some items are available in the main control panel root folder while for some, you have to dig deep into it. You can run the Control Panel tools by using the appropriate shortcuts from the command line.  Here is a list of some commands that can be used from the command prompt or from the Run Command to access some useful Control Panel tools. The CMD prompt shortcuts let you do various things like do registry tricks with command prompt, opening up various files etc.

CONTROL PANEL TOOL COMMAND
Accessibility Options control access.cpl
Add New Hardware control sysdm.cpl add new hardware
Date/Time Properties control timedate.cpl
Display Properties control desk.cpl
FindFast control findfast.cpl
Fonts Folder control fonts
Internet Properties control inetcpl.cpl
Joystick Properties control joy.cpl
Keyboard Properties control main.cpl keyboard
Microsoft Exchange control mlcfg32.cpl
Microsoft Mail Post Office control wgpocpl.cpl
Modem Properties control modem.cpl
Mouse Properties control main.cpl
Multimedia Properties control mmsys.cpl
Network Properties control netcpl.cpl
Password Properties control password.cpl
PC Card control main.cpl pc car (PCMCIA)
Power Management (Windows 95) control main.cpl power
Power Management (Windows 98) control powercfg.cpl
Printers Folder control printers
Regional Settings control intl.cpl
Scanners and Cameras control sticpl.cpl
Sound Properties control mmsys.cpl sounds
System Properties control sysdm.cpl

These are really very handy if you need to access these Control Panel tools very frequently.

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