Loading...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.