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-**Created: 04 October 2021** || **Edited: 31 October 2021** - ---- - -On Windows, most often you run an application by finding and double-clicking it's `.exe` file. What a lot of people don't realise is that you can launch any application or open any file you want by typing a single command. That can be achieved inside the **Run dialog**. - -## Contents -
- -1. [Opening the Run dialog](#Opening%20the%20Run%20dialog) -2. [Commands](#Commands) - 1. [Folders](#Folders) - 2. [Programs](#Programs) - 3. [Windows settings](#Windows%20settings) -3. [For more](#For%20more) - - -## Opening the Run dialog -[![🔗](/img/link-tabler.svg)](#Opening%20the%20Run%20dialog) - -To open the Run dialog, you can either: - -*A)* Press `Win + R` key combination - -or - -*B)* Right click on the Windows menu, and then press `Run` - -![](./img/open-run-windows-menu.png) - -## Commands -[![🔗](/img/link-tabler.svg)](#Commands) - -![](./img/run-dialog.png) - -### Folders -[![🔗](/img/link-tabler.svg)](#Folders) - -You can open any folder by typing in it's **full path**. So, if you have a folder named `Work` inside your `Documents` folder, the full path will be something like `C:\Users\John\Documents\Work\`. - -If your desired folder is directly in your account folder, so `Desktop`, `Documents`, `Pictures`, etc. you can just type in the name of the folder. For example, if you want to open your `Pictures` folder, just type in `pictures` and it will be opened. - -There are, of course, some more special location, some of which are: - -|Command|Location| -|---|---| -|`%ProgramFiles%`|Program Files Folder| -|`%AppData%`|User's App Data Folder| - -**Bonus**: `%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu` will open the Start Menu folder, from which you can edit what goes inside your start menu. - -### Programs -[![🔗](/img/link-tabler.svg)](#Programs) - -You can always run any application by typing in it's full path. So, to launch something like FireFox, you'll need to type in `C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe`. - -But, whats more important is that you can more easily launch some Windows apps, like Calculator or Control Panel. Here is a list of commands and the application they launch: - -|Command|Application| -|---|---| -|`calc`|Calculator| -|`mspaint`|Microsoft Paint| -|`snippingtool`|Snipping Tool| -|`notepad`|Notepad| -|`sndvol`|Volume Mixer| -|`soundrecroder`|Sound Recorder| -|`wuapp`|Windows Updates| -|`shutdown`\*|Shutdown or restart computer| -||| -|`cmd`|Command Prompt| -|`powershell`|Windows PowerShell| -|`control`|Control Panel| -|`taskmgr`|Task Manager| -|`msinfo32`|System Information| -|`winver`|Windows Version Window| -|`cleanmgr`|Disk Cleanup| -|`dfrgui`|Disk Cleanup (defragmentation)| -|`mstsc`|Remote Desktop Connection| -||| -|`regedit`|Registry Editor| -|`msconfig`|System Configuration Settings| -|`dcomcnfg`|Component Services| -|`sigverif`|File Signature Verification Tool| - -\* The `shutdown` command [requires parameters](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/shutdown): - -- `/s` will shutdown in one minute -- `/r` will restart in one minute -- `/t` specifies after what amount of time to shutdown or restart (a number needs to be entered afterwards, so `/t 0` for immediate execution) -- `/f` forces running applications to close (might result in data loss!) - -### Windows settings -[![🔗](/img/link-tabler.svg)](#Windows%20settings) - -There are also many "shortcuts" to different Windows settings windows. Those include: - -|Command|Setting| -|---|---| -|`mmsys.cpl`|Sound Properties| -|`powercfg.cpl`|Power Options| -|`timedate.cpl`|Time and Date Options| -|`ncpa.cpl`|Network Connections| -||| -|`inetcpl.cpl`|Internet Properties| -|`compmgmt.msc`|Computer Manager| -|`devmgmt.msc`|Device Manager| -|`diskmgmt.msc`|Disk Management| -|`firewall.cpl`|Windows Firewall| -||| -|`sysdm.cpl`|System Properties| -|`services.msc`|Services| -|`comexp.msc`|Component Services| -|`gpedit.msc`|Group Policy Editor| -|`lusrmgr.msc`|Local Users and Groups| -|`certmgr.msc`|Certificate Manager| -|`taskschd.msc`|Task Scheduler| -|`fsmgmt.msc`|Shared Folders| - -**Note**: `cpl` stands for *Control Panel Item* and `msc` stands for *Microsoft System Configuration*. - -## For more -[![🔗](/img/link-tabler.svg)](#For%20more) - -For more commands, check out [windowsruncommands.com](https://windowsruncommands.com/). They have a much bigger list of commands and shortcuts you can use. diff --git a/src/tutorials/windows-run-dialog/index.md b/src/tutorials/windows-run-dialog/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d188d58 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/tutorials/windows-run-dialog/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,128 @@ +# Windows Run dialog + +[**Article Source**](https://gitlab.com/Syndamia/syndamiadotcom/-/blob/master/src/tutorials/windows-run-dialog/article.md) || [**GitLab Discussion**](https://gitlab.com/Syndamia/syndamiadotcom/-/issues/6) +
+**Created: 04 October 2021** || **Edited: 31 October 2021** + +--- + +On Windows, most often you run an application by finding and double-clicking it's `.exe` file. What a lot of people don't realise is that you can launch any application or open any file you want by typing a single command. That can be achieved inside the **Run dialog**. + +## Contents +
+ +1. [Opening the Run dialog](#Opening%20the%20Run%20dialog) +2. [Commands](#Commands) + 1. [Folders](#Folders) + 2. [Programs](#Programs) + 3. [Windows settings](#Windows%20settings) +3. [For more](#For%20more) + + +## Opening the Run dialog +[![🔗](/img/link-tabler.svg)](#Opening%20the%20Run%20dialog) + +To open the Run dialog, you can either: + +*A)* Press `Win + R` key combination + +or + +*B)* Right click on the Windows menu, and then press `Run` + +![](./img/open-run-windows-menu.png) + +## Commands +[![🔗](/img/link-tabler.svg)](#Commands) + +![](./img/run-dialog.png) + +### Folders +[![🔗](/img/link-tabler.svg)](#Folders) + +You can open any folder by typing in it's **full path**. So, if you have a folder named `Work` inside your `Documents` folder, the full path will be something like `C:\Users\John\Documents\Work\`. + +If your desired folder is directly in your account folder, so `Desktop`, `Documents`, `Pictures`, etc. you can just type in the name of the folder. For example, if you want to open your `Pictures` folder, just type in `pictures` and it will be opened. + +There are, of course, some more special location, some of which are: + +|Command|Location| +|---|---| +|`%ProgramFiles%`|Program Files Folder| +|`%AppData%`|User's App Data Folder| + +**Bonus**: `%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu` will open the Start Menu folder, from which you can edit what goes inside your start menu. + +### Programs +[![🔗](/img/link-tabler.svg)](#Programs) + +You can always run any application by typing in it's full path. So, to launch something like FireFox, you'll need to type in `C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe`. + +But, whats more important is that you can more easily launch some Windows apps, like Calculator or Control Panel. Here is a list of commands and the application they launch: + +|Command|Application| +|---|---| +|`calc`|Calculator| +|`mspaint`|Microsoft Paint| +|`snippingtool`|Snipping Tool| +|`notepad`|Notepad| +|`sndvol`|Volume Mixer| +|`soundrecroder`|Sound Recorder| +|`wuapp`|Windows Updates| +|`shutdown`\*|Shutdown or restart computer| +||| +|`cmd`|Command Prompt| +|`powershell`|Windows PowerShell| +|`control`|Control Panel| +|`taskmgr`|Task Manager| +|`msinfo32`|System Information| +|`winver`|Windows Version Window| +|`cleanmgr`|Disk Cleanup| +|`dfrgui`|Disk Cleanup (defragmentation)| +|`mstsc`|Remote Desktop Connection| +||| +|`regedit`|Registry Editor| +|`msconfig`|System Configuration Settings| +|`dcomcnfg`|Component Services| +|`sigverif`|File Signature Verification Tool| + +\* The `shutdown` command [requires parameters](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/shutdown): + +- `/s` will shutdown in one minute +- `/r` will restart in one minute +- `/t` specifies after what amount of time to shutdown or restart (a number needs to be entered afterwards, so `/t 0` for immediate execution) +- `/f` forces running applications to close (might result in data loss!) + +### Windows settings +[![🔗](/img/link-tabler.svg)](#Windows%20settings) + +There are also many "shortcuts" to different Windows settings windows. Those include: + +|Command|Setting| +|---|---| +|`mmsys.cpl`|Sound Properties| +|`powercfg.cpl`|Power Options| +|`timedate.cpl`|Time and Date Options| +|`ncpa.cpl`|Network Connections| +||| +|`inetcpl.cpl`|Internet Properties| +|`compmgmt.msc`|Computer Manager| +|`devmgmt.msc`|Device Manager| +|`diskmgmt.msc`|Disk Management| +|`firewall.cpl`|Windows Firewall| +||| +|`sysdm.cpl`|System Properties| +|`services.msc`|Services| +|`comexp.msc`|Component Services| +|`gpedit.msc`|Group Policy Editor| +|`lusrmgr.msc`|Local Users and Groups| +|`certmgr.msc`|Certificate Manager| +|`taskschd.msc`|Task Scheduler| +|`fsmgmt.msc`|Shared Folders| + +**Note**: `cpl` stands for *Control Panel Item* and `msc` stands for *Microsoft System Configuration*. + +## For more +[![🔗](/img/link-tabler.svg)](#For%20more) + +For more commands, check out [windowsruncommands.com](https://windowsruncommands.com/). They have a much bigger list of commands and shortcuts you can use. -- cgit v1.3.1-26-gb76a