To run any of these apps go to Start > Run and type the executable name (ie charmap).

WINDOWS XP HIDDEN APPS:

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1) Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters)

2) Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe

3) Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard)

4) Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)

5) DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)

6) Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)

7) IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)

8) Microsoft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe (appears to allow synchronization of files on the

network for when working offline. Apparently undocumented) .

9) Windows Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe (Retro version of Media Player, very basic).

10) ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe (something to do with databases)

11) Object Packager = packager.exe (to do with packaging objects for insertion in files, appears to have
comprehensive help files).

12) System Monitor = perfmon.exe (very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you everything you ever
wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for uber-geeks only )

13) Program Manager = progman.exe (Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell).

14) Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe (documentation is virtually non-existant) .

15) Registry Editor = regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] (for hacking the Windows Registry).

16) Network shared folder wizard = shrpubw.exe (creates shared folders on network).

17) File siganture verification tool = sigverif.exe

18) Volume Contro = sndvol32.exe (I've included this for those people that lose it from the System
Notification area).

19) System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe (modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! ).
20) Syskey = syskey.exe (Secures XP Account database - use with care, it's virtually undocumented but it
appears to encrypt all passwords, I'm not sure of the full implications) .

21) Microsoft Telnet Client = telnet.exe

22) Driver Verifier Manager = verifier.exe (seems to be a utility for monitoring the actions of drivers,
might be useful for people having driver problems. Undocumented) .

23) Windows for Workgroups Chat = winchat.exe (appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions
over a LAN, help files available).

24) System configuration = msconfig.exe (can use to control starup programs)

25) gpedit.msc used to manage group policies, and permissions

List of  windows Run commands

Accessibility Controls access.cpl

Accessibility Wizard accwiz

Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools control admintools

Adobe Acrobat (if installed) acrobat

Adobe Designer (if installed) acrodist

Adobe Distiller (if installed) acrodist

Adobe ImageReady (if installed) imageready

Adobe Photoshop (if installed) photoshop

Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard fsquirt

Calculator calc

Certificate Manager certmgr.msc

Character Map charmap

Check Disk Utility chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer clipbrd

Command Prompt cmd

Component Services dcomcnfg

Computer Management compmgmt.msc

Control Panel control

Date and Time Properties timedate.cpl

DDE Shares ddeshare

Device Manager devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility cleanmgr

Disk Defragment dfrg.msc

Disk Management diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager diskpart

Display Properties control desktop

Display Properties desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab

control color
Preselected)

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting

drwtsn32
Utility

Driver Verifier Utility verifier

Event Viewer eventvwr.msc

File Signature Verification Tool sigverif

Files and Settings Transfer Tool migwiz

Findfast findfast.cpl

Firefox (if installed) firefox

Folders Properties control folders

Fonts control fonts

Fonts Folder fonts

Free Cell Card Game freecell

Game Controllers joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game mshearts

Help and Support helpctr

HyperTerminal hypertrm

Iexpress Wizard iexpress

Indexing Service ciadv.msc

Internet Connection Wizard icwconn1

Internet Explorer iexplore

Internet Properties inetcpl.cpl

Internet Setup Wizard inetwiz

IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache

ipconfig /flushdns
Contents)

IP Configuration (Display Connection

ipconfig /all
Configuration)

IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) ipconfig /showclassid

IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache

ipconfig /displaydns
Contents)

IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class

ipconfig /setclassid
ID)

IP Configuration (Refreshes/Re-
ipconfig /registerdns
Registers DHCP)

IP Configuration (Release All

ipconfig /release
Connections)

IP Configuration (Renew All

ipconfig /renew
Connections)

Java Control Panel (If Installed) jpicpl32.cpl

Java Control Panel (If Installed) javaws

Keyboard Properties control keyboard

Local Security Settings secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows logoff

Malicious Software Removal Tool mrt

Microsoft Access (if installed) access.cpl

Microsoft Chat winchat

Microsoft Excel (if installed) excel

Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) frontpg

Microsoft Movie Maker moviemk

Microsoft Paint mspaint

Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) powerpnt

Microsoft Syncronization Tool mobsync

Microsoft Word (if installed) winword

Minesweeper Game winmine

Mouse Properties control mouse

Mouse Properties main.cpl

Nero (if installed) nero

Netmeeting conf

Network Connections control netconnections

Network Connections ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard netsetup.cpl

Notepad notepad
Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) nvtuicpl.cpl

Object Packager packager

ODBC Data Source Administrator odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard osk

Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) ac3filter.cpl

Outlook Express msimn

Paint pbrush

Partition x: (X=driveletter)

Password Properties password.cpl

Performance Monitor perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor perfmon

Phone and Modem Options telephon.cpl

Phone Dialer dialer

Pinball Game pinball

Power Configuration powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes control printers

Printers Folder printers

Private Character Editor eudcedit

Quicktime (If Installed) QuickTime.cpl

Quicktime Player (if installed) quicktimeplayer

Real Player (if installed) realplay

Regional Settings intl.cpl

Registry Editor regedit

Registry Editor regedit32

Remote Access Phonebook rasphone

Remote Desktop mstsc

Removable Storage ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks control schedtasks

Security Center wscui.cpl

Services services.msc

Shared Folders fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows shutdown

Sounds and Audio mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game spider

SQL Client Configuration cliconfg

System Configuration Editor sysedit

System Configuration Utility msconfig

System File Checker Utility (Purge File

sfc /purgecache
Cache)

System File Checker Utility (Return to

sfc /revert
Default Setting)

System File Checker Utility (Scan

sfc /scannow
Immediately)
System File Checker Utility (Scan On
sfc /scanboot
Every Boot)

System File Checker Utility (Scan Once

sfc /scanonce
At Next Boot)

System File Checker Utility (Set Cache

sfc /cachesize=x
Size to size x)

System Information msinfo32

System Properties sysdm.cpl

Task Manager taskmgr

TCP Tester tcptest

Telnet Client telnet

TEMP Folder %temp%

Tweak UI (if installed) tweakui

User Account Management nusrmgr.cpl

User Profile %USERPROFILE%

Utility Manager utilman

Windows Address Book Import Utility wabmig

Windows Address Book wab

Windows Backup Utility (if installed) ntbackup

Windows Explorer explorer

Windows Firewall firewall.cpl

Windows Folder %windir%

Windows installed Directory \

Windows Magnifier magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure wmimgmt.msc

Windows Media Player wmplayer

Windows Messenger msmsgs

Windows Picture Import Wizard wiaacmgr

Windows System Security Tool syskey

Windows Update Launches wupdmgr

Windows Version winver

Windows XP Tour Wizard tourstart

Wordpad write