Accessing Control Panel snap-ins from the command prompt
If, for whatever reason, you cannot simply open the control panel - the various sections can be accessed from a command prompt (some require admin rights). The ‘.cpl’ files are stored in ‘\WINDIR\system32′.
To open a snap-in, the command is ‘control filename.cpl‘ where filename is replaced with the relative snap in name.
These are…
| Access.cpl | Accessibility properties |
| Appwiz.cpl | Add/Remove Programs properties |
| Desk.cpl | Display properties |
| Hdwwiz.cpl | Add Hardware properties |
| Inetcpl.cpl | Internet properties |
| Intl.cpl | Regional Settings properties |
| Irprops.cpl | Infrared Port properties |
| Joy.cpl | Joystick properties |
| Main.cpl | Mouse properties |
| Mmsys.cpl | Multimedia properties |
| Ncpa.cpl | Network Connections properties |
| Nusrmgr.cpl | User Accounts properties |
| Nwc.cpl | Gateway Services for NetWare properties |
| Odbccp32.cpl | Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Data Source Administrator properties |
| Powercfg.cpl | Power Options properties |
| Sapi.cpl | Speech Properties (located in C:\Program files\Common files\Microsoft Shared\Speech) |
| Sysdm.cpl | System properties |
| Telephon.cpl | Phone and Modem Options properties |
| Timedate.cpl | Time and Date properties |
February 3rd, 2008 at 1:28 pm
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