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Run Command

Common Tasks with Run Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog: Run Calculator calc Run Command Prompt cmd Run Firefox (if installed) firefox Run Internet Explorer iexplore Run Microsoft Word (if installed) winword Run Microsoft Excel (if installed) excel Run Microsoft Outlook (if installed) outlook Run Notepad notepad Run Wordpad wordpad Open Control Panel control panel Open Program Files folder %programfiles% Shutdown Windows shutdown Restart Windows shutdown -r Log Off Windows logoff Registry Editor regedit Task Manager taskmgr Windows Update Launches wupdmgr Creating Your Own Run Commands If you are like me, you will use a few programs very frequently. One way to make them start faster is to give them their own Run command: Win+R  to open the Run dialog Enter  %windir%  to open the Windows directory Alt+F W S  to open the File menu, choose the New menu item, then the Shortcut menu item Go through the wizard to create a shortcut t