Back again with our tips and trick, now we will learn
about simple tips and trick 10 Useful RUN
Commands on Windows. We believe most of users
who read this article already know or maybe use the
run feature on Windows (usually used to run a
command prompt by typing cmd).
If you just learn about computer and still confuse
about run command, according to Wikipedia :
On the Microsoft Windows operating system, the
Run command is used to directly open an
application or document whose path is known. It
functions more or less like a single-line command
line interface.
Requirements:
1. Windows O.S
10 Useful RUN Commands on Windows:
To run command, you can press the Windows
keyboard logo and press R (Win logo + R)
1. chkdsk
CHKDSK (short for "check disk") is a system tool
in DOS, OS/2 and Windows. It verifies the file
system integrity on hard disks or floppy disk and
fixes logical file system errors. It is similar to the
fsck command in Unix.
2. compmgmt.msc
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is a
component of Windows 2000 and its successors
that provides system administrators and
advanced users an interface for configuring and
monitoring the system.
Useful to monitor the computer status. View the
shared folder, connected user, scheduler, etc
3. devmgmt.msc
The Device Manager is a Control Panel applet in
Microsoft Windows operating systems. It allows
users to view and control the hardware attached
to the computer. When a piece of hardware is not
working, the offending hardware is highlighted for
the user to deal with. The list of hardware can be
sorted by various criteria.
4. dxdiag
DxDiag ("DirectX Diagnostics") is a diagnostics
tool used to test DirectX functionality and
troubleshoot video- or sound-related hardware
problems. DirectX Diagnostic can save text files
with the scan results. These files are often posted
in tech forums or attached to support emails in
order to give support personnel a better idea of
the PC the requester is using in case the error is
due to a hardware failure or incompatibility.
5. cleanmgr
It was good if you keep your computer clean. By
running this tool, you can clean some trash or cache
file to make some free space on your system.
6. dfrgui
Disk Defragmenter is a utility in Microsoft
Windows designed to increase access speed by
rearranging files stored on a disk to occupy
contiguous storage locations, a technique called
defragmentation. Defragmenting a disk minimizes
head travel, which reduces the time it takes to
read files from and write files to the disk.[1]
Beginning with Windows XP, Disk Defragmenter
also reduces system startup times.
7. diskmgmt.msc or diskpart
The Logical Disk Manager (LDM) is an
implementation of a logical volume manager for
Microsoft Windows NT, developed by Microsoft and
Veritas Software. It was introduced with the Windows
2000 operating system, and is supported in Windows
XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows
7 and Windows 8. The MMC-based Disk Management
snap-in (diskmgmt.msc) hosts the Logical Disk
Manager. On Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012,
LDM was deprecated in favor of Storage Spaces.
8. secpol.msc
A security policy is a combination of security
settings that affect the security on a computer. You
can use your local security policy to edit account
policies and local policies on your local computer.
With the local security policy, you can control:
– Who accesses your computer.
– What resources users are authorized to use on
your computer.
– Whether or not a user or group's actions are
recorded in the event log.
9. perfmon
Performance Monitor is a simple yet powerful
visualization tool for viewing performance data, both
in real time and from log files. With it, you can
examine performance data in a graph, histogram, or
report.
10. gpedit.msc
Group Policy is a feature of the Microsoft
Windows NT family of operating systems that
control the working environment of user accounts
and computer accounts. Group Policy provides
the centralized management and configuration of
operating systems, applications, and users'
settings in an Active Directory environment.
Conclusion:
1. Of course what we describe above about 10 Useful
RUN Commands on Windows has not cover all the
functionality of the Windows itself. If you have some
suggestion about another useful RUN command,
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