| Command | Description |
| \ | c:\ |
| appwiz.cpl | Program and Features |
| calc | Calculator |
| cmd | Comand |
| compmgmt.msc | Computer management |
| control | Control Panel |
| devmgmt.msc | Device Manager |
| eventvwr.msc | Event Viewer |
| firewall.cpl | Firewall |
| gpedit.msc | Group Policy Editor |
| msconfig | System Configuration |
| msinfo32 | Info |
| mstc | Remote Desktop Connection |
| ncpa.cpl | Network Adaptors |
| netplwiz | general User accounts |
| netplwiz | User accounts |
| notepad | Notepad |
| powercfg.cpl | Power Options |
| powershell | powershell |
| regedit | Registry |
| resmon | Resource Manager |
| services.msc | Services |
| sysdm.cpl | System Properties |
| taskmgr | Taskmanager |
| wordpad | Wordpad |
Unless indicated otherwise, all the commands above work in all versions of Windows from Vista upwards.
Most of these utilities can be found in %systemroot%\System32\