Task Manager can be started three ways:
- Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE and click on the Task Manager button on the Windows Security dialog.
- Right click on the taskbar and chose Task Manager
- Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC and Task Manager will be launched instantly.
Control Panel apps from the command line:
| Accessibility Options | access.cpl |
| Add/Remove Programs + Windows Scheduler |
appwiz.cpl |
| Add Hardware Wizard | hdwwiz.cpl |
| Automatic Updates | wuaucpl.cpl |
| Bluetooth Properties | bthprops.cpl |
| Date/Time | timedate.cpl |
| Display Properties | desk.cpl |
| Firewall Properties | firewall.cpl |
| Game Controllers | joy.cpl |
| Internet Options | inetcpl.cpl |
| Java Control Panel | jpicpl32.cpl |
| Mouse Properties + keyboard |
main.cpl main.cpl keyboard (‘tastatur’ in norwegian) |
| Multimedia Properties | mmsys.cpl |
| Network Connections | ncpa.cpl |
| Network Setup Wizard | netsetup.cpl |
| ODBC Properties | odbccp32.cpl |
| Power Options | powercfg.cpl |
| Printers folder | control printers |
| Regional and Language Options | intl.cpl |
| Sound and Audio Devices | mmsys.cpl |
| System Properties | sysdm.cpl |
| Time and Date Settings | timedate.cpl |
| User Accounts | nusrmgr.cpl |
| Wireless Link | irprops.cpl |
Windows substitutes the name of the tool you want to run for %1%. For example:
“rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl”.
To run the Users tool in Control Panel, type control Ncpa.cpl users, and then press ENTER.
Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)