DOS stands for Disk Operating System and is the computer program no personal computer can do without. It exists in two forms. The one supplied for IBM Personal Computers is known as PC-DOS. All other compatible personal computers use MS-DOS. Unlike in Windows, DOS commands are the primary way in which you use the operating system. Windows and other modern operating systems use a graphics-based system designed for touch or a mouse.
Shortcut Key: WINKEY + R
1. Accessibility Controls : access.cpl
2. Add Hardware Wizard : hdwwiz.cpl
3. Administrative Tools : control admintools
4. Add/Remove Programs : appwiz.cpl
5. Administrative Tools : control.exe
6. Automatic Updates : wuaucpl.cpl
7. Bluetooth Transfer Wizard : fsquirt
8. Calculator : calc
9. Certificate Manager : certmgr.msc
10. Character Map : charmap
11. Check Disk Utility : chkdsk
12. Clipboard Viewer : clipbrd
13. Command Prompt : cmd
14. Component Services : dcomcnfg
15. Computer Management : compmgmt.msc
16. Control Panel : control
17. Date and Time Properties : timedate.cpl
18. DDE Shares : ddeshare
19. Device Manager : devmgmt.msc
20. Direct X Control Panel (if installed) : directx.cpl
21. Direct X Troubleshooter : dxdiag
22. Disk Cleanup Utility : cleanmgr
23. Disk Defragment : dfrg.msc
24. Disk Management : diskmgmt.msc
25. Disk Partition Manager : diskpart
26. Display Properties : control.exe desktop
27. Display Properties : desk.cpl
28. Display Properties (Color & Appearance) : control color
29. Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility : drwtsn32
30. Driver Verifier Utility : verifier
31. Event Viewer : eventvwr.msc
32. Files and Settings Transfer Tool : migwiz
33. File Signature Verification Tool : sigverif
34. Findfast : findfast.cpl
35. Firefox (if installed) : firefox
36. Folders Properties : control.exe folders
37. Fonts : control.exe fonts
38. Fonts Folder : fonts
39. Free Cell Card Game : freecell
40. Game Controllers : joy.cpl
41. Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) : gpedit.msc
42. Hearts Card Game : mshearts
43. Iexpress Wizard : iexpress
44. Indexing Service : ciadv.msc
45. Internet Explorer : iexplore
46. Internet Properties : inetcpl.cpl
47. Java Control Panel (if installed) : jpicpl32.cpl
48. Java Control Panel (if installed) : javaws
49. Keyboard Properties : control.exe keyboard
50. Local Security Settings : secpol.msc
51. Local Users and Groups : lusrmgr.msc
52. Logs You Out Of Windows : logoff
53. Microsoft Access (if installed) : msaccess
54. Microsoft Chat : winchat
55. Microsoft Excel (if installed) : excel
56. Microsoft Frontpage (if installed) : frontpg
57. Microsoft Paint : mspaint
58. Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed) : powerpnt
59. Microsoft Word (if installed) : winword
60. Microsoft Synchronization Tool : mobsync
61. Minesweeper Game : winmine
62. Mouse Properties : control.exe mouse
63. Mouse Properties : main.cpl
64. Nero (if installed) : nero
65. Network Connections : control netconnections
66. Network Connections : ncpa.cpl
67. Network Setup Wizard : netsetup.cpl
68. Notepad : notepad
69. N-view Desktop manager (if installed) : nvtuicpl.cpl
70. Object Packager : packager
71. ODBC Data Source Administrator : odbccp32.cpl
72. On Screen Keyboard : osk
73. Opens AC3 Filter (if installed) : ac3filter.cpl
74. Paint : pbrush
75. Password Properties : password.cpl
76. Performance Monitor : perfmon.msc
77. Performance Monitor : perfmon
78. Phone and Modem Options : telephon.cpl
79. Phone Dialer : dialer
80. Power Configuration : powercfg.cpl
81. Printers and Faxes : control.exe printers
82. Printers Folder : printers
83. Private Character Editor : eudcedit
84. Quicktime (If Installed) : QuickTime.cpl
85. Regional Settings : intl.cpl
86. Registry Editor : regedit
87. Registry Editor : regedit32
88. Remote Access Phonebook : rasphone
89. Remote Desktop : mstsc
90. Removable Storage : ntmsmgr.msc
91. Removable Storage operator Requests : ntmsoprq.msc
92. Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) : rsop.msc
93. Scanners and Cameras : sticpl.cpl
94. Scheduled Tasks : control.exe schedtasks
95. Security Center : wscui.cpl
96. Services : services.msc
97. Shared Folders : fsmgmt.msc
98. Shuts Down Windows : shutdown
99. Sounds and Audio : mmsys.cpl
100. Spider Solitare Card Game : spider
101. SQL Client Configuration : cliconfg
102. System Configuration Editor : sysedit
103. System Configuration Utility : msconfig
104. System File Checker Utility : sfc
105. System Information : msinfo32
106. System Properties : sysdm.cpl
107. Task Manager : taskmgr
108. Telnet Client : telnet
109. Tweak UI (if installed) : tweakui
110. User Account Management : nusrmgr.cpl
111. Utility Manager : utilman
112. Windows Address Book : wab
113. Windows Address Book Import Utility : wabmig
114. Windows Backup Utility (if installed) : ntbackup
115. Windows Explorer : explorer
116. Windows Firewall : firewall.cpl
117. Windows Magnifier : magnify
118. Windows Management Infrastructure : wmimgmt.msc
119. Windows Media Player : wmplayer
120. Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera) : wiaacmgr
121. Windows System Security Tool : syskey
122. Windows Update Launches : wupdmgr
123. Windows Version : winver
124. Windows XP Tour Wizard : tourstart
125. WordPad Document : write
The two types of DOS commands are internal and external commands. The DOS commands whose specifications are internally available in the command.com file and can be easily accessed are called the internal commands. These are the more commonly used command.
Some examples of the internal commands are cls, dir, date, time, etc.
External commands are kept in a sperate file than the internal command which helps to fix problems, improve the performance, or perform other actions. They are powerful commands and have high resource requirements than the internal commands.
Some examples of the external commands are Attrib, Tree, More, Edit, Label, etc.