SCCM Run Commands Pro Tips | Windows Shortcuts | ConfigMgr

A .cpl file represents each tool or applet in Control Panel. We can launch these tools either using.CPL file name from command prompt or commands similar to control /name <Name Of the Applet>. More details on SCCM Shortcut Commands Pro Tips.

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Introduction

For example, to launch the windows update applet from the command prompt use the “control /name Microsoft.WindowsUpdate” command. More details – SCCM Shortcut Commands along with more Windows.

In this post, I will provide a list of CPL files and commands through which we can directly launch control panel tools or applets (SCCM Shortcut Commands). These commands. CPL files can be used for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 operating systems.

This list could be very useful if you want to use it for scripting. These command-line options are very helpful for the automation of ConfigMgr / SCCM scripts or Group policies.

SCCM Shortcuts (ConfigMgr Shortcut Commands)

Control smscfgrc – Command Line Shortcut to launch Configuration Manager SCCM Control Panel Applet

control SMSRAP – Command Line Shortcut to Launch Configuration Manager SCCM Run Advertised Programs (RAP) Canonical names of SCCM RAP

control SMSPDM – Command Line Shortcut to launch Configuration Manager SCCM Program Download Manager (PDM) 

Easy Access “Run” Commands for SCCM professionals . SCCM ConfigMgr commands from RUN menu of Windows.

NOTE! – Some of the following commands are not available for SCCM Current Branch.

Client ConfigMgr console Properties

%windir%\System32\CCM\SMSCliUI.exe
%windir%\SysWOW64\CCM\SMSCliUI.exe

Run Advertised Program (x64 & x86)

%windir%\System32\CCM\SMSRAP.CPL
%windir%\SysWOW64\CCM\SMSRAP.CPL

Task Sequence Progress Bar (x64 & x86)

%windir%\System32\CCM\TsProgressUI.exe
%windir%\SysWOW64\CCM\TsProgressUI.exe

SMS Agent Host Restart (x64 & x86)

%windir%\System32\CCM\CcmRestart.exe
%windir%\SysWOW64\CCM\CcmRestart.exe

SCCM (ConfigMgr) Client Repair

%windir%\System32\CCM\ccmrepair.exe
%windir%\SysWOW64\CCM\ccmrepair.exe

—-policy.vbs—————-

Dim oCPAppletMgr
Set oCPAppletMgr = CreateObject("CPApplet.CPAppletMgr")
Dim oClientActions
Set oClientActions = oCPAppletMgr.GetClientActions()
Dim oClientAction
For Each oClientAction In oClientActions
If oClientAction.Name = "Request & Evaluate Machine Policy" Then oClientAction.PerformAction
End If
Next

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Code Snippet

function repairclient([String] $strComputer)
{
$SMSCli = [wmiclass] "\\$strComputer\root\ccm:sms_client"
$SMSCli.RepairClient()
}

Windows Commands

AppWiz.cpl – Command Line  Shortcut for launching Add Remove Programs – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features. SCCM Shortcut Commands.

BthProps.cpl – Command Line Shortcut for launching Bluetooth Devices – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Devices and Printers\Bluetooth Devices

CollAb.cpl – Command Line Shortcut to change your profile picture via People Near Me (Only for Windows 7 and below)

DESK.cpl – Command Line Shortcut to change Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Display\Screen Resolution

FireWall.cpl – Command Line Shortcut to change Windows Firewall settings – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Windows Firewall

FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl – Command Line  Shortcut to Flash Player Settings Manager – It’s not working from the Command prompt for me

HdwWiz.cpl – Command Line Shortcut for launching Device Manager

Igfxcpl.CPL – Command Line Shortcut to launch Intel Graphics and Media Control Panel 

Inetcpl.CPL – Command Line Shortcut to launch internet properties 

Intl.CPL – Command Line Shortcut to launch Regional Setting – Region and Language Setting – Location, Keyboards, etc.

Irprops.CPL – Command Line  Shortcut to launch Infrared Port PropertiesJoy.cpl – Shortcut to launch Game Controllers – Joystick Properties

Main.cpl – Command Line Shortcut to launch Mouse properties

MLCFG32.CPL – Command Line Shortcut to Launch Mail Setup – Outlook – It won’t work from the command prompt as this CPL file is located in the program files folder

mmsys.CPL – Command Line Shortcut to launch Sound properties

ncpa.CPL – Command Line Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network Connections – Shortcut to Network connections

powercfg.CPL – Command Line Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Power Options – Shortcut to launch Power Plan Configuration

RTSnMg64.CPL – Command Line Shortcut to launch Realtek Audio Manager

‘RTSnMg64.CPL‘ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file.

S32LUCP2.CPL – Command Line Shortcut to Launch Symantec Live Update Configuration – it won’t get launched from the Default command prompt

ERROR message ‘S32LUCP2.cpl’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file.

sapi.CPL – Command Line Shortcut to launch Speech Properties  – it won’t get launched from the Default command prompt

ERROR message ‘sapi.cpl’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file.

sysdm.CPL – Shortcut to launch System Properties and change the computer name

TabletPC.cpl – Shortcut to launch Tablet PC -Pen, Touch, Handwriting, and Flicks configurations. More SCCM Shortcut Commands above?

Telephon.CPL -Shortcut to launch Location Information and telephone configuration in OLD times 🙂

TimeDate.cpl – Shortcut to launch Time and Date, Additional Clocks, Internet Time Configurations

Wscui.cpl – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Action Center – Shortcut to launch Action Center

control /name Microsoft.BitLockerDriveEncryption – Shortcut to the configuration of BIT Locker Encryption

Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\BitLocker Drive Encryption

control admintools – Shortcut to launch Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools 

control /name Microsoft.AutoPlay – Shortcut to launch Auto Play – Choose what happens when you insert each type of media or device – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\AutoPlay. More SCCM Shortcut Commands above??

control /name Microsoft.ColorManagement – Shortcut to launch color Management

control /name Microsoft.CredentialManager – Shortcut to launch Credential Manager – This view and delete your login information. – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Credential Manager

control /name Microsoft.DefaultPrograms – Shortcut to Launch Default program – Choose the default programs which is used by Windows – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Default Programs

control printers – Shortcut to launch printers – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Devices and Printers

control schedtasks – Shortcut to launch Task Scheduler

control /name Microsoft.WindowsUpdate – Shortcut Launch  Windows Update – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Windows Update

control user passwords – Shortcut to launch User Account management – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\User Accounts. More SCCM Shortcut Commands above??

Author

Anoop is Microsoft MVP! He is a Solution Architect in enterprise client management with more than 20 years of experience (calculation done in 2021) in IT. He is a logger, Speaker, and Local User Group HTMD Community leader. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM 2012, Current Branch, and Intune. He writes about ConfigMgr, Windows 11, Windows 10, Azure AD, Microsoft Intune, Windows 365, AVD, etc…