Anoop Nair published a nice list of .cpl files you can use to start Control Panel applets from command line in his blog.
Syntax: control /name <Name Of the Applet>
Applets:
Applet |
Explanation |
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) |
AppWiz.cpl |
Command Line Shortcut for launching Add Remove Programs – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features |
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 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
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Command Line Shortcut to launch Infrared Port Properties
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Joy.cpl
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Shortcut to launch Game Controllers – Joystick Properties
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Main.cpl |
Command Line Shortcut to launch Mouse properties |
MLCFG32.CPL |
Command Line Shortcut to Launch Mail Setup – Outlook – It won’t work from command prompt as this CPL file is located at 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 from Default command prompt… ERROR message ‘S32LUCP2.cpl’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. |
sapi.CPL
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Command Line Shortcut to launch Speech Properties – it won’t get launched from from Default command prompt
ERROR message ‘sapi.cpl’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
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sysdm.CPL |
Shortcut to launch System Properties |
TabletPC.cpl |
Shortcut to launch Tablet PC -Pen, Touch, Handwriting and Flicks configurations |
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 |
control /name Microsoft.ColorManagement |
Shortcut to launch color Management |
control /name Microsoft.CredentialManager |
Shortcut to launch Credential Manager – This view and delete your logon 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 userpasswords
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Shortcut to launch User Account management – Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\User Accounts
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in this post he also listed available snap-ins for MMC.
azman.MSC – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Authorization Manager
certlm.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Certificates Manager for Local Computer or Machine
certmgr.MSC – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Certificates Manager for Local User
comexp .msc- Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Component Services (DCOM console),Event Viewer and Services
compmgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Computer Management
devmgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Device Manager
diskmgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Disk Management
eventvwr – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Event Viewer
fsmgmt – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Manage Share Folders,Sessions and Open Files Sessions
gpedit – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Local Computer (Machine) Policy
lusrmgr.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Local Users and Groups
NAPCLCFG.MSC – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage NAP Client Configuration
perfmon.MSC – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Performance Monitor
printmanagement – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Print Management
rsop – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage RSOP Resultant Set Of Policies
secpol – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Local Security Policy
services – Command Prompt Shortcut to or canonical name Launch and Manage local Services
taskschd – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Task Scheduler
tpm – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Management
virtmgmt.msc -Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Virtual Machines using Hyper-V manager.
WF – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.
WmiMgmt – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) management.
adsiedit – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Active Directory Services Interfaces (ADSI) Editor
AdRmsAdmin.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Active Directory Right Management Services (AD RMS).
CluAdmin.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Cluster Manager
dfsmgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage DFS Management
domain.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Active Directory (AD) Domains and Trusts
dsa.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage AD users and computers
dssite.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage AD Sites and Services
fsrm.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage File Server Resource Manager
gpmc.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Group Policy Management
gpme.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Group Policy Objects
gptedit.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Group Policy Starter GPO Editor
HCSCFG.MSC – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Health Registration Authority
nps.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Network Policy Server
pkiview.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Enterprise PKI
rrasmgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Routing and Remote Access
tapimgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Telephony
wbadmin.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Windows Server Backup WBADMIN
WdsMgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Windows Deployment Services
winsmgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage WINs
wlbadmin.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Local Backup Console Root