How to run Control Panel via a command
Published applications has been a staple in Citrix Presentation Server environments in the past and present. With the upcoming Microsoft Windows Server codenamed “Longhorn”, seamless published applications will become a staple in pure Terminal Services environments as well. There are occasions when you want to give users access to certain parts of Control Panel without publishing a desktop. The following table shows the command to launch individual tools from the Control Panel.
| Control panel tool | Command |
| Accessibility Options | control access.cpl |
| Add New Hardware | control sysdm.cpl add new hardware |
| Add/Remove Program | control appwiz.cpl |
| Date/Time Properties | control timedate.cpl |
| Display Properties | control desk.cpl |
| FindFast | control findfast.cpl |
| Fonts Folder | control fonts |
| Internet Properties | control inetcpl.cpl |
| Joystick Properties | control joy.cpl |
| Keyboard Properties | control main.cpl keyboard |
| Microsoft Exchange (or Windows Messaging) | control mlcfg32.cpl |
| Microsoft Mail Post Office | control wgpocpl.cpl |
| Modem Properties | control modem.cpl |
| Mouse Properties | control main.cpl |
| Multimedia Properties | control mmsys.cpl |
| Network Properties | control netcpl.cpl NOTE: In Windows NT 4.0, Network properties is Ncpa.cpl, not Netcpl.cpl |
| Password Properties | control password.cpl |
| PC Card | control main.cpl pc card (PCMCIA) |
| Power Management (Windows 95) | control main.cpl power |
| Power Management (Windows 98) | control powercfg.cpl |
| Printers Folder | control printers |
| Regional Settings | control intl.cpl |
| Scanners and Cameras | control sticpl.cpl |
| Sound Properties | control mmsys.cpl sounds |
| System Properties | control sysdm.cpl |
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