Windows Executable Names

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Thanks to my colleague, Mark Grimes, for some of the material here.

See also my .MSC Shortcut Names page.

Executable Name Name of Program Comment
DCGPOFix.exe Default Group Policy Restore Utility  
DCPromo.exe Active Directory Installation Wizard  
mmc.exe Microsoft Management Console  
MSConfig.exe System Configuration Utility  
NLBMgr.exe Network Load Balancing Manager  
NTBackup.exe Backup Utility  
ODBCad32.exe ODBC Data Source Administrator  
Regedit.exe and RegEdt32.exe Registry Editor Both executable names call the same program.
ShrPubW.exe Share a Folder Wizard  
Shutdown.exe Command-line shutdown Works remotely, requires parameters
SigVerif.exe File Signature Verification  
SysEdit.exe System Configuration Editor Edit Autoexec.bat, Config.sys and more.
SysKey.exe Securing the Windows Account Database Edit Autoexec.bat, Config.sys and more.
TSAdmin.exe Terminal Services Manager  
TLNTadmn.exe Telnet Server Administration Requires parameters
WINMSD.exe System Information A configuration summary.