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This article presents a list of commands used by MS-DOS compatible operating systems, especially as used on IBM PC compatibles.Many unrelated disk operating systems use the DOS acronym and are not part of the scope of this list.
Starting with Windows 95, the Run command is accessible through the Start menu and also through the shortcut key ⊞ Win+R.Although the Run command is still present in Windows Vista and later, it no longer appears directly on the Start menu by default, in favor of the new search box and a shortcut to the Run command in the Windows System sub-menu.
Serves as the central launching point for applications. It provides a customizable, nested list of apps for the user to launch, as well as a list of most recently opened documents, a way to find files and get help, and access to the system settings. By default, the Start Button is visible at all times in the lower left-hand corner of the screen.
The category Windows commands deals with articles related to internal and external commands supported by members of the Windows family of operating systems including Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows ME as well as the NT family.
The category DOS commands deals with articles related to internal and external commands supported by members of the family of DOS compatible operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers, such as MS-DOS, PC DOS, DR DOS, Concurrent DOS, Multiuser DOS, REAL/32, FlexOS, Novell DOS, PalmDOS, OpenDOS, FreeDOS, RxDOS, ROM-DOS, Embedded DOS, etc.
Windows Vista uses Package Manager (Pkgmgr.exe) and Windows Update Standalone Installer (Wusa.exe) to install software updates and hotfixes. However, these do not support the various command-line switches like Windows XP's Package Installer (Update.exe) did. [84] Much of the functionality from Update.exe is missing.
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Windows Vista build 5824 (October 17, 2006) was supposed to be the RTM release, but a bug, where the OOBE hangs at the start of the WinSAT Assessment (if upgraded from Windows XP), requiring the user to terminate msoobe.exe by pressing Shift+F10 to open Command Prompt using either command-line tools or Task Manager prevented this, damaging ...