Reference number: CH000570
Additional information and options for the
rundll32.exe file.
Question:Additional information and options for the rundll32.exe file.
Additional information:Rundll and rundll32 enable users to run a DLL
file as an application. The rundll.exe and/or rundll32.exe files
are included in Microsoft Windows 95, Windows
98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows
ME, Windows 2000, and Windows
XP.
Answer:Below are some examples of how the rundll.exe rundll32.exe files
can be used in Microsoft Windows to perform numerous windows
commands from the command prompt. Because of the different versions
of rundll and rundll32, not all of the below options will work. If
rundll or rundll32 encounter an error, it is possible that the
command will fail without any error messages.
Shutdown, restart, logoff, and/or
poweroff the computer
Users can shutdown Windows through the command line using rundll32 and
the shell32.dll file. Additional information about how to do this
can be found on document CH000321.
Lock the Windows 2000 and Windows XP
workstation
rundll32 user32.dll,LockWorkStation
Run the install for an inf file
Run the install for an inf file.
rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132
<inf file>
Open the Open With folder for a file
Below is a command that can be run from the command
line to open the "Open With" window for a particular file.
rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL <directory
and/or file>
Run copy disk program
Below is an example of how the copy disk window can be opened
from the command line.
rundll32.exe diskcopy,DiskCopyRunDll
Create a new shortcut
Open the create shortcut wizard icon by typing the below into the
command prompt. The "NewLinkHere" is case sensitive, if
not typed in properly you will receive an error.
rundll32.exe appwiz.cpl,NewLinkHere <directory>
Open the ScreenSaver Window
rundll32.exe desk.cpl,InstallScreenSave
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