NirCmd is a small command-line utility that allows you to do some useful tasks without displaying any user interface. By running NirCmd with simple command-line option, you can write and delete values and keys in the Registry, write values into INI file, dial to your internet account or connect to a VPN network, restart windows or shut down the computer, create shortcut to a file, change the created/modified date of a file, change your display settings, turn off your monitor, open the door of your CD-ROM drive, and more...
Examples of what you can do with NirCmd, just write on your command window :
- Open the door of J: CD-ROM drive -> nircmd.exe cdrom open j:
- Turn off the monitor -> nircmd.exe monitor off
- Turn off your computer -> nircmd.exe exitwin poweroff
- Minimize all your Internet Explorer windows -> nircmd.exe win min class "IEFrame"
- Make your Internet Explorer windows 75% transparent ! (192 / 256) -> nircmd.exe win trans ititle "internet explorer" 192
- Set the display mode to 800x600x24bit colors -> nircmd.exe setdisplay 800 600 24
etc ....
The are about 1000 commands relies on this free software.
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