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Jules Ivan Garay
Jules Ivan Garay

Reputation: 21

How to open Control Panel's System information using CMD

I want to create a batch file that will open "Control Panel\System and Security\System"

I'm using Windows 10 and the "This PC" is not searchable in cortana, I often check system archetecture by right clicking This PC>properties but I want to do it in Batch (.bat file) and it does'nt work

Batch Command: start "" "Control Panel\System and Security\System" & exit

A prompt pops up: "Windows cannot find 'Control Panel\System and Security\System'. make sure you typed the name correctly, and try again."

Upvotes: 0

Views: 5249

Answers (3)

Kuei
Kuei

Reputation: 35

i have a similar question and found a partial answer; in cmd, type "start ms-settings:" this starts the Settings app in Win10. What if I'm trying to open a specific page within the Settings app, specifically the "Accounts"? i tried typing "control /name Microsoft.System" into cmd and this returned the older version of the app.

Upvotes: 0

Compo
Compo

Reputation: 38689

You can get the Operating Systems architecture, directly in a batch file without opening up a GUI box:

You can either use the built in system variables, to retrieve either, x86 or x64:

@Set "OSA=x%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE:~-2%"
@If %OSA%==x86 If Defined PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 Set "OSA=x64"
@Echo %OSA%&Pause

Or if you wanted just 32 or 64

@If %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE:~-2% Equ 86 (If Defined PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 (Set "OSA=64")Else Set "OSA=32")Else Set "OSA=64"
@Echo %OSA%&Pause

You could even just view it in a , (Command Prompt), window with:

If %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE:~-2% Equ 86 (If Defined PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432 (Echo 64-bit)Else Echo 32-bit)Else Echo 64-bit

You could also use a built in tool, like , to retrieve either, 32 or 64:

@For /F %%A In ('WMIC OS Get OSArchitecture')Do Set /A "OSA=%%A" 2>Nul
@Echo %OSA%&Pause

Upvotes: 0

BDM
BDM

Reputation: 3900

What you're after is the control command. You can find more info Here

Try control /name Microsoft.System.

Upvotes: 4

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