Windows Command Line Tips

Disk defragementer utility can be launched from command line or from Run window using the below command.

dfrg.msc

This command works only for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. Disk defragmenter tool has gone through complete makeover in Windows Vista and Windows 7.

The new disk defragmenter tool available in Vista and Windows 7 can be launched by running dfrgui from command line or from Run command.

Snapshots of running the dfrg.msc command from Run window and of the Disk Defaragmenter window are shown below.