Useful Commandline Commands on Windows

andrew8062 11:51 am on December 10, 2009 | Answers: 1    
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• andrew8062 11:51 am on December 10, 2009
  

  • && – Command Chaining
  • %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\rcimlby.exe -LaunchRA – Remote Assistance (Windows XP)
  • appwiz.cpl – Programs and Features (Formerly Known as “Add or Remove Programs”)
  • appwiz.cpl @,2 – Turn Windows Features On and Off (Add/Remove Windows Components pane)
  • arp – Displays and modifies the IP-to-Physical address translation tables used by address resolution protocol (ARP)
  • at – Schedule tasks either locally or remotely without using Scheduled Tasks
  • bootsect.exe – Updates the master boot code for hard disk partitions to switch between BOOTMGR and NTLDR
  • cacls – Change Access Control List (ACL) permissions on a directory, its subcontents, or files
  • calc – Calculator
  • chkdsk – Check/Fix the disk surface for physical errors or bad sectors
  • cipher – Displays or alters the encryption of directories [files] on NTFS partitions
  • cleanmgr.exe – Disk Cleanup
  • clip – Redirects output of command line tools to the Windows clipboard
  • cls – clear the command line screen
  • cmd /k – Run command with command extensions enabled
  • color – Sets the default console foreground and background colors in console
  • command.com – Default Operating System Shell
  • compmgmt.msc – Computer Management
  • control.exe /name Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter – Network and Sharing Center
  • control keyboard – Keyboard Properties
  • control mouse(or main.cpl) – Mouse Properties
  • control sysdm.cpl,@0,3 – Advanced Tab of the System Properties dialog
  • control userpasswords2 – Opens the classic User Accounts dialog
  • desk.cpl – opens the display properties
  • devmgmt.msc – Device Manager
  • diskmgmt.msc – Disk Management
  • diskpart – Disk management from the command line
  • dsa.msc – Opens active directory users and computers
  • dsquery – Finds any objects in the directory according to criteria
  • dxdiag – DirectX Diagnostic Tool
  • eventvwr – Windows Event Log (Event Viewer)
  • explorer . – Open explorer with the current folder selected.
  • explorer /e, . – Open explorer, with folder tree, with current folder selected.
  • F7 – View command history
  • find – Searches for a text string in a file or files
  • findstr – Find a string in a file
  • firewall.cpl – Opens the Windows Firewall settings
  • fsmgmt.msc – Shared Folders
  • fsutil – Perform tasks related to FAT and NTFS file systems
  • ftp – Transfers files to and from a computer running an FTP server service
  • getmac – Shows the mac address(es) of your network adapter(s)
  • gpedit.msc – Group Policy Editor
  • gpresult – Displays the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) information for a target user and computer
  • httpcfg.exe – HTTP Configuration Utility
  • iisreset – To restart IIS
  • InetMgr.exe – Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager 7
  • InetMgr6.exe – Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager 6
  • intl.cpl – Regional and Language Options
  • ipconfig – Internet protocol configuration
  • lusrmgr.msc – Local Users and Groups Administrator
  • msconfig – System Configuration
  • notepad – Notepad?
  • mmsys.cpl – Sound/Recording/Playback properties
  • mode – Configure system devices
  • more – Displays one screen of output at a time
  • mrt – Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
  • mstsc.exe – Remote Desktop Connection
  • nbstat – displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT
  • ncpa.cpl – Network Connections
  • netsh – Display or modify the network configuration of a computer that is currently running
  • netstat – Network Statistics
  • net statistics – Check computer up time
  • net stop – Stops a running service.
  • net use – Connects a computer to or disconnects a computer from a shared resource, or displays information about computer connections
  • odbcad32.exe – ODBC Data Source Administrator
  • pathping – A traceroute that collects detailed packet loss stats
  • perfmon – Opens Reliability and Performance Monitor
  • ping – Determine whether a remote computer is accessible over the network
  • powercfg.cpl – Power management control panel applet
  • quser – Display information about user sessions on a terminal server
  • qwinsta – See disconnected remote desktop sessions
  • reg.exe – Console Registry Tool for Windows
  • regedit – Registry Editor
  • rasdial – Connects to a VPN or a dialup network
  • robocopy – Backup/Restore/Copy large amounts of files reliably
  • rsop.msc – Resultant Set of Policy (shows the combined effect of all group policies active on the current system/login)
  • runas – Run specific tools and programs with different permissions than the user’s current logon provides
  • sc – Manage anything you want to do with services.
  • schtasks – Enables an administrator to create, delete, query, change, run and end scheduled tasks on a local or remote system.
  • secpol.msc – Local Security Settings
  • services.msc – Services control panel
  • set – Displays, sets, or removes cmd.exe environment variables.
  • set DIRCMD – Preset dir parameter in cmd.exe
  • start – Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command
  • start. – opens the current directory in the Windows Explorer.
  • shutdown.exe – Shutdown or Reboot a local/remote machine
  • subst.exe – Associates a path with a drive letter, including local drives
  • systeminfo -Displays a comprehensive information about the system
  • taskkill – terminate tasks by process id (PID) or image name
  • tasklist.exe – List Processes on local or a remote machine
  • taskmgr.exe – Task Manager
  • telephon.cpl – Telephone and Modem properties
  • timedate.cpl – Date and Time
  • title – Change the title of the CMD window you have open
  • tracert – Trace route
  • wmic – Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line
  • winver.exe – Find Windows Version
  • wscui.cpl – Windows Security Center
  • wuauclt.exe – Windows Update AutoUpdate Client