Acronym | Definition |
---|---|
Opens Command Prompt Window | CMD |
Opens Registry Editor | REGEDIT |
Displays IP Configuration | IPCONFIG |
Displays computer's hostname | HOSTNAME |
Moves command prompt to new directory | CD |
Displays files and folders in current directory | DIR |
Remove/Delete directory | RMDIR |
View/edit file/folder permissions | ATTRIB |
Shutdown or restart computer | shutdown |
Copies file(s) to another location | copy, xcopy and robocopy |
Displays or edits the date | DATE |
Remove/Delete files | DEL |
Displays computer properties and configuration details | SYSTEMINFO |
Displays running processes and services | TASKLIST |
Stops a running process or application | TASKKILL |
Displays or edits the time | TIME |
Displays, sets or deletes Windows environment variables | SET |
DNS lookup tool | NSLOOKUP |
Check and repair errors on a Windows Volume/drive | CHKDSK |
Defragments a drive to improve performance | DEFRAG |
Query another computer or network to determine connectivity | PING |
Maps the route between two workstations or a workstation and a network | TRACERT |
Displays active TCP connections and ports | NETSTAT |
Tool to service and prepare Windows images | DISM |
Scans and verifies the integrity of all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct versions | SFC |
Manages a computer's drives (disks, partitions, volumes, or virtual hard disks) | diskpart |
Updates group policies | gpupdate |
View group policy settings applied to a computer and user | gpresult |
Formats a disk | format |
Switch for getting help on using a command | <command> /? |
Connects a computer to or disconnects a computer from a shared resource | net use |
Adds or modifies user accounts, or displays user account information | net user |