Windows Command Line Commands
Run the Command Prompt as an Administrator
powershell start cmd -v runAs
Lists All Installed Drivers
driverquery
Changes the Current Working Directory to the Specified Directory
chdir
or
cd
Shows Your PC's Details
systeminfo
Shows your PC’s Environment Variables
set
Changes the Default Text Shown before Entering Commands
prompt
Copies an Item to the Clipboard
clip
Lists Programs and the Extensions They are Associated With
assoc
Changes the Command Prompt Window Title Using the Format title window-title-name
title
Compares Two Similar Files
fc
Wipes Free Space and Encrypts Data
cipher
Shows Open Ports, their IP Addresses and States
netstat -an
Shows a Website IP Address, Lets you Know How Long it Takes to Transmit Data and a Get Response
ping
Changes the Text Color of the Command Prompt
color
Shows All Wi-Fi Passwords
for /f "skip=9 tokens=1,2 delims=:" %i in ('netsh wlan show profiles') do @echo %j | findstr -i -v echo | netsh wlan show profiles %j key=clear
Shows Information about PC IP Addresses and Connections
ipconfig
System File Checker
sfc
Controls Configurable Power Settings
powercfg
Lists Items in a Directory
dir
Deletes a File
del
Hides a Folder
attrib +h +s +r folder_name
Logs on to a Website from the Command Line
start website-address
Shows the Tree of the Current Directory or Specified Drive
tree
Shows the Version of the OS
ver
Shows Open Programs
tasklist
Terminates a Running Task
taskkill
Shows and Changes the Current Date
date
Shows and Changes the Current Time
time
Shows the Serial Number and Label Info of the Current Drive
vol
Runs the Deployment Image Service Management Tool
dism
Stops the Execution of a Command
CTRL + C
Provides a Guide to other Commands
-help
Shows Custom Messages or Messages from a Script or File
echo
Creates a Folder
mkdir
Deletes a Folder
rmdir
Shows More Information or the Content of a File
more
Moves a File or Folder to a Specified Folder
move
Renames a File with the Syntax ren filename.extension new-name.extension
ren
Clears the Command Line
cls
Closes the Command Line
exit
Shuts down, Restarts, Hibernates, Sleeps the Computer
shutdown
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