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ADDUSERS Add or list users to/from a CSV file

ADmodcmd Active Directory Bulk Modify

ARP      Address Resolution Protocol

ASSOC    Change file extension associations•

ASSOCIAT One step file association

AT       Schedule a command to run at a specific time

ATTRIB   Change file attributes

B:

BCDBOOT  Create or repair a system partition

BCDEDIT  Manage Boot Configuration Data

BITSADMIN Background Intelligent Transfer Service

BOOTCFG  Edit Windows boot settings

BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info

C:

CACLS    Change file permissions

CALL     Call one batch program from another•

CERTREQ  Request a certificate from a certification authority

CERTUTIL Utility for certification authority (CA) files and services

CD       Change Directory - move to a specific Folder•

CHANGE   Change Terminal Server Session properties

CHKDSK   Check Disk - check and repair disk problems

CHKNTFS  Check the NTFS file system

CHOICE   Accept keyboard input to a batch file

CIPHER   Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders

CleanMgr Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin

CLIP     Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard

CLS      Clear the screen•

CMD      Start a new CMD shell

CMDKEY   Manage stored usernames/passwords

COLOR    Change colors of the CMD window•

COMP     Compare the contents of two files or sets of files

COMPACT  Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition

COMPRESS Compress one or more files

CONVERT  Convert a FAT drive to NTFS

COPY     Copy one or more files to another location•

Coreinfo Show the mapping between logical & physical processors

CSCcmd   Client-side caching (Offline Files)

CSVDE    Import or Export Active Directory data

D:

DATE     Display or set the date•

DEFRAG   Defragment hard drive

DEL      Delete one or more files•

DELPROF  Delete user profiles

DELTREE  Delete a folder and all subfolders

DevCon   Device Manager Command Line Utility

DIR      Display a list of files and folders•

DIRQUOTA File Server Resource Manager Disk quotas

DIRUSE   Display disk usage

DISKPART Disk Administration

DISKSHADOW Volume Shadow Copy Service

DISKUSE  Show the space used in folders

DOSKEY   Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros

DriverQuery Display installed device drivers

DSACLs   Active Directory ACLs

DSAdd    Add items to active directory (user group computer)

DSGet    View items in active directory (user group computer)

DSQuery  Search for items in active directory (user group computer)

DSMod    Modify items in active directory (user group computer)

DSMove   Move an Active directory Object

DSRM     Remove items from Active Directory

Dsmgmt   Directory Service Management

E:

ECHO     Display message on screen•

ENDLOCAL End localization of environment changes in a batch file•

ERASE    Delete one or more files•

EVENTCREATE Add a message to the Windows event log

EXIT     Quit the current script/routine and set an errorlevel•

EXPAND   Uncompress CAB files

EXTRACT  Uncompress CAB files

F:

FC       Compare two files

FIND     Search for a text string in a file

FINDSTR  Search for strings in files

FOR /F   Loop command: against a set of files•

FOR /F   Loop command: against the results of another command•

FOR      Loop command: all options Files, Directory, List•

FORFILES Batch process multiple files

FORMAT   Format a disk

FREEDISK Check free disk space

FSUTIL   File and Volume utilities

FTP      File Transfer Protocol

FTYPE    File extension file type associations•

G:

GETMAC   Display the Media Access Control (MAC) address

GOTO     Direct a batch program to jump to a labeled line•

GPRESULT Display Resultant Set of Policy information

GPUPDATE Update Group Policy settings

H:

HELP     Online Help

HOSTNAME Display the host name of the computer

I:

iCACLS   Change file and folder permissions

IEXPRESS Create a self-extracting ZIP file archive

IF       Conditionally performa command•

IFMEMBER Is the current user a member of a group

IPCONFIG Configure IP

INUSE    Replace files that are in use by the OS

L:

LABEL    Edit a disk label

LODCTR   Load PerfMon performance counters

LOGMAN   Manage Performance Monitor logs

LOGOFF   Log a user off

LOGTIME  Log the date and time in a file

M:

MAKECAB  Create .CAB files

MAPISEND Send email from the command line

MBSAcli  Baseline Security Analyzer

MEM      Display memory usage

MD       Create new folders•

MKLINK   Create a symbolic link (linkd) •

MODE     Configure a system device COM/LPT/CON

MORE     Display output, one screen at a time

MOUNTVOL Manage a volume mount point

MOVE     Move files from one folder to another•

MOVEUSER Move a user from one domain to another

MSG      Send a message

MSIEXEC  Microsoft Windows Installer

MSINFO32 System Information

MSTSC    Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol)

N:

NET      Manage network resources

NETDOM   Domain Manager

NETSH    Configure Network Interfaces, Windows Firewall & Remote access

NBTSTAT  Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP/IP)

NETSTAT  Display networking statistics (TCP/IP)

NLSINFO  Display locale information (reskit).

NLTEST   Network Location Test (AD)

NOW      Display the current Date and Time

NSLOOKUP Name server lookup

NTBACKUP Backup folders to tape

NTDSUtil Active Directory Domain Services management

NTRIGHTS Edit user account rights

NVSPBIND Modify network bindings

O:

OPENFILES Query or display open files

P:

PATH     Display or set a search path for executable files•

PATHPING Trace route plus network latency and packet loss

PAUSE    Suspend processing of a batch file and display a message•

PERMS    Show permissions for a user

PERFMON  Performance Monitor

PING     Test a network connection

POPD     Return to a previous directory saved by PUSHD•

PORTQRY  Display the status of ports and services

POWERCFG Configure power settings

PRINT    Print a text file

PRINTBRM Print queue Backup/Recovery

PRNCNFG  Configure or rename a printer

PRNMNGR  Add, delete, list printers and printer connections

ProcDump Monitor an application for CPU spikes

PROMPT   Change the command prompt•

PsExec     Execute process remotely

PsFile     Show files opened remotely

PsGetSid   Display the SID of a computer or a user

PsInfo     List information about a system

PsKill     Kill processes by name or process ID

PsList     List detailed information about processes

PsLoggedOn Who's logged on (locally or via resource sharing)

PsLogList  Event log records

PsPasswd   Change account password

PsPing     Measure network performance

PsService  View and control services

PsShutdown Shutdown or reboot a computer

PsSuspend  Suspend processes

PUSHD    Save and then change the current directory•

Q:

QGREP    Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern

Query Process / QPROCESS  Display processes

Query Session / QWinsta   Display all sessions (TS/Remote Desktop)

Query TermServer /QAppSrv List all servers (TS/Remote Desktop)

Query User    / QUSER     Display user sessions (TS/Remote Desktop)

R:

RASDIAL  Manage RAS connections

RASPHONE Manage RAS connections

RECOVER  Recover a damaged file from a defective disk

REG      Registry: Read, Set, Export, Delete keys and values

REGEDIT  Import or export registry settings

REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL

REGINI   Change Registry Permissions

REM      Record comments (remarks) in a batch file•

REN      Rename a file or files•

REPLACE  Replace or update one file with another

Reset Session  Delete a Remote Desktop Session

RD       Delete folder(s)•

RMTSHARE Share a folder or a printer

ROBOCOPY Robust File and Folder Copy

ROUTE    Manipulate network routing tables

RUN      Start | RUN commands

RUNAS    Execute a program under a different user account

RUNDLL32 Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections)

S:

SC       Service Control

SCHTASKS Schedule a command to run at a specific time

SET      Display, set, or remove session environment variables•

SETLOCAL Control the visibility of environment variables•

SetSPN   Edit Service Principal Names

SETX     Set environment variables

SFC      System File Checker

SHARE    List or edit a file share or print share

ShellRunAs Run a command under a different user account

SHIFT    Shift the position of batch file parameters•

SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file)

SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer

SLEEP    Wait for x seconds

SLMGR    Software Licensing Management (Vista/2008)

SORT     Sort input

START    Start a program, command or batch file•

STRINGS  Search for ANSI and UNICODE strings in binary files

SUBINACL Edit file and folder Permissions, Ownership and Domain

SUBST    Associate a path with a drive letter

SYSMON   Monitor and log system activity to the Windows event log

SYSTEMINFO List system configuration

T:

TAKEOWN  Take ownership of a file

TASKLIST List running applications and services

TASKKILL End a running process

TELNET   Communicate with another host using the TELNET protocol

TIME     Display or set the system time•

TIMEOUT  Delay processing of a batch file

TITLE    Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session•

TLIST    A task list with full path

TOUCH    Change file timestamps

TRACERT  Trace route to a remote host

TREE     Graphical display of folder structure

TSDISCON Disconnect a Remote Desktop Session

TSKILL   End a running process

TSSHUTDN Remotely shut down or reboot a terminal server

TYPE     Display the contents of a text file•

TypePerf Write performance data to a log file

TZUTIL   Time Zone Utility

V:

VER      Display version information•

VERIFY   Verify that files have been saved•

VOL      Display a disk label•

W:

W32TM    Time Service

WAITFOR  Wait for or send a signal

WEVTUTIL Clear event logs, enable/disable/query logs

WHERE    Locate and display files in a directory tree

WHOAMI   Output the current UserName and domain

WINDIFF  Compare the contents of two files or sets of files

WINRM    Windows Remote Management

WINRS    Windows Remote Shell

WMIC     WMI Commands

WUAUCLT  Windows Update

X:

XCACLS   Change file and folder permissions

XCOPY    Copy files and folders

::       Comment / Remark•

Commands marked • are Internal commands only available within the CMD shell.All other commands (not marked with •) are external commands.External commands may be used under the CMD shell,PowerShell, or directly from START-RUN.

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