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Operating system Command

Windows Command:

1. help

 Description: Lists all available commands in the Command Prompt with a brief
description.
 Example: help

2. cls

 Description: Clears the Command Prompt screen.


 Example: cls

3. cd

 Description: Changes the current directory.


 Example: cd C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents

4. dir

 Description: Lists all files and folders in the current directory.


 Example: dir

5. copy

 Description: Copies files from one location to another.


 Example: copy C:\source\file.txt D:\destination

6. move

 Description: Moves files from one location to another.


 Example: move C:\source\file.txt D:\destination

7. del

 Description: Deletes one or more files.


 Example: del C:\source\file.txt

8. mkdir

 Description: Creates a new directory.


 Example: mkdir C:\new_folder

9. rmdir

 Description: Deletes a directory (folder).


 Example: rmdir C:\new_folder

10. ipconfig

 Description: Shows network configuration details, such as IP address and subnet mask.
 Example: ipconfig

11. ping

 Description: Tests network connectivity to a remote host.


 Example: ping google.com

12. tracert

 Description: Shows the path taken to a destination IP address.


 Example: tracert google.com

13. netstat

 Description: Displays active network connections and listening ports.


 Example: netstat -an

14. tasklist

 Description: Lists all running processes on the system.


 Example: tasklist

15. taskkill

 Description: Ends a running process by its name or PID.


 Example: taskkill /IM notepad.exe

16. systeminfo

 Description: Shows detailed system information.


 Example: systeminfo

17. chkdsk

 Description: Checks for disk errors and repairs them.


 Example: chkdsk C: /f

18. sfc /scannow

 Description: Scans and repairs corrupted system files.


 Example: sfc /scannow

19. diskpart

 Description: Manages disks, partitions, and volumes.


 Example: diskpart

20. format

 Description: Formats a disk for use with Windows.


 Example: format D:

21. shutdown

 Description: Shuts down, restarts, or logs off the computer.


 Example: shutdown /r /t 0 (Restarts the computer immediately)

22. powercfg

 Description: Configures power settings and displays energy efficiency details.


 Example: powercfg /hibernate on

23. gpupdate

 Description: Forces a Group Policy update.


 Example: gpupdate /force

24. gpresult

 Description: Displays applied Group Policy settings.


 Example: gpresult /R

25. regedit

 Description: Opens the Windows Registry Editor.


 Example: regedit

26. sc config

 Description: Configures Windows services.


 Example: sc config Spooler start= auto

27. sc start / stop

 Description: Starts or stops a Windows service.


 Example: sc start Spooler (Starts the Print Spooler service)

28. net start / stop

 Description: Starts or stops network services.


 Example: net start Spooler

29. net use

 Description: Maps or disconnects network drives.


 Example: net use Z: \\server\share

30. net user

 Description: Manages user accounts.


 Example: net user username password /add

31. hostname

 Description: Displays the computer’s hostname.


 Example: hostname

32. set

 Description: Displays, sets, or removes environment variables.


 Example: set PATH

33. date

 Description: Displays or sets the current date.


 Example: date

34. time

 Description: Displays or sets the current time.


 Example: time

35. echo

 Description: Displays a line of text.


 Example: echo Hello, world!

36. pause

 Description: Pauses execution in a batch file.


 Example: pause

37. attrib

 Description: Displays or changes file attributes.


 Example: attrib +r file.txt

38. assoc

 Description: Displays or modifies file type associations.


 Example: assoc .txt=txtfile

39. cipher

 Description: Encrypts or decrypts files.


 Example: cipher /e C:\secret_folder

40. cacls

 Description: Changes file permissions.


 Example: cacls file.txt /g username:f

41. fc

 Description: Compares two files and displays differences.


 Example: fc file1.txt file2.txt

42. find

 Description: Searches for text within files.


 Example: find "keyword" file.txt

43. schtasks

 Description: Manages scheduled tasks.


 Example: schtasks /create /tn Backup /tr "backup.bat" /sc daily /st
02:00

44. wmic
 Description: Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line to get system info.
 Example: wmic os get name

45. driverquery

 Description: Lists all installed drivers.


 Example: driverquery

46. shutdown /s /f /t 0

 Description: Instantly shuts down the computer.


 Example: shutdown /s /f /t 0

47. whoami

 Description: Displays the current user and domain.


 Example: whoami

48. title

 Description: Sets the Command Prompt window title.


 Example: title My Custom Command Prompt

49. pathping

 Description: Combines ping and tracert for a detailed path analysis.


 Example: pathping google.com

50. route

 Description: Displays and modifies the IP routing table.


 Example: route print
WMIC:

WMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line) commands, which are


powerful tools for querying and managing system information on Windows:

1. Get Operating System Information

 Command: wmic os get caption, version, architecture


 Description: Retrieves the operating system name, version, and architecture.
 Example Output: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 10.0.19041 x64

2. Get Computer System Information

 Command: wmic computersystem get model, manufacturer, name, systemtype


 Description: Displays details about the computer system model, manufacturer, name,
and system type.
 Example Output: Dell Inc. XPS 13 9370 Desktop

3. List Installed Software

 Command: wmic product get name, version


 Description: Lists all installed software on the system with their versions.
 Note: This command may take a while to run and may not show all software.
 Example Output: Microsoft Office 365 16.0.12325.20288

4. Get CPU Information

 Command: wmic cpu get name, numberofcores, maxclockspeed


 Description: Shows details about the CPU, including its name, number of cores, and max
clock speed.
 Example Output: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU 1800 MHz

5. Get Hard Drive Information

 Command: wmic diskdrive get model, size, status


 Description: Provides details on the installed hard drives, including model, size (in
bytes), and status.
 Example Output: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB Healthy

6. Get Memory (RAM) Information

 Command: wmic memorychip get capacity, speed, manufacturer


 Description: Displays information on each installed memory module, including capacity
(in bytes), speed, and manufacturer.
 Example Output: 8 GB 2666 MHz Samsung
7. Get Network Adapter Information

 Command: wmic nic get name, macaddress, speed


 Description: Lists network adapters, including their MAC addresses and speeds.
 Example Output: Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2400 Mbps 00-1A-2B-3C-4D-5E

8. Check Battery Status (for laptops)

 Command: wmic path win32_battery get estimatedchargeRemaining,


batterystatus
 Description: Provides information on the battery status, including the remaining charge
percentage.
 Example Output: Estimated Charge Remaining: 85%

9. Get BIOS Information

 Command: wmic bios get manufacturer, smbiosbiosversion, serialnumber


 Description: Displays BIOS information such as the manufacturer, version, and serial
number.
 Example Output: Dell Inc. 1.8.1 F7G8J5B

10. Get List of Running Processes

 Command: wmic process get name, processid


 Description: Lists all currently running processes with their process IDs (PIDs).
 Example Output: explorer.exe 1234

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