PowerShell Command Guide:
1. System Information Commands
1.1 Check System Information
Command:
Get-ComputerInfo
Description: Provides detailed system information, including OS version, processor details, and
memory.
Example Output:
WindowsVersion : 10.0.19044
CsName : YourComputerName
OsArchitecture : 64-bit
TotalPhysicalMemory : 17034256384
1.2 Check System Uptime
Command:
Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object LastBootUpTime
Description: Retrieves the last time the system was booted.
Example Output:
2024-12-26T10:34:24.123456-07:00
1.3 List Installed Software
Command:
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Select-Object Name, Version
Description: Lists all installed applications and their versions.
Example Output:
Name Version
---- -------
Microsoft Office 365 16.0.15128.20248
Google Chrome 118.0.5993.89
2. Schedule Shutdown
2.1 Shutdown After a Specific Time
Command
shutdown /s /t 3600
2.2 Schedule Restart Instead of Shutdown
Command
shutdown /r /t 1800
2.3 Cancel Scheduled Shutdown
Command
shutdown /a
2.4 Scheduled a Shutdown at specific time
Command
schtasks /create /tn "ShutdownAt10PM" /tr "shutdown /s /f" /sc once /st 22:00
2.4 Shutdown with a Custom Message
Command
shutdown /s /t 300 /c "System will shut down in 5 minutes for maintenance."
3. File and Folder Management
2.1 List Files in a Directory
Command:
Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\YourFolder" -Recurse
Description: Lists all files and subdirectories in the specified folder.
Example Output:
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 12/20/2024 2:00 PM 1024 file1.txt
-a--- 12/22/2024 4:30 PM 5120 file2.docx
2.2 Search for Files by Name
Command:
Get-ChildItem -Path "O:\Python scripts" -Filter *.txt -Recurse
Description: Finds all .txt files within the specified path and its subdirectories. Example
Output:
C:\Documents\notes.txt
C:\Projects\readme.txt
2.3 Copy Multiple Files
Command:
Copy-Item -Path "C:\Source\*" -Destination "D:\Target" -Recurse
Description: Copies all files and folders from the source directory to the target directory.
Example Output:
Copied: C:\Source\file1.txt --> D:\Target\file1.txt
3. Process and Service Management
3.1 List Running Processes
Command:
Get-Process
Description: Displays all currently running processes on the system. Example Output:
Handles NPM(K) PM(K) WS(K) CPU(s) Id ProcessName
------- ------ ----- ----- ------ -- -----------
220 15 12848 35520 0.04 1234 notepad
320 20 32000 80000 1.32 5678 chrome
3.2 Kill a Process by Name
Command:
Stop-Process -Name notepad
Description: Terminates a process by its name. Example:
Stops the notepad process.
3.3 List Running Services
Command:
Get-Service
Description: Shows all Windows services and their current states. Example Output:
Status Name DisplayName
------ ---- -----------
Running Spooler Print Spooler
Stopped WSearch Windows Search
3.4 Start or Stop a Service
Command:
Start-Service -Name "Spooler" # Starts the service
Stop-Service -Name "Spooler" # Stops the service
Description: Manages Windows services.
4. Network Tasks
4.1 Check Active Network Connections
Command:
Get-NetTCPConnection
Description: Lists all active TCP connections. Example Output:
LocalAddress LocalPort RemoteAddress RemotePort State
------------ --------- ------------- ---------- -----
192.168.1.2 50400 142.250.190.78 443 Established
4.2 Find Your IP Address
Command:
Get-NetIPAddress
Description: Displays the IP addresses configured on your system. Example Output:
IPAddress InterfaceAlias AddressFamily
--------- -------------- -------------
192.168.1.100 Ethernet IPv4
4.3 Ping a Website
Command:
Test-Connection google.com
Description: Tests network connectivity to a website. Example Output:
Source Destination Replies
------ ----------- -------
YourPC google.com {64ms, 65ms, 63ms, 62ms}
5. Quick System Cleanup
5.1 Delete Temporary Files
Command:
Remove-Item -Path $env:TEMP\* -Recurse
Description: Deletes all files and folders in the temporary directory. Example Output:
Deleting: C:\Users\YourUser\AppData\Local\Temp\file.tmp
5.2 Empty Recycle Bin
Command:
Clear-RecycleBin
Description: Empties all items in the Recycle Bin. Example Output:
Confirm: Do you want to clear the Recycle Bin? [Y] Yes [N] No [S] Suspend
6. User Management
6.1 List All User Accounts
Command:
Get-LocalUser
Description: Lists all local user accounts. Example Output:
Name Enabled Description
---- ------- -----------
Administrator False Built-in account for administering the computer
YourUser True Your personal account
6.2 Enable or Disable a User Account
Command:
Disable-LocalUser -Name "username" # Disables the account
Enable-LocalUser -Name "username" # Enables the account
Description: Toggles the status of a user account.
7. System Monitoring
7.1 Check Disk Space
Command:
Get-PSDrive -PSProvider FileSystem
Description: Displays disk space usage for each drive. Example Output:
Name Used (GB) Free (GB) Provider
---- --------- --------- --------
C 120 80 FileSystem
D 200 100 FileSystem
7.2 Monitor System Performance
Command:
Get-Counter "\Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time"
Description: Checks CPU usage. Example Output:
Path Instance Name Cooked Value
---- ------------ ------------
\Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time 14.52
7.3 Export Running Processes to a File
Command:
Get-Process | Export-Csv -Path "C:\Processes.csv"
Description: Saves all process details to a CSV file for easy reference. Example Output:
Process data exported to C:\Processes.csv
