Windows Commands
1. File and Directory Management
Command Description Example
Lists files and
dir directories in current dir C:\Users
folder
cd
cd Change directory
C:\Windows\System32
mkdir Create a new folder mkdir NewFolder
rmdir Delete a folder rmdir OldFolder
copy Copy files copy file1.txt D:\Backup
xcopy C:\Data D:\Backup
xcopy Copy directories & files
/E
del Delete file del file.txt
move file.txt
move Move file/folder
D:\Documents
2. System Information & Management
Command Description Example
systeminfo Shows system info systeminfo
tasklist Lists running processes tasklist
taskkill /PID 1234
taskkill Kill a process by PID
/F
Opens system information
msinfo32 msinfo32
GUI
shutdown Shutdown/restart computer shutdown /s /t 0
3. Disk and Drive Commands
Command Description Example
chkdsk Check disk for errors chkdsk C: /f
diskpart Disk partition tool diskpart
format Format a drive format D: /FS:NTFS
defrag Disk defragmentation defrag C:
4. User and Account Management
Command Description Example
net user View all net user
users
net user username Add new net user John /add
/add user
net localgroup View local net localgroup
groups
net localgroup Add user to net localgroup
groupname group Administrators John
username /add /add
Networking Commands
1. IP Configuration
Command Description Example
ipconfig View IP address, subnet, ipconfig
gateway
ipconfig /all Detailed IP info ipconfig /all
ipconfig Release DHCP IP ipconfig
/release /release
ipconfig Renew DHCP IP ipconfig
/renew /renew
ipconfig Clear DNS cache ipconfig
/flushdns /flushdns
2. Connectivity & Diagnostics
Command Description Example
ping Test connectivity to host ping google.com
tracert Trace route to host tracert google.com
pathping Trace + packet loss info pathping google.com
nslookup DNS lookup nslookup google.com
arp -a Show ARP table arp -a
3. Network Configuration
Command Description Example
netstat Show active netstat -an
connections
netstat -r Show routing netstat -r
table
route Print routing route print
print table
route add Add route route add 192.168.2.0 mask
255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
hostname Show system hostname
hostname
4. Wireless & Wi-Fi
Command Description Example
netsh wlan show List Wi-Fi netsh wlan show
profiles profiles profiles
netsh wlan show netsh wlan show
profile Show Wi-Fi profile
name="WiFiName" password name="HomeWiFi"
key=clear key=clear
netsh wlan connect Connect to netsh wlan connect
name="WiFiName" Wi-Fi name="HomeWiFi"
5. Advanced Network Tools
Command Description Example
telnet Connect to a telnet 192.168.1.10
remote host on a 23
port
ftp File Transfer ftp ftp.example.com
Protocol
powershell Test- Test connectivity Test-NetConnection
NetConnection like google.com -Port 80
ping/traceroute
netsh interface ip Show IP config of netsh interface ip
show config interfaces show config
6. Miscellaneous Useful Commands
Command Description Example
getmac Show MAC getmac
addresses
nbtstat -a Show NetBIOS over nbtstat -a PC1
<hostname> TCP/IP info
net config Network config info net config
workstation workstation
net use Map network drives net use Z:
\\Server\Share
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