Microsoft Windows command line tools

Question 1

This is the command you should used for if you are not sure.

Answer 1

help or [command] /?

Question 2

This is the command when you want to close the command prompt

Answer 2

exit

Question 3

This is the command that you use to list files and directories

Answer 3

dir

Question 4

This is the command that you use to change working directories

Answer 4

cd

Question 5

This is the command that you use to make directories

Answer 5

md

Question 6

This is the command that you use to go to the folder above.

Answer 6

..

Question 7

This command is used to shut down you computer

Answer 7

shutdown /s /t (nn)

Question 8

This is the command that you use to restart your computer

Answer 8

shutdown /r /t (nn)

Question 9

This is the command that you use to abort the shutdown or restart

Answer 9

shutdown /a

Question 10

This command allows to make changes to your image, updates application, manage drivers, and manage updates

Answer 10

dism

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

Question 11

This command allows you to check your system files

Answer 11

sfc

Question 12

This command allows you to check your files and fix them while on your way. Also its to fix any corrupted files if malware got in your computer.

Answer 12

sac /scannow

Question 13

This command fixes logical file system errors on the disk

Answer 13

chkdsk /f

Question 14

This command locates bad sectors and recovers readable information

Answer 14

chkdsk /r

Question 15

This command manages disk configurations

Answer 15

diskpart

Question 16

This command manages task from the command line, No task manager required

Answer 16

tasklist and taskkill

Question 17

This command displays a list of currently running processes it will also show you the PID number

Answer 17

tasklist

Question 18

This command terminate task buy process id (PID) or image name

Answer 18

taskkill

example: taskkill /PID 1234 /t

Question 19

This command manages computers in an active directory domain

Answer 19

gpupdate and gpresult

Question 20

this command forces a group policy update

Answer 20

gpupdate

example: gpupdate /target: {computer|user} /force

Question 21

this command verify policy settings for a computer or user

Answer 21

gpresult /r

Question 22

this command format disk for use with windows

Answer 22

format {name of disk}

Question 23

this command copies files from one location to another

Answer 23

copy

Question 24

this command verifies that new files are written correctly

Answer 24

copy /v

Question 25

This command surpasses promoting to confirm you want to overwrite an existing destination file.

Answer 25

copy /v /y

Question 26

This command copies files and directory trees

Answer 26

xcopy

example: xcopy /s Documents m:\backups

Question 27

this is a command that is a better version of xcopy and is included in windows 7, 8, and 10

Answer 27

robocopy