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Useful powershell commands (and cmd) Flashcards

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Show system information

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systeminfo

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List all running processes

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tasklist

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Kill a process by name

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taskkill /IM <process_name> /F</process_name>

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Kill a process by PID

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taskkill /PID <pid> /F</pid>

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Clear the command prompt screen

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cls

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List files in a directory

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dir

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Change directory

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cd <directory></directory>

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Create a new directory

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mkdir <directory></directory>

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Remove a directory

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rmdir /S /Q <directory></directory>

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Copy a file

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copy <source></source> <destination></destination>

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Move or rename a file

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move <source></source> <destination></destination>

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Delete a file

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del <file_name></file_name>

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Show IP configuration

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ipconfig /all

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Release IP address

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ipconfig /release

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Renew IP address

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ipconfig /renew

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Flush DNS cache

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ipconfig /flushdns

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Display active network connections

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netstat -an

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Display listening ports

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netstat -an | find “LISTEN”

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Ping a host

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ping <hostname_or_ip></hostname_or_ip>

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Trace route to a host

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tracert <hostname_or_ip></hostname_or_ip>

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Check open ports on a remote host

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telnet <hostname_or_ip> <port></port></hostname_or_ip>

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Shutdown the computer

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shutdown /s /t 0

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Restart the computer

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shutdown /r /t 0

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Log off current user

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shutdown /l

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Check disk usage

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chkdsk

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Check and repair disk errors

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chkdsk /f

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Show available disk space

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wmic logicaldisk get size,freespace,caption

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List installed programs

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wmic product get name

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Find specific installed program

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wmic product where “name like ‘%<program_name>%'" get name</program_name>

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Create a new user

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net user <username> <password> /add</password></username>

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Delete a user

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net user <username> /delete</username>

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Add user to a group

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net localgroup <groupname> <username> /add</username></groupname>

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Remove user from a group

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net localgroup <groupname> <username> /delete</username></groupname>

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List all users

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List all groups

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net localgroup

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Enable remote desktop

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reg add “HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server” /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

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Disable remote desktop

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reg add “HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server” /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

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Start a service

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net start <service_name></service_name>

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Stop a service

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net stop <service_name></service_name>

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List all services

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Check service status

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sc query <service_name></service_name>

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Enable a service

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sc config <service_name> start= auto</service_name>

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Disable a service

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sc config <service_name> start= disabled</service_name>

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List all environment variables

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Set an environment variable

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setx <variable_name> <value> /M</value></variable_name>

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Delete an environment variable

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setx <variable_name> "" /M</variable_name>

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Get current date

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echo %DATE%

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Get current time

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echo %TIME%

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Find a string in a file

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findstr “pattern” <file_name></file_name>

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Create a compressed zip file

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Compress-Archive -Path <file_name> -DestinationPath <output.zip></output.zip></file_name>

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Extract a zip file

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Expand-Archive -Path <input.zip> -DestinationPath <directory></directory></input.zip>

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Get running processes (PowerShell)

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Get-Process

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Kill a process (PowerShell)

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Stop-Process -Name <process_name> -Force</process_name>

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Get system uptime (PowerShell)

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(get-date) - (gcim Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime

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Get system information (PowerShell)

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Get-ComputerInfo

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List installed software (PowerShell)

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Get-WmiObject -Query “SELECT * FROM Win32_Product”

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Check Windows version (PowerShell)

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Restart a service (PowerShell)

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Restart-Service -Name <service_name></service_name>

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List network adapters (PowerShell)

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Get-NetAdapter

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Disable network adapter (PowerShell)

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Disable-NetAdapter -Name “<adapter_name>"</adapter_name>

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Enable network adapter (PowerShell)

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Enable-NetAdapter -Name “<adapter_name>"</adapter_name>

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Get IP configuration (PowerShell)

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Get-NetIPConfiguration

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Get firewall rules (PowerShell)

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Get-NetFirewallRule

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Enable firewall rule (PowerShell)

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Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName “<rule_name>"</rule_name>

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Disable firewall rule (PowerShell)

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Disable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName “<rule_name>"</rule_name>

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Check open ports (PowerShell)

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Test-NetConnection -ComputerName <hostname_or_ip> -Port <port></port></hostname_or_ip>

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Ping a host (PowerShell)

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Test-Connection -ComputerName <hostname_or_ip></hostname_or_ip>

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List active TCP connections (PowerShell)

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Get-NetTCPConnection

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Restart computer (PowerShell)

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Restart-Computer -Force

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Shutdown computer (PowerShell)

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Stop-Computer -Force

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Get available storage (PowerShell)

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Get-PSDrive -PSProvider FileSystem

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Check disk health (PowerShell)

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Get-PhysicalDisk

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Format a disk (PowerShell)

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Format-Volume -DriveLetter <drive_letter> -FileSystem NTFS -NewFileSystemLabel "NewLabel"</drive_letter>

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List running services (PowerShell)

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Get-Service

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Start a service (PowerShell)

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Start-Service -Name <service_name></service_name>

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Stop a service (PowerShell)

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Stop-Service -Name <service_name></service_name>

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Set execution policy (PowerShell)

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Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser

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Run a script as administrator (PowerShell)

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Start-Process PowerShell -Verb RunAs -ArgumentList “-File <script.ps1>"</script.ps1>

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List scheduled tasks (PowerShell)

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Get-ScheduledTask

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Get system logs (PowerShell)

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Get-EventLog -LogName System -Newest 10

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Export event logs to a file (PowerShell)

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wevtutil epl System C:\Logs\system.evtx /ow:true

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Get information about an AD Domain

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Get-ADDomain

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See what groups you’re in

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whoami /groups

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