Windows Commands

Question 1

Change directory

Answer 1

cd

Question 2

Delete directory

Answer 2

rmdir

Question 3

List All files and subdirectories

Answer 3

dir

Question 4

Create new directory

Answer 4

md / mkdir

Question 5

Display all network configuration values, including hostname, IP address, default gateway, subnet mask, network features

Answer 5

ipconfig
ipconfig /all (all adapters)

Question 6

Display name of host system

Answer 6

hostname

Question 7

Copy files and subfolders with full control over moving data, commonly used for managing data between multiple PCs

Answer 7

robocopy
robocopy /S (only subdirectories with contents)
robocopy /E (all subdirectories)

other flags - granular control over data transfer when copying over network

Question 8

Display both incoming and outgoing connections to your PC along with the protocol type, plus parameters to see routing table, number of bytes and packets sent/received, process ID (PID), program name that established the connection

Answer 8

netstat
netstat -a (active connections)
netstat -b (display programs attached to each connection) <== admin
netstat -n (show IP addresses only)

Question 9

Scan the hard drive for logical or physical errors, plus parameters to find and fix file system errors and bad sectors automatically

Answer 9

chkdsk (cross ref dir to filesystem only)
chkdsk /f (fix structural mismatches btwn dir / filesystem)
chkdsk /r (/f + recovers physical data on corrupted disk sectors that can’t be repaired)

Question 10

Scan all system files and look for errors, then automatically replace any with a new file from cache

Answer 10

sfc

sfc /scannow

Question 11

Delete and Format all data on a volume, and parameters to configure file system type, change volume label, change allocation unit size, create compressed volume

Answer 11

format [C:]

Question 12

Check DNS records and troubleshoot DNS.

Answer 12

nslookup [url]

Question 13

Apply group policies on a computer in a windows domain, possibly to refresh GPOs and avoid reboot

Answer 13

gpupdate /[target]:[user]
gpupdate […] /force

Question 14

Report what group policies and settings are applied to a user or computer, especially given parameters to specify which hostname or scope

Answer 14

gpresult

Question 15

Manage local disks, partitions, and volumes, including delete, create, format, extend and shrink volumes

Answer 15

diskpart (enters program)
format (format volume or partition)
list [disk/partition/volume/vdisk]
filesystems (display supported filesystems and those in use on volume)
extend
shrink
setid (change partition type)
rescan (look for all on computer)

Question 16

Copy all files and folders to a new location

Answer 16

xcopy
xcopy /s (entire folder and subdirectories)

Question 17

Display user account information on a computer or a domain

Answer 17

net user
net user /[username] * /[domain]

Question 18

Create or remove alias to shared resources such as network drives and printers

Answer 18

net use [K:] \[server][share]

Question 19

Force power or logoff sequence of a computer or remote system, also parameters to check why a computer restarted or shut down

Answer 19

shutdown
shutdown /s (shutdown only)
shutdown /t [00] (wait timer)
shutdown /r (restart after shutting down)
shutdown /a (last-minute abort of a countdown)

Question 20

Copy file in a specified location

Answer 20

copy
copy /v (verifies write was successful)
copy /y (skip overwrite confirmation)

Question 21

Run deframentation on a storage volume

Answer 21

defrag [C:]

Question 22

Run disk cleanup utility

Answer 22

cleanmgr.exe

Question 23

View network shared resources

Answer 23

net view [\server]
net view /workgroup:[name]

Question 24

Map each hop of packet along a network connection to destination IP

Answer 24

tracert [0.0.0.0]
tracert -d (show ip addresses only)

Question 25

Map each hop of packet along a network connection to destination IP + latency and packet loss data at each hop

Answer 25

pathping