Windows Commands

Question 1

help

Answer 1

Provides information on available commands

Question 2

/?

Answer 2

another version of help to provide specific info on a given command

Question 3

dir

Answer 3

Lists the files and directories

Question 4

cd / chdir

Answer 4

Change the working directory
use \ to specify the volume or folder name

Question 5

..

Answer 5

move to the folder above the current folder

Question 6

md / mkdir

Answer 6

Make a directory

Question 7

rd / rmdir

Answer 7

Remove directory

Question 8

hostname

Answer 8

View the name of the device

Question 9

format

Answer 9

Formats a disk for use with Windows

Question 10

copy (/v & /y)

Answer 10

copy files from one location to another
/v - verifies the new files are written correctly
/y - suppresses prompting to confirm you want to overwrite and existing destination file

Question 11

xcopy

Answer 11

Copies files and directory trees

Question 12

Robocopy

Answer 12

a better xcopy

Question 13

gpupdate

Answer 13

Force a Group Policy update

Question 14

gpresult

Answer 14

Verify policy settings for a computer or user

Question 15

shutdown (/s /t nn) (/r /t nn) (/a)

Answer 15

shutdown a computer
wait nn seconds then shutdown
shutdown and restart after nn seconds
abort the countdown

Question 16

sfc

Answer 16

System File Checker, scan integrity of all protected system files

Question 17

chkdsk (/f) (/r)

Answer 17

/f - fixes logical file system errors on the disk
/r - locates bad sectors and recovers readable information

Question 18

diskpart

Answer 18

start the DiskPart command interpreter

Question 19

winver

Answer 19

view the about Windows dialog

Question 20

ipconfig

Answer 20

Ping your local router/gateway and determine TCP/IP and network adapter information

Question 21

ping

Answer 21

test reachability by determining round-trip time

Question 22

netstat ( -a, -b, -n)

Answer 22

display network statistics
-a shows all active connections
-b shows binaries
-n do not resolve names

Question 23

nslookup

Answer 23

Lookup information from DNS servers

Question 24

net

Answer 24

Windows network commands

Question 25

tracert

Answer 25

Determine the route a packet takes to its destination

Question 26

pathping

Answer 26

Combine ping and traceroute. Builds a traceroute first and then pings.