Windows Commands

Question 1

cd/chdir

Answer 1

Change working directory. Use backslash to specify the directory.

Question 2

dir

Answer 2

List files and directories.

Question 3

md/mkdir

Answer 3

Make directory

Question 4

rd/rmdir

Answer 4

Remove directory

Question 5

C:

Answer 5

Moves to specified drive. Can be combined with backslashes and folder names to navigate to a specific folder

Question 6

ipconfig

Answer 6

Determines TCP/IP and network adapter information, along with additional IP details. Can also view additional config details like DNS servers, DHCP servers, etc.

Question 7

ping

Answer 7

Test reachability. Determines round-trip time using Internet Control Message Protocol.

Question 8

hostname

Answer 8

Shows name of device, which can be changed in System Settings.

Question 9

netstat

Answer 9

Shows network statistics.

Netstat -a shows all active connections

Netstat -b shows binaries and requires elevation

Netstat -n does not resolve usernames.

Question 10

nslookup

Answer 10

Lookup information from DNS servers like canonical names, IP addresses, cache timers, etc.

Question 11

chkdsk

Answer 11

Scans for and repairs errors in the hard drive.

Question 12

net user

Answer 12

View user account information and reset passwords.

Net User <username></username>

Net User <username> * /domain</username>

Question 13

net use

Answer 13

Maps a share to a drive letter following the format:

“\<servername>\<sharename>”</sharename></servername>

Question 14

tracert

Answer 14

Determines the route a packet takes to a destination. Uses Time to Live to measure number of hops between devices. Sometimes filtered by firewalls and often low priority.

Question 15

format

Answer 15

Formats a disk in FAT32.

Question 16

xcopy

Answer 16

Copies files and directory trees

Question 17

robocopy

Answer 17

Better version of xcopy that can survive a broken connection, change the amount of bandwidth, and time of transfer.

Question 18

gpupdate

Answer 18

Forces a group policy update without needing to login or out.

gpupdate /target:{computer|user} /force

gpupdate /target:user /force

Question 19

gpresult

Answer 19

Verify policy settings for a computer or user

gpresult /r

gpresult /user sgc/[user] /v

Question 20

shutdown

Answer 20

Shuts down (and restarts).

Shutdown /s /t nn
Wait nn seconds, then shutdown

Shutdown /r /t nn
Shutdown and restart after nn seconds

Shutdown /a

Question 21

sfc

Answer 21

Checks and repairs the integrity of system files

Question 22

[command name] /?

Answer 22

Shows information about command

Question 23

diskpart

Answer 23

Manages disc configuration

Question 24

pathping

Answer 24

Combination of ping and tracert. It runs tracert to map the network, and then measures round trip time and packet loss between each hop like ping.

Question 25

winver

Answer 25

Shows the version of Windows