{"id":256,"date":"2025-12-06T22:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T22:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/softwarewebdesign.com\/SWDHome\/?page_id=256"},"modified":"2025-12-07T03:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T03:37:19","slug":"windows-command-prompt-cmd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/softwarewebdesign.com\/SWDHome\/windows-command-prompt-cmd\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Command Prompt CMD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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00:00:00 command promps to know – Window Command prompt – –
\n00:09:14 – Loading command prompt Output to clipboard using pipe. example: ipconfig \/all | clip – –
\n00:17:06 – paste into document – –
\n00:26:24 – Notepad text dump – –
\n00:33:11 – Are deleted files are actually gone? > cipher \/w:c:<\/b> Securely write over empty space on your drive. – –
\n00:55:23 – Drivers > driverquery<\/b> Show severy driver and when it was installed. – –
\n01:21:19 – Drivers > driverquery | clip <\/b> Show severy driver and when it was installed and place in clipboard. – –
\n01:30:00 – File opens wrong application. < assoc|clip<\/b> + ftype|clip<\/b> {shows application path} Shows what programs open what file types, allows you to change it. – –
\n01:52:22 – Computer screwy > shutdown \/r \/o<\/b> Restarts PC directly into recovery menu. – –
\n02:06:17 – Get system info > systeminfo \/fo list|clip systeminfo|findstr \/B \/C:”OS”|clip<\/b> Shows just the OS information \u2014 filtered, clean, perfect for screenshots. – –
\n02:25:29 – Is your app on internet? > netstat -abno<\/b> Shows which apps are talking to the internet and which ports they\u2019re using. – –
\n03:09:01 – See your group policies! > gpresult \/r|clip<\/b> Shows every Group Policy applied to user and computer – –
\n03:21:13 – See your wifi profiles > netsh wlan show profiles|clip<\/b> show profiles. Shows all WiFi networks previous joined. – –
\n03:38:27 – Forgot your wifi password > netsh wlan show profiles name=”Your wifi here” key=clear<\/b> Shows specific wifi network password in the clear – –
\n03:53:03 – Hard drive doing the weird > chkdsk \/f<\/b> Checks and repairs file system errors. – –
\n04:03:14 – Quick health check > wmic diskdrive get status<\/b> Health check on hard drives or SSDs – –
\n04:12:26 – Got a resource hog > tasklist \/fi “imagename eq msedge.exe”<\/b> Shows how much resource an application is consuming. {Run ftype to get app names} – –
\n04:25:17 – User profiles that are configured > net user<\/b> Shows all users. – –
\n04:32:00 – Change password on user. > net user existingUserName NewPassword<\/b> The selected user will have his password updated. – –
\n04:40:21 – Quick audit < systeminfo<\/b> System audit- Windows version, build number, install date, BIOS version, etc. – –
\n04:56:04 – Update all applications > winget upgrade –all<\/b> Updates all apps on your system, replacing chocolatey or manual updating – –
\n05:06:15 – Window s wierdness happening > sfc \/scannow<\/b> Repairs corrupt system files – –
\n05:18:16 – Need a deeper scan tool > DISM \/Online \/Cleanup-Image \/Restore Health<\/b> Deep repair tools – –
\n05:34:27 – Check battery on laptop > powercfg \/batteryreport<\/b> Creates battery health report – –
\n05:45:06 – Show my DNS cache ipconfig \/displaydns<\/b>Shows DNS cache – –
\n05:58:17 – What application is using what port > netstate -ano<\/b> Shows ports + process IDs – –
\n06:10:06 – Replace task mangager detective work > tasklist \/svc<\/b> Shows what services and processes are running – –
\n06:19:20 – Force Windows shutdown > shutdown \/s \/t 0<\/b> Force shutdown immediately (works remotely) – –
\n06:28:24 – Force Windows shutdown {IT gold} > shutdown \/i<\/b> Graphical remote shutdown manager (IT Gold) – –
\n06:35:12 – Get MAC address > getmac<\/b> Shows MAC address of local + remote machines – –
\n06:42:20 – List of apps intalled on my system > wmic product get name|clip<\/b> Lists installed apps – –
\n06:52:24 – For admins: group policy update > gpupdate \/force<\/b> Force Group Police update – –
\n06:59:12 – For admins: silently access network users C drive > net use ||computer|C$<\/b> Access someone’s C drive silently (with creds) – –
\n07:07:21 – Who am I? > whoami \/groups<\/b> Shows AD groups you’re in – –
\n07:18:27 – Kill frozen app and restart . taskkill \/f \/im explorer.exe & start explorer.exe<\/b> Restart Windows Explorer example – –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n