assoc | Lists programs associated with file extensions |
assoc *.fileExtension | Name of program associated with the *.fileExtension |
ipconfig | Details about computers IP address |
ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew |
Force your Windows PC into asking for a new IP address |
ipconfig /flushdns | Refresh your DNS address |
netstat -an | Lists currently open ports and associated IP addresses |
ping IP ping hostname ping domain name |
Sends test packets to an IP address, hostname or domain to check connection |
pathping IP | Information about the route of test packets |
taskkill -im program.extn | Force stop a process using program name |
taskkill -pid processid | Force stop a process using process id. Use tasklist command or task manager to get process id |
help | Lists available commands |
help commandname commandname /? |
List available switches or options available for the command |
systeminfo | Lists extensive information about the computer like hostname, processor, BIOS version |
hostname | Displays hostname or computer name |
mstsc | Launch the Microsoft remote desktop application |
onenote | Launch Microsoft one note |
iexplore | Launch Microsoft Internet Explorer |
chrome | Launch Google Chrome |
explorer | Launch file explorer |
explorer . | Launch file explorer at the current path |
command | more | Page by page output of a command dir | more some command have an explicit switch for the same like dir /p |
shutdown | Shutdown your computer |
tab | Use tab to cycle through the folders when using “cd” command |
nslookup | Check IP address of any website nslookup google.com |
&& | Execute Multiple Commands. “ipconfig && dir” to execute both commands one after another. |
start notepad myfile.txt | Create, save and open file in notepad |
copy NUL emtyfile.txt [or] type NUL > emptyfile.txt |
Create and save empty file at the current directory |
References:
1. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-cmd-commands-every-windows-user-know/
2. https://beebom.com/command-prompt-tricks/