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windows Commands

Networking

ipconfig

Displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values and refreshes Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS) settings.

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ipconfig
Examples:
Display basic network configuration 
ipconfig
Display detailed network configuration 
ipconfig /all
Flush the DNS cache 
ipconfig /flushdns
netstat

Displays active TCP connections, ports on which the computer is listening, Ethernet statistics, the IP routing table, IPv4 statistics, and IPv6 statistics.

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netstat
Examples:
Show all active connections and listening ports 
netstat -a
Show connections and the executables that created them 
netstat -b
Show connections with their process IDs (PIDs) 
netstat -ano
ping

Verifies IP-level connectivity to another TCP/IP computer by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo Request messages.

windows cmd networking icmp troubleshooting 

ping
Examples:
Ping a host 
ping google.com
Ping a host continuously 
ping -t 8.8.8.8
Ping a host 10 times 
ping -n 10 localhost
tracert

Determines the path taken to a destination by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo Request messages with varying Time-to-Live (TTL) values.

windows cmd networking traceroute routing icmp 

tracert
Examples:
Trace the route to a host 
tracert google.com
Trace the route without resolving IP addresses to names 
tracert -d 8.8.8.8

Process Management

tasklist

Displays a list of currently running processes on either a local or remote machine.

windows cmd process task monitoring 

tasklist
Examples:
List all running processes 
tasklist
List processes and the services they host 
tasklist /svc
Find the process with a specific PID 
tasklist /fi "pid eq 1234"
taskkill

Ends one or more tasks or processes.

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taskkill
Examples:
Kill a process by its image name 
taskkill /im notepad.exe
Forcefully kill a process by its PID 
taskkill /pid 1234 /f

System Management

sfc

System File Checker. Scans and verifies the integrity of all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.

windows cmd system repair files integrity 

sfc
Examples:
Scan system files and repair them 
sfc /scannow
Verify the integrity of system files without repairing 
sfc /verifyonly
chkdsk

Checks a disk for errors and repairs them.

windows cmd disk repair filesystem errors 

chkdsk
Examples:
Check the C: drive for errors 
chkdsk C:
Check and fix errors on the D: drive 
chkdsk D: /f
Check for errors, fix them, and locate bad sectors on drive E: 
chkdsk E: /r
schtasks

Schedules commands and scripts to run on a computer at a specified time or event.

windows cmd schedule task automation 

schtasks
Examples:
List all scheduled tasks 
schtasks /query
Create a new task to run notepad daily at noon 
schtasks /create /sc daily /tn "My Task" /tr "notepad.exe" /st 12:00
Run an existing task 
schtasks /run /tn "My Task"
systeminfo

Displays detailed configuration information about a computer and its operating system.

windows cmd system information os hardware 

systeminfo
Examples:
Display system information 
systeminfo
Display system information in a list format 
systeminfo /fo list