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C ommand Line Reference for Windows 8 and 8.1

Command Line Reference for Windows 8 and 8.1

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Command Line Reference for Windows 8 and 8.1

C ommand Line Reference for Windows 8 and 8.1

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Command Line Reference for Windows 8 and 8.1

A List of All C ommands for the C ommand Prompt in Windows 8 and 8.1

Published by Brink
31 Jul 2014
Information
A command prompt is an entry point for typing computer commands in the Command Prompt window. By
typing commands at the command prompt, you can perform tasks on your computer without using the
Windows graphical interface.
This tutorial will provide a reference list of all commands that can be used in a command prompt and
command script (ex: .cmd or .bat) file in Windows 8 and 8.1.

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You can also type a command with the /? parameter (switch) for help information about the command.
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Description

Arp

Displays and modifies entries in the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache, which
contains one or more tables that are used to store IP addresses and their resolved
Ethernet or Token Ring physical addresses.

Assoc

Displays or modifies file name extension associations.

At

Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer at a specified time and date.

Attrib

Displays, sets, or removes attributes assigned to files or directories.

Auditpol

Displays information about and performs functions to manipulate audit policies.

Bcdboot

Enables you to quickly set up a system partition, or to repair the boot environment
located on the system partition. The system partition is set up by copying a simple set
of Boot Configuration Data (BCD) files to an existing empty partition.

Bcdedit

BCDEdit is a command-line tool for managing Boot Configuration Data (BCD) stores. It
can be used for a variety of purposes, including creating new stores, modifying
existing stores, adding boot menu parameters, and so on.

Bdehdcfg

Prepares a hard drive with the partitions necessary for BitLocker Drive Encryption.
Most installations of Windows 7 will not need to use this tool because BitLocker setup
includes the ability to prepare and repartition drives as required.

BITSAdmin

BITSAdmin is a command-line tool that you can use to create download or upload jobs
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Configures, queries, or changes Boot.ini file settings.

Break

Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking on MS-DOS systems.

Calcs

Displays or modifies discretionary access control lists (DACL) on specified files.

Call

Calls one batch program from another without stopping the parent batch program.

Cd

Displays the name of or changes the current directory. If used with only a drive letter,
cd displays the names of the current directory in the specified drive. If used without
parameters, cd displays the current drive and directory.

Certreq

Certreq can be used to request certificates from a certification authority (CA), to

retrieve a response to a previous request from a CA, to create a new request from an
.inf file, to accept and install a response to a request, to construct a crosscertification or qualified subordination request from an existing CA certificate or
request, and to sign a cross-certification or qualified subordination request.

Certutil

Certutil.exe is a command-line program that is installed as part of Certificate Services.

You can use Certutil.exe to dump and display certification authority (CA) configuration
information, configure Certificate Services, backup and restore CA components, and
verify certificates, key pairs, and certificate chains.
When certutil is run on a certification authority without additional parameters, it
displays the current certification authority configuration. When cerutil is run on a noncertification authority, the command defaults to running the certutil -dump verb.

Change

Changes Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server settings for logons,
COM port mappings, and install mode.

Chcp

Changes the active console code page. If used without parameters, chcp displays the
number of the active console code page.

Chdir

This command is the same as the cd command.

Chglogon

Enables or disables logons from client sessions, or displays current logon status.

Chgport

Lists or changes the COM port mappings to be compatible with MS-DOS applications.

Chgusr

Changes the install mode for the Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host)
server.

Chkdsk

Checks the file system and file system metadata of a volume for logical and physical
errors.

Chkntfs

Displays or modifies automatic disk checking when the computer is started. If used
without options, chkntfs displays the file system of the specified volume. If automatic
file checking is scheduled to run, chkntfs displays whether the specified volume is
dirty or is scheduled to be checked the next time the computer is started.

Choice

Prompts the user to select one item from a list of single-character choices in a batch
program, and then returns the index of the selected choice.

Cipher

Displays or alters the encryption of directories and files on NTFS volumes.

Clip

Redirects command output from the command line to the Windows clipboard. You can
then paste this text output into other programs.

Cls

Clears the Command Prompt window.

Cmd

Starts a new instance of the command interpreter, Cmd.exe. If used without

parameters, cmd displays the version and copyright information of the operating
system.

Cmdkey

Creates, lists, and deletes stored user names and passwords or credentials.

Cmstp

Installs or removes a Connection Manager service profile. Used without optional

parameters, cmstp installs a service profile with default settings appropriate to the
operating system and to the user's permissions.

Color

Changes the foreground and background colors in the Command Prompt window for the
current session. If used without parameters, color restores the default Command
Prompt window foreground and background colors.

Comp

Compares the contents of two files or sets of files byte-by-byte. If used without
parameters, comp prompts you to enter the files to compare.

Compact

Displays or alters the compression of files or directories on NTFS partitions. If used

without parameters, compact displays the compression state of the current directory
and the files it contains.

Convert

Converts file allocation table (FAT) and FAT32 volumes to the NTFS file system,
leaving existing files and directories intact. Volumes converted to the NTFS file system
cannot be converted back to FAT or FAT32.

Copy

Copies one or more files from one location to another.

Cscript

Starts a script so that it runs in a command-line environment.

Date

Displays or sets the system date. If used without parameters, date displays the
current system date setting and prompts you to enter a new date.

Dcdiag

Analyzes the state of domain controllers in a forest or enterprise and reports any
problems to help in troubleshooting.
As an end-user reporting program, dcdiag is a command-line tool that encapsulates
detailed knowledge of how to identify abnormal behavior in the system. Dcdiag
displays command output at the command prompt.

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Del

Deletes one or more files. This command is the same as the erase command.

Dfp

Disk Footprint (DFP) tool that reports on disk and drive usage.

Dir

Displays a list of a directory's files and subdirectories. If used without parameters, dir
displays the disk's volume label and serial number, followed by a list of directories and
files on the disk (including their names and the date and time each was last modified).
For files, dir displays the name extension and the size in bytes. Dir also displays the
total number of files and directories listed, their cumulative size, and the free space (in
bytes) remaining on the disk.

Diskcomp

Compares the contents of two floppy disks. If used without parameters, diskcomp
uses the current drive to compare both disks.

Diskcopy

Copies the contents of the floppy disk in the source drive to a formatted or
unformatted floppy disk in the destination drive. If used without parameters, diskcopy
uses the current drive for the source disk and the destination disk.

DiskPart

DiskPart commands help you to manage your PC's drives (disks, partitions, volumes, or
virtual hard disks).

DiskRAID

DiskRAID is a command-line tool that enables you to configure and manage redundant
array of independent (or inexpensive) disks (RAID) storage subsystems.

DISM

Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) installs, uninstalls, configures,

and updates the features and CBS packages in offline Windows Embedded 8 Standard
(Standard 8) images and offline Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) 4.0
images. The commands and options that are available for servicing an image depend
on whether the image is offline or online. All commands work on an offline Standard 8
image. Subsets of the commands are available for servicing a running operating
system. See also: DISM - Fixing Component Store Corruption in Windows 8

Dispdiag

Logs display information to a file.

Djoin

Provisions a computer account in a domain and requests an offline domain join when a
computer restarts.

Doskeys

Calls Doskey.exe (which recalls previously entered command-line commands), edits

command lines, and creates macros.

Driverquery

Enables an administrator to display a list of installed device drivers and their

properties. If used without parameters, driverquery runs on the local computer.

Echo

Displays messages or turns on or off the command echoing feature. If used without
parameters, echo displays the current echo setting.

Endlocal

Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file, and restores environment

variables to their values before the corresponding setlocal command was run.

Erase

Deletes one or more files. This command is the same as the del command.

Eventcreate

Enables an administrator to create a custom event in a specified event log.

Exit

Exits the Cmd.exe program (the command interpreter) or the current batch script.

Expand

Expands one or more compressed files. You can use this command to retrieve
compressed files from distribution disks.

Fc

Compares two files or sets of files and displays the differences between them.

Find

Searches for a string of text in a file or files, and displays lines of text that contain the
specified string.

Findstr

Searches for patterns of text in files.

Finger

Displays information about a user or users on a specified remote computer (typically a

computer running UNIX) that is running the Finger service or daemon. The remote
computer specifies the format and output of the user information display.

Fondue

Enables Windows optional features by downloading required files from Windows Update
or another source specified by Group Policy.

For

Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.

Forfiles

Selects and executes a command on a file or set of files. This command is useful for
batch processing.

Format

Formats a disk to accept Windows files. Using the /P parameter with this command
formats and zeros every sector with how many passes you like.

Fsutil

Performs tasks that are related to file allocation table (FAT) and NTFS file systems,
such as managing reparse points, managing sparse files, or dismounting a volume.

Ftp

Transfers files to and from a computer running a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server
service. Ftp can be used interactively or in batch mode by processing ASCII text files.

Ftype

Displays or modifies file types that are used in file name extension associations. If used
without an assignment operator (=), ftype displays the current open command string
for the specified file type.

Getmac

Returns the media access control (MAC) address and list of network protocols
associated with each address for all network cards in each computer, either locally or
across a network.

Goto

Directs cmd.exe to a labeled line in a batch program. Within a batch program, goto
directs command processing to a line that is identified by a label. When the label is
found, processing continues starting with the commands that begin on the next line.

Gpresult

Displays the Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) information for a remote user and
computer.

Gpupdate

Updates Group Policy settings.

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Help

Provides online information about system commands (that is, non-network commands).

Hostname

Displays the host name portion of the full computer name of the computer.

Icacls

Displays or modifies discretionary access control lists (DACLs) on specified files, and
applies stored DACLs to files in specified directories.

If

Performs conditional processing in batch programs.

Ipconfig

Displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values and refreshes Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS) settings. Used without
parameters, ipconfig displays Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and IPv6 addresses,
subnet mask, and default gateway for all adapters.

Irftp

Sends files over an infrared link.

Klist

Displays a list of currently cached Kerberos tickets.

Ksetup

Performs tasks that are related to setting up and maintaining Kerberos protocol and
the Key Distribution Center (KDC) to support Kerberos realms, which are not also
Windows domains.

Ktmutil

Starts the Kernel Transaction Manager utility.

Label

Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label (that is, the name) of a disk. If used
without parameters, the label command changes the current volume label or deletes
the existing label.

Lodctr

Allows you to register or save performance counter name and registry settings in a file
and designate trusted services.

Logman

Logman creates and manages Event Trace Session and Performance logs and
supports many functions of Performance Monitor from the command line.

Logoff

Logs off a user from a session on a Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host)
server and deletes the session from the server.

Makecab

Package existing files into a cabinet (.cab) file.

Manage-bde

Used to turn on or turn off BitLocker, specify unlock mechanisms, update recovery
methods, and unlock BitLocker-protected data drives. This command-line tool can be
used in place of the BitLocker Drive Encryption Control Panel item.

Md

Creates a directory. This command is the same as the mkdir command.

Mkdir

Creates a directory. This command is the same as the md command.

Mklink

Creates a symbolic link. See also: MKLINK Create and Use Links in Windows Windows 7 Help Forums

Mmc

Using MMC command-line options, you can open a specific MMC console, open MMC in
author mode, or specify that the 32-bit or 64-bit version of MMC is opened.

Mode

Displays system status, changes system settings, or reconfigures ports or devices. If

used without parameters, mode displays all the controllable attributes of the console
and the available COM devices.

More

Displays one screen of output at a time.

Mountvol

Creates, deletes, or lists a volume mount point.

Move

Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.

Msdt

Invokes a troubleshooting pack at the command line or as part of an automated script,

and enables additional options without user input.

Msg

Sends a message to a user on a Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host)
server.

Msiexec

Provides the means to install, modify, and perform operations on Windows Installer
from the command line.

Msinfo32

Opens the System Information tool to display a comprehensive view of the hardware,
system components, and software environment on the local computer.

Mstsc

Creates connections to Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) servers or
other remote computers, edits an existing Remote Desktop Connection (.rdp)
configuration file, and migrates legacy connection files that were created with Client
Connection Manager to new .rdp connection files.

Netcfg

Installs the Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE), a lightweight version of

Windows used to deploy workstations.

Netstat

Displays active TCP connections, ports on which the computer is listening, Ethernet
statistics, the IP routing table, IPv4 statistics (for the IP, ICMP, TCP, and UDP
protocols), and IPv6 statistics (for the IPv6, ICMPv6, TCP over IPv6, and UDP over
IPv6 protocols). Used without parameters, netstat displays active TCP connections.

Net computer

Adds or deletes a computer from a domain database.

Net group

Adds, displays, or modifies global groups in domains.

Net localgroup

Adds, displays, or modifies local groups. Used without parameters, net localgroup
displays the name of the server and the names of local groups on the computer.

Net print

Displays information about a specified printer queue or a specified print job, or controls
a specified print job.

Net session

Manages server computer connections. Used without parameters, net session

displays information about all sessions with the local computer.

Net share

Manages shared resources. Used without parameters, net share displays information
about all of the resources that are shared on the local computer. For each resource,

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Net use

Connects a computer to or disconnects a computer from a shared resource, or

displays information about computer connections. The command also controls
persistent net connections. Used without parameters, net use retrieves a list of
network connections.

Net view

Displays a list of domains, computers, or resources that are being shared by the
specified computer. Used without parameters, net view displays a list of computers in
your current domain.

Nltest

Nltest is a command-line tool that is built into Windows Server 2008 and Windows
Server 2008 R2. It is available if you have the AD DS or the AD LDS server role
installed. It is also available if you install the Active Directory Domain Services Tools
that are part of the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT).

Nslookup

Displays information that you can use to diagnose Domain Name System (DNS)
infrastructure. Before using this tool, you should be familiar with how DNS works. The
Nslookup command-line tool is available only if you have installed the TCP/IP protocol.

Openfiles

Enables an administrator to query, display, or disconnect files and directories that

have been opened on a system. Also enables or disables the system Maintain Objects
List global flag.

Path

Sets the command path in the PATH environment variable (the set of directories used
to search for executable files). If used without parameters, path displays the current
command path.

Pathping

Provides information about network latency and network loss at intermediate hops
between a source and destination. Pathping sends multiple Echo Request messages
to each router between a source and destination over a period of time and then
computes results based on the packets returned from each router. Because pathping
displays the degree of packet loss at any given router or link, you can determine which
routers or subnets might be having network problems. Pathping performs the
equivalent of the tracert command by identifying which routers are on the path. It
then sends pings periodically to all of the routers over a specified time period and
computes statistics based on the number returned from each.

Pause

Suspends the processing of a batch program and displays the following prompt:

Perfmon

Start Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor in a specific standalone mode.

Ping

Verifies IP-level connectivity to another TCP/IP computer by sending Internet Control

Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages. The receipt of corresponding Echo
Reply messages are displayed, along with round-trip times. Ping is the primary TCP/IP
command used to troubleshoot connectivity, reachability, and name resolution.

Pnpunattend

Audits a computer for device drivers, and perform unattended driver installations, or
search for drivers without installing and, optionally, report the results to the command
line. Use this command to specify the installation of specific drivers for specific
hardware devices.

Pnputil

Pnputil.exe is a command line utility that you can use to manage the driver store. You
can use Pnputil to add driver packages, remove driver packages, and list driver
packages that are in the store.

Popd

Changes the current directory to the directory that was most recently stored by the
pushd command.

Powercfg

Control power settings and configure computers to default to Hibernate or Standby

modes.

PowerShell

Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language

designed especially for system administration. Built on the .NET Framework, Windows
PowerShell helps IT professionals and power users control and automate the
administration of the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows.
The PowerShell.exe command-line tool starts a Windows PowerShell session in a
Command Prompt window. When you use PowerShell.exe, you can use its optional
parameters to customize the session. For example, you can start a session that uses a
particular execution policy or one that excludes a Windows PowerShell profile.
Otherwise, the session is the same as any session that is started in the Windows
PowerShell console.

PowerShell_Ise

Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) is a graphical host

application that enables you to read, write, run, debug, and test scripts and modules
in a graphic-assisted environment. Key features such as IntelliSense, Show-Command,
snippets, tab completion, syntax-coloring, visual debugging, and context-sensitive
Help provide a rich scripting experience.
The PowerShell_ISE.exe tool starts a Windows PowerShell ISE session. When you
use PowerShell_ISE.exe, you can use its optional parameters to open files in
Windows PowerShell ISE or to start a Windows PowerShell ISE session with no profile
or with a multithreaded apartment.

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Print

Sends a text file to a printer.

Prompt

Changes the Cmd.exe command prompt. If used without parameters, prompt resets
the command prompt to the default setting, which is the current drive letter and
directory followed by the greater than symbol (>).

Pushd

Stores the current directory for use by the popd command, and then changes to the
specified directory.

Qprocess

Displays information about processes that are running on a Remote Desktop Session
Host (RD Session Host) server.

Query

Displays information about processes, sessions, and Remote Desktop Session Host (RD
Session Host) servers.

Qwinsta

Displays information about sessions on a Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session

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Rasdial

Connects or disconnects a dial-up or virtual private network (VPN) connection. When

you run the command without parameters, the status of current network connections
is displayed.

Rd

Deletes a directory. This command is the same as the rmdir command.

Reagentc

Configures the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and enables image
recovery solutions.

Recover

Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.

Reg

Performs operations on registry subkey information and values in registry entries.

Regini

Modifies the registry from the command line or a script, and applies changes that were
preset in one or more text files. You can create, modify, or delete registry keys, in
addition to modifying the permissions on the registry keys.

Regsvr32

Registers .dll files as command components in the registry.

Relog

Extracts performance counters from performance counter logs into other formats, such
as text-TSV (for tab-delimited text), text-CSV (for comma-delimited text), binary-BIN,
or SQL.

Rem

Records comments (remarks) in a batch file or CONFIG.SYS. If no comment is

specified, rem adds vertical spacing.

Ren

Renames files or directories. This command is the same as the rename command.

Rename

Renames files or directories. This is the same as the ren command.

Repair-bde

Accesses encrypted data on a severely damaged hard disk if the drive was encrypted
by using BitLocker. Repair-bde can reconstruct critical parts of the drive and salvage
recoverable data as long as a valid recovery password or recovery key is used to
decrypt the data. If the BitLocker metadata data on the drive has become corrupt,
you must be able to supply a backup key package in addition to the recovery
password or recovery key.

Replace

Replaces files. If used with the /a option, replace adds new files to a directory
instead of replacing existing files.

Reset session

Enables you to reset (delete) a session on a Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session
Host) server.

Rmdir

Deletes a directory. This command is the same as the rd command.

Robocopy

Copies file data.

Route

Displays and modifies the entries in the local IP routing table.

Runas

Allows a user to run specific tools and programs with different permissions than the
user's current logon provides.

Rundll32

Loads and runs 32-bit dynamic-link libraries (DLLs). There are no configurable settings
for Rundll32. Help information is provided for a specific DLL you run with the rundll32
command.

Rwinsta

Enables you to reset (delete) a session on a Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session
Host) server.

Sc

Communicates with the Service Controller and installed services. The SC.exe program
provides capabilities similar to those provided in Services in the Control Panel.

Schtasks

Schedules commands and programs to run periodically or at a specific time. Adds and
removes tasks from the schedule, starts and stops tasks on demand, and displays and
changes scheduled tasks.

Secedit

Configures and analyzes system security by comparing your current configuration to

specified security templates.

Set

Displays, sets, or removes CMD.EXE environment variables. If used without

parameters, set displays the current environment variable settings.

Setlocal

Starts localization of environment variables in a batch file. Localization continues until

a matching endlocal command is encountered or the end of the batch file is reached.

Setspn

Reads, modifies, and deletes the Service Principal Names (SPN) directory property for
an Active Directory service account. You use SPNs to locate a target principal name
for running a service. You can use setspn to view the current SPNs, reset the
account's default SPNs, and add or delete supplemental SPNs.

Setx

Creates or modifies environment variables in the user or system environment, without

requiring programming or scripting. The Setx command also retrieves the values of
registry keys and writes them to text files.

Sfc

Scans and verifies the integrity of all protected system files and replaces incorrect
versions with correct versions. See also: SFC /SCANNOW Command - Run in Windows
8

Shift

Changes the position of batch parameters in a batch file.

Shutdown

Enables you to shut down or restart local or remote computers one at a time.

Sort

Reads input, sorts data, and writes the results to the screen, to a file, or to another
device.

Start

Starts a separate Command Prompt window to run a specified program or command.

Subst

Associates a path with a drive letter. If used without parameters, subst displays the
names of the virtual drives in effect.

Sxstrace

Diagnoses side-by-side problems.

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Systeminfo

Displays detailed configuration information about a computer and its operating system,
including operating system configuration, security information, product ID, and
hardware properties (such as RAM, disk space, and network cards).

Takeown

Enables an administrator to recover access to a file that previously was denied, by

making the administrator the owner of the file.

Taskkill

Ends one or more tasks or processes. Processes can be ended by process ID or image
name.

Tasklist

Displays a list of currently running processes on the local computer or on a remote

computer.

Tcmsetup

Sets up or disables the TAPI client.

Telnet

Communicates with a computer running the Telnet Server service.

Time

Displays or sets the system time. If used without parameters, time displays the
current system time and prompts you to enter a new time.

Timeout

Pauses the command processor for the specified number of seconds.

Title

Creates a title for the Command Prompt window.

Tpmvscmgr

The Tpmvscmgr command-line tool allows users with Administrative credentials to

create and delete TPM virtual smart cards on a computer.

Tracerpt

The tracerpt command can be used to parse Event Trace Logs, log files generated by
Performance Monitor, and real-time Event Trace providers. It generates dump files,
report files, and report schemas.

Tracert

Determines the path taken to a destination by sending Internet Control Message

Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request or ICMPv6 messages to the destination with
incrementally increasing Time to Live (TTL) field values. The path displayed is the list
of near/side router interfaces of the routers in the path between a source host and a
destination. The near/side interface is the interface of the router that is closest to the
sending host in the path.

Tree

Displays the directory structure of a path or of the disk in a drive graphically.

Tscon

Connects to another session on a Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host)
server.

Tsdiscon

Disconnects a session from a Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server.

Tskill

Ends a process running in a session on a Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session
Host) server.

Type

Displays the contents of a text file. Use the type command to view a text file without
modifying it.

Typeperf

The typeperf command writes performance data to the command window or to a log
file. To stop typeperf, press CTRL+C.

Tzutil

Displays the Windows Time Zone Utility.

Unlodctr

Removes Performance counter names and Explain text for a service or device driver
from the system registry.

Ver

Displays the operating system version number.

Verifier

Driver verifier manager.

Verify

Tells cmd whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk. If used
without parameters, verify displays the current setting.

Vol

Displays the disk volume label and serial number, if they exist. If used without
parameters, vol displays information for the current drive.

Vssadmin

Displays current volume shadow copy backups and all installed shadow copy writers
and providers.

W32tm

You can use the W32tm.exe tool to configure Windows Time service (W32time)
settings. You can also use W32tm.exe to diagnose problems with the time service.
W32tm.exe is the preferred command-line tool for configuring, monitoring, or
troubleshooting the Windows Time service.

Waitfor

Sends or waits for a signal on a system. Waitfor is used to synchronize computers

across a network.

Wbadmin

To configure a regularly scheduled backup, you must be a member of the

Administrators group. To perform all other tasks with this command, you must be a
member of the Backup Operators or the Administrators group, or you must have
been delegated the appropriate permissions.

Wdsutil

WDSUTIL is a command-line utility used for managing your Windows Deployment

Services server.

Wecutil

Enables you to create and manage subscriptions to events that are forwarded from
remote computers, which support WS-Management protocol.

Wevtutil

Enables you to retrieve information about event logs and publishers. You can also use
this command to install and uninstall event manifests, to run queries, and to export,
archive, and clear logs.

Where

Displays the location of files that match the given search pattern.

Whoami

Displays user, group and privileges information for the user who is currently logged on
to the local system. If used without parameters, whoami displays the current domain
and user name.

Winrs

Windows Remote Management allows you to manage and execute programs remotely.

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winsat (Windows System Assessment Tool) assesses various features, capabilities,

and attributes of a computer running Windows.

Wmic

Displays WMI information inside an interactive command shell.

Wscript

Windows Script Host provides an environment in which users can execute scripts in a
variety of languages, languages that use a variety of object models to perform tasks.

Xcopy

Copies files and directories, including subdirectories

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