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Windows Computer Uptime

Windows Command Line

Both of these commands will display the uptime for the current computer systeminfo | find "Syste...

Update Microsoft Office without a Windows Online Username

Windows Command Line

This will initiate the update of Microsoft Office without logging into Microsoft These commands ...

Unexpected Shutdown Message will not go away

Windows Command Line

This occurs when the Dirty Shutdown flag in Windows does not go away and displays the dialog ever...

Turn on File/Folder Inheritance

Windows Command Line

The code snippet below turns on File/Folder inheritance recursively from the current position Th...

Turn on the Windows Admin Share

Windows Command Line

This is executed from an elevated Command Line REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVe...

Sudo for Windows

Windows Command Line

The attached CMD files can be called to force another application to run with administrator right...

Updated 1 year ago by Tom George

Time Zone Commands

Windows Command Line

List All Time Zones tzutil /l List Current Time Zone tzutil /g Set Time Zone tzu...

Remove Corrupted Recycle Bin

Windows Command Line

Run from an elevated Command Line rd /s /q C:\$Recycle.Bin

Rebuild Windows Search Database

Windows Command Line

This is a CMD file and when run stop the Windows Search and force a rebuild of the database. sc ...

Stop Windows from Sleeping

Windows Command Line

powercfg -change -standby-timeout-ac 0

Windows Memory Information

Windows Command Line

For Total Physical Memory wmic ComputerSystem get TotalPhysicalMemory For Available Physical Me...

Map a drive as a different user

Windows Command Line

Map a drive net use y: \\server-1\cpas /USER:server-1\famme @TimeSheets /PERSISTENT:YES Delete ...

Lock Computer

Windows Command Line

rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

Get WiFi Password

Windows Command Line

List all known WiFi Networks   netsh wlan show profiles Show password for a known WiFi Netwo...

Find Public IP from Command Line

Windows Command Line

nslookup myip.opendns.com resolver1.opendns.com

Disable LLMNR

Windows Command Line

From and elevated Command Line REG ADD “HKLM\Software\policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\DNSClient”...

Disable IPV6

Windows Command Line

Commands to disable IPV6 netsh interface teredo set state disabled netsh interface ipv6 6to4 se...

Copy files with permissions

Windows Command Line

xcopy x:*.* y:*.* /D /E /C /F /H /K /O /Y

Updated 1 year ago by Tom George

Windows Command Line Firewall Commands

Windows Command Line

To Turn Off: NetSh Advfirewall set allprofiles state off NetSh Advfirewall set domainpr...

Check the state of Windows Activation

Windows Command Line

slmgr.vbs /xpr   Typical Output: