Windows CMD for IT Admins: Daily Tasks & Automation

Open the Windows command prompt via run or search, explore ipconfig, and switch to the Node.js prompt to use node-specific help with dot help and exit back.

Discover how to edit colors and the window title using the command line in Windows, compare it to the graphical user interface, and use color, color space, and title commands.

Open Windows Explorer from the command line by typing explorer to access folders on local disk c, and compare CMD's limits with Linux commands that Cmder can support.

Master Windows PowerShell, a task-based command-line that unifies Windows and Linux commands, demonstrates aliases like cd and set location, and explains how clear host compares to clear for Windows administrators.

Explore cmder, a portable console emulator for Windows that unifies Windows cmd with Linux-like commands. Download, unzip, run, and customize cmder with color themes and aliases for efficient navigation.

Master creating folders with spaces in names using mkdir, employing double quotes for multi-word names and single quotes for multi-keyword names, and compare Linux and Windows listing formats.

Learn to create folders in any path with the command line, using dot-dot backslash to place a folder in the bin directory from the css directory.

Learn to create folders across drives using the command line, switching to another drive, naming directories like React, and verifying with Explorer for fast, professional workflow.

Move and rename folders using Windows move and Linux mv commands. See how to move between directories, handle existing targets, and verify results with ls and dot dot navigation.

Move a folder across directories using cd to root with backslash, cd to parent with double dot, and direct file paths to place the WW folder into a font directory.

Learn how to use the Windows command line help to master essential commands like move, mkdir, and cd, including switches and path syntax for moving, renaming, and creating directories.

Explore how Windows and Linux commands show built-in command help, using backslash exclamation mark on Windows and dash dash help on Linux, with examples of cp, mv, and cd.

Learn to use the echo command on Windows to print text, create and modify files, overwrite content with > and append with >>, and view help and settings.

Master command line file viewing by using cat to display file contents, and cut to extract text from multiple files or directories, including wildcards and text files.

Copy all text files into a txt folder with cp and wildcards, list them with ls, view content with cat, then concatenate into a file and append with >>.

Master grep to search plain text across files using global regular expressions, printing matching lines quickly on the command line, even in large log files.

Learn to use grep to search for text across files and folders recursively, using the recursive option to query multiple directories and their contents from the command line.

Learn to use and create aliases in the Windows command line to shortcut long commands, view, edit, delete, and reload alias files for faster navigation and tasks.

Use ping to quickly verify connectivity between a user machine and a server, isolating issues from cables, switches, or providers, and pinpoint outlook or exchange problems.

Learn to display the dns resolver cache with ipconfig /displaydns, copy results via a pipeline to clip, and purge the dns cache using ipconfig /flushdns.

Learn to use nslookup to diagnose DNS infrastructure by querying DNS records and retrieving IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, aliases, and type=60 and MCS record data.

Learn how to display your computer's name with the hostname command, and use nslookup to view the DNS server and domain information on Windows.

Learn to obtain mac addresses of your machine's network adapters using the getmac command, view details with /v, identify VMware and other virtual mac addresses, and copy results with clip.

Trace the route with tracert to view hop counts and devices. Use the target name and -d to not resolve address, and -4 or -6 for IP versions.

Learn to manipulate the Windows routing table with route print, add, delete, and modify commands, IP version four and IP version six, gateways, network destinations, net masks, and interfaces.

Master windows power management using powercfg to generate a full energy and battery report, analyze power policies, sleep settings, and cpu utilization to optimize energy efficiency.

View and manage file extension associations on the Windows command line. Associate a dot extension with a chosen program, inspect current file associations, and delete an association to reset it.

Learn to use chkdsk to check and repair disk problems on USB drives, diskettes, or hard disks, using /F to fix errors and /V to display file paths.

Master the system info command to view operating system details, hardware, memory, network adapters, and hotfix data, including remote access options and output formats.

Discover an A–Z index of the Windows and Linux command line, covering Bash and CMD commands with practical examples.

Explore an A–Z index of Windows PowerShell commands, learn to create and manage aliases, use tab completion, and access help to master the Windows command line.

End the course by closing the terminal with the exit command; type exit and press enter in any command prompt to shut the terminal, with or without a mouse.