Windows Sidebar – Gadgets shell:Gadgets Windows Sidebar – Gadgets shell:default Gadgets User App Data – LocalLow shell:LocalAppDataLow AppData – Local shell:Local AppData AppData – Roaming shell:AppData AppData – Roaming – Credentials shell:CredentialManager Contacts shell:Contacts Current User folder shell:Profile Current User folder shell:UsersFilesFolder Desktop shell:desktop Documents shell:Personal Downloads shell:downloads Internet Explorer – Quick Launch shell:Quick Launch Internet Explorer – User Pinned shell:User Pinned Links shell:Links Microsoft Crypto shell:CryptoKeys Network Shortcuts shell:NetHood Protect shell:dpapiKeys Recent items shell:Recent
Ringtones shell:Ringtones Saved Games shell:SavedGames Searches shell:Searches SendTo locations shell:SendTo Start Menu shell:Start Menu Start Menu Programs shell:Programs Startmenu – Startup items shell:Startup SystemCertificates shell:SystemCertificates Templates shell:Templates Temporary Disk Burning Folder shell:CD Burning Windows Game Explorer shell:GameTasks Windows History shell:History Windows Printer Shortcuts shell:PrintHood Windows Sync Sync Center shell:SyncCenterFolder Sync Center – Conflicts shell:ConflictFolder Sync Center – Sync Results shell:SyncResultsFolder Sync Center – Sync Setup shell:SyncSetupFolder Note: Commands in Magenta color work only in .
LABEL – Display or change label of disk. LOGMAN – Manage Performance Monitor LOGOFF – Log off Windows user — Be careful! MAKECAB – Create .CAB files MD – Create a new directory MD “Alpha” “Beta” “Gamma” (Make multiple folders at once) MD “Alpha\Beta\Gamma” (Make an entire path) MKDIR – Create a new directory See MD MODE – Configure system devices MORE – Display output one screen at a time. For example, DIR /S | MORE DIR | MORE (Can be used with any command or batch program) MORE < “file.txt” (Display a file) /E /C (Clear screen before displaying page) MOVE – Move or rename files and directories. MOVE “oldfile.txt” “newfile.txt” >nul (Move quietly without feedback on screen) MOVE “D:\filename.txt” (Move the file to current folder) /Y (Suppress confirmation prompt) MSG – Send message to a user MSG JIGNESH “Hi!” (Send message to a user of current domain/server) MSG * “Hi!” (Send message to all!) /SERVER:ServerName (The server to contact (default is current)) /V (Verbose, display extra information) /W (Wait for response from user, useful with /V) MSG JIGNESH (If no message text to send is specified, MSG will prompt for it) MSIEXEC – Start Windows installer/setup MSINFO32 – Display system information (opens a new dialogue) MSTSC – Start terminal server connection (remote desktop) NET – Manage network resources
TIME – Display or set the system time TIME 13:54 (Set the new time) TIME /T (Only output the current time without asking new time) TIMEOUT – Wait for specified seconds or until any key is pressed. For use within a batch program. TITLE – Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session TRACERT – Trace route (find IP address) to a remote host TRACERT TechForWorld.com TREE – Graphical display of directory structure of a folder or a drive TREE | MORE (Show tree for current directory. Pause after each screen) TREE “D:\Games” | MORE (Show tree for specified path) TREE > “D:\Tree.txt” (Save a tree structure to file) TSDISCON – Disconnect a Remote Desktop Session TYPE – Display the contents of a text file TYPE “D:\file.txt” | MORE (Display output on screen, pause after each screen) TYPE “D:\file.txt” > NewFile.txt (Copy content to a new file) TYPE “D:\file.txt” >> ExistingFile.txt (Overwrite content to an existing file) TYPE nul > file.txt (Create a zero byte (empty) file) TYPEPERF – Write performance data to a log file or window VER – Display operating system version information VERIFY – Verify that your files are written correctly to the disk VERIFY (Display current verify status) VERIFY ON or VERIFY OFF (Turn file verification on or off) By default the Command Prompt has verify OFF. Windows Explorer will always copy with verify ON. VOL – Display the disk volume label and its serial number WAITFOR – Wait for or send a signal WEVTUTIL – Clear event logs, enable/disable/query logs WHERE – Search for files in a directory tree WHERE /R D:\ Tech (Find all files named tech in drive D: and all sub-folders) WHERE /R D:\ *.txt (Find all txt files)