Common Windows commands that technicians should know.
appwiz.cpl ncpa.cpl timedate.cpl resmon.exe taskmgr.exe compmgmt.msc devmgmt.msc diskmgmt.msc taskschd.msc wf.msc dsa.msc lusrmgr perfmon /rel shutdown -s -f -t 60 : Force shutdown in 60 seconds shutdown -r -f -t 60 : Force restart in 60 seconds
Open Programs and Features
appwiz.cpl
Open Computer Management
compmgmt.msc
Open Time and Date Setting
timedate.cpl
Open Device Manager
devmgmt.msc
Open Network Connections
ncpa.cpl
Open Disk Management
diskmgt.msc
Open DNS Manager
dnsmgmt.msc
Open Active Directory Users and Computers
dsa.msc
Open Local Users and Groups
lursmgr
Open Resource Monitor
resmon.exe
Open Task Scheduler
taskschd.msc
Open Windows Firewall
wf.msc
Open Task Manager
taskmgr.exe
Open Reliability Monitor
Quick review computer's reliability and problems history
perfmon /rel
List all shared folder on remote computer
net view \\IP_ADDRESS /all
Remote support tools
Microsoft Quick Assistant: Windows + CTRL + Q