My Windows commands list

Here are some Windows commands which could be useful inside scripts or in a Server Core environment.

Commands

• Windows Uptime

PS C:\Users\Administrator> net statistics server

• List Windows updates

PS C:\Users\Administrator> wmic qfe list

• Modify server name

PS C:\Users\Administrator> netdom renamecomputer ANCIENNOM /newname:NOUVEAUNOM

• Modify server workgroup

PS C:\Users\Administrator> wmic computersystem where name="%computername%" call joindomainorworkgroup name="NOUVEAUNOM"

• Join a computer to a Active Directory domain

PS C:\Users\Administrator> netdom join "nom ordinateur" /domain:"monDomaine" /userD:"domaine\utilisateur" /passwordD:"motdepasse"

• List process

PS C:\Users\Administrator> tasklist

• Kill a process

PS C:\Users\Administrator> taskkill /F /PID "id_processus"

Local User Creation

• Create a new user

PS C:\Users\Administrator> net user John "MyPassword!" /ADD

• Add user to administrators group

PS C:\Users\Administrator> net localgroup administrators John /add

Firewall

• Allow remote administration (Server Core)

PS C:\Users\Administrator> netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Remote Administration" new enable=yes

PS C:\Users\Administrator> netsh advfirewall set current profile settings remotemanagement enable

• Enable remote desktop

PS C:\Users\Administrator> cscript %windir%\system32\scregedit.wsf /ar 0

PS C:\Users\Administrator> netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Remote Desktop" new enable=yes

• Print current rules

PS C:\Users\Administrator> netsh advfirewall show rule name=all

• Add ssh rule : allow all INPUT TCP connexions on the port number 22

PS C:\Users\Administrator> netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="SSH" dir=in localport=22 remoteport=0-65535 protocol=TCP action=allow remoteip=any localip=any

Network

• Get network card ID

PS C:\Users\Administrator> netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces

• Set static address

PS C:\Users\Administrator> netsh interface ipv4 set address name="CARD ID" source="static" address="10.0.0.100" mask="255.0.0.0" gateway="10.0.0.1"

• Add DNS

PS C:\Users\Administrator> netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name"CARD ID" address=10.0.0.1 index=1

• Set dhcp address

PS C:\Users\Administrator> netsh interface ipv4 set address name="CARD ID" source="dhcp"

PS C:\Users\Administrator> netsh interface ipv4 delete dnsservers "CARD ID" all

• Get routes

PS C:\Users\Administrator> route print

• Set route with 10.8.0.9 as gateway

PS C:\Users\Administrator> route add 192.168.1.12 MASK 255.255.255.255 10.8.0.9 METRIC 60