| Command | Information |
| pathping | Traceroute that collects detailed packet loss statistics |
| perfmon | Open Reliability and Performance Monitor |
| Ping | Determine whether a remote computer is accessible over a network |
| Ping | ensuring the system is active on the network |
| powercfg.cpl | Power management control panel applet |
| qfecheck | Shows the installed hotfixes that were applied to the server/workstation. |
| quser | Display information about a user’s session on a terminal server |
| qwinsta | View disconnected remote desktop sessions |
| Racial | Connect to a VPN or dialup network |
| reg.exe | Console Registry Tool for Windows |
| regedit | Registry Editing |
| robocopy | Backup/Recover/Copy large amounts of files reliably |
| rsop.msc | Generated Policy Set (shows the combined effect of all active group policies on the current system/login) |
| runas | Run certain tools and programs with different permissions than those provided by the current logon user |
| Sc | Manage whatever you want to do with the service. |
| Sc | Manage Services |
| schtasks | Allows administrators to create, delete, query, modify, run, and end scheduled tasks on a local or remote system. |
| secpol.msc | Local Security Settings |
| services.msc | Service control panel |
| set | View, set, or delete cmd.exe environment variables. |
| DIRCMD set | Preset dir parameters in cmd.exe |
| setspn | check the SPN for Kerberos configuration |
| shutdown.exe | Shut Down or Reboot Local/Remote Machine |
| start | Start a separate window to run a specific program or command |
| start. | open the current directory in Windows Explorer. |
| subst.exe | Associate a path with a drive letter, including local drives |
| systeminfo | Displays comprehensive information about the system |
| taskkill | stop the task with a process id (PID) or image name |
| tasklist.exe | List Processes on a local or remote computer |
| taskmgr.exe | Task Manager |
| telephon.cpl | Phone and Modem Properties |
| timedate.cpl | Date and Time |
| title | Change the title of the CMD window you have open |
| tracert | Track route |
| tracert | Track a jump between two hosts. It is useful to see if there is a pause between and where it is. |
| whoami /all | View current user/group/privilege information |
| winver.exe | Find Windows Version |
| wmic | Windows Management Instrumentation Command Line |
| wscui.cpl | Windows Security Center |
| wuauclt.exe | Windows Update Automatic Update Client |
