The Book - microsoft:cli

add_user_to_group

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2016-03-09T14:05:12+00:00

Add User to Group - CLI http://www.windows-commandline.com/add-user-to-group-from-command-line/ In Windows computer we can add users to a group from command line. We can use net localgroup command for this. net localgroup group_name UserLoginName /add For example to add a user to administrators group, we can run the below command. In the below example I have taken username as John.

command-line-mountvol

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-06-07T07:20:07+00:00

Mountvol - Creates, deletes, or lists a volume mount point Creates, deletes, or lists a volume mount point. MOUNTVOL [drive:]path VolumeName MOUNTVOL [drive:]path /D MOUNTVOL [drive:]path /L MOUNTVOL [drive:]path /P MOUNTVOL /R MOUNTVOL /N MOUNTVOL /E MOUNTVOL drive: /S path Specifies the existing NTFS directory where the mount point will reside. VolumeName Specifies the volume name that is the target of the mount point. /D Removes…

command-line-reagentc

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-06-07T07:20:50+00:00

Reagentc - Recovery Agent Configuration Configures the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset. REAGENTC.EXE The following commands can be specified: /info - Displays Windows RE and system reset configuration information. /setreimage - Sets the location of the custom Windows RE image. /enable - Enables Windows RE. /disable - Disables Windows RE. /boottore - Configures the sy…

command-line-reference

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-10-19T08:06:11+00:00

Command-line reference A-Z

command-line-sc

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-03-10T06:56:43+00:00

Find and delete the service A rugue DHCP is running on my PC as a service. Let's find the service name, stop and delete it First let's find the service with name containing “dhcp”... wmic service where "name like 'dhcp%'" list status CMD replies:

cpl-msc

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-08-24T09:53:58+00:00

Get all your Control Panel and Management Console shortcuts ...in corresponding desktop folders, for easy administration First, create get_cpl_shortcuts.cmd in your favorite text editor... @echo off md %userprofile%\desktop\cplfiles SET count=1 FOR /f "tokens=*" %%G IN ('dir c:\windows\system32\*.cpl /b') DO (call :sub "%%G") GOTO :eof :sub mklink %userprofile%\desktop\cplfiles\%1 c:\windows\system32\%1 GOTO :eof

error_codes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-02-17T10:56:03+00:00

Error Codes * 0x0000011

intro

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-08-24T09:47:19+00:00

Command Line Interface * Add user to group from CLI * Managing services from CLI * License Operations * Check for Proxy * Managing wireless networks on Windows 10 * Command-line reference A-Z * Reagentc - Recovery Agent Configuration * Mountvol - Creates, deletes, or lists a volume mount point * SC / wmic - Find and delete the service * Get all your Control Panel and Management Console shortcuts

proxy_check

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-08T09:29:20+00:00

Check for Proxy If you are using proxy on your network and want to know its IP and port, type: reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" | find /i "proxyserver" You can also get the automatic configuration file

service_stop_start

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-10-06T05:12:05+00:00

Managing services from CLI 1. To get a list of the running services enter the command net startnet stop net start A full list of the exact services is found in the registry (run regedit.exe) under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services key.

slmgr

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2017-03-03T09:25:38+00:00

License Operations How to Use Slmgr to Change, Remove, or Extend Your Windows License Open an Administrator Command Prompt Window To use this tool, you’ll want to launch a Command Prompt with Administrator access. To do so on Windows 8 or 10, either right-click the Start button or press Windows+X. Click the “Command Prompt (Admin)” option in the menu that appears. On Windows 7, search the Sta…

wlan_adapter

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-10-06T07:31:07+00:00

View Wi-Fi network adapter settings To check the wireless adapter settings, use these steps: * Open Start. * Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option. * Type the following command to view wireless settings and press Enter:

wlan_connect

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-10-06T08:00:31+00:00

Connect to wireless Network 1. Start Command Prompt window (cmd.exe)... 2. type: netsh wlan show interfaces ...write down “interface name”... 3. type netsh wlan show profiles ...write down “profile name” and type netsh wlan connect name="chosen profile" interface="interface_name"

wlan_connection_stop

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-10-06T07:43:29+00:00

Stop Wi-Fi network automatic connection Sometimes, you may have a device configured to connect to different wireless networks automatically, but then, you realize that it always connects to the access point even when it offers poor connectivity or the network is out of range. For those cases, you can run a command to stop connecting to known networks automatically.

wlan_driver

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-10-06T07:27:09+00:00

View Wi-Fi network driver info To view the wireless adapter driver information, use these steps: * Open Start. * Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option. * Type the following command to view the wireless network profiles saved on your PC and press Enter:

wlan_mng

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-10-06T12:16:06+00:00

Managing wireless networks from CLI We only focus on the most common commands, but you can always use the netsh wlan command to view all the available options. * View Currently visible networks * View Wi-Fi network profiles * View Wi-Fi network driver info * View Wi-Fi network adapter settings * View Wi-Fi network security key * Stop Wi-Fi network automatic connection * Delete Wi-Fi network profile * Export / Import Wi-Fi network profiles * Wi-Fi network adapter report * Co…

wlan_networks

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-10-06T12:22:45+00:00

View Currently visible networks * Start Command Prompt window (cmd.exe) as administrator… * Type: netsh wlan show networks * Once you complete the steps, the command will output currently visible networks at your location.

wlan_profile_delete

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-10-06T07:45:52+00:00

Delete Wi-Fi network profile When you no longer need to connect to a particular wireless network, the access point is no longer available, or you need to reset the network profile settings, you can use the netsh command-line tool to delete any profile stored on your computer.

wlan_profile_export

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-10-06T07:52:36+00:00

Export and Import Wi-Fi network profiles There was an option in Control Panel in previous versions of Windows to export and import wireless network profiles. However, the feature was then removed on Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 in favor of the new feature to sync these settings using a Microsoft account. But it is still possible to export and import the Wi-Fi settings using the

wlan_profile

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-10-06T06:52:06+00:00

View Wi-Fi network profiles * Start Command Prompt window (cmd.exe) as administrator… * Type: netsh wlan show profiles (Optional) Type the following command to view the saved profiles for a specific interface and press Enter: netsh wlan show profiles interface="WLAN-INTERFACE-NAME"

wlan_report

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-10-06T07:57:52+00:00

Wireless network report If you need to troubleshoot the wireless connectivity to an access point, netsh also includes a command to create a detailed report with many important details. To create a wireless report, use these steps: * Open Start.

wlan_security

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-10-06T07:33:14+00:00

View Wi-Fi network security key To find out the wireless security key (also known as the Wi-Fi password), use these steps: * Open Start. * Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.