Free command-line wallpaper changer
Need a way to reset the wallpaper to a default from a batch file? This will do the job nicely, no fuss, no muss.
Category Archives: Windows Command Line
Clear Print Queue Command Line Style
If you have a long list of hung print jobs in Windows 7 or Vista, you can clear the print queue easily by using these steps.
Troubleshooting DNS with NSLookup and dig
To be proficient at troubleshooting name server problems, you’ll need a special tool to make DNS queries, one that gives you complete control. We’ll cover nslookup in this tutorial because it’s distributed with Windows Server 2003 and with many other operating systems. We’ll also cover another query tool, dig, that isn’t part of Windows. It provides similar functionality… Read More »
Create A Huge File
You can create a file of any size using nothing more than what’s supplied with Windows. You might need to do this for testing purposes.
Use Debug to Create a Large File
You can create a file of any size using nothing more than what’s supplied with Windows. Start by converting the desired file size into hexadecimal notation.
Run Control Panel Applets from a Command Prompt
This handy little chart shows you which commands to issue at the command prompt to start control panel applets. Very handy for keyboard commandos. Applet Name Filename Accessibility Controls access.cpl Add/Remove Programs control appwiz.cpl Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl Date/Time Properties control timedate.cpl Display Properties control desk.cpl or control desktop Display Properties “Appearance Tab Preselected” control… Read More »
NETSH
Netsh.exe is a tool an administrator can use to configure and monitor Windows-based computers at a command prompt. With the Netsh.exe tool, you can direct the context commands you enter to the appropriate helper, and the helper then carries out the command. A helper is a Dynamic Link Library (.dll) file that extends the functionality of the Netsh.exe… Read More »
What is FSUTIL?
Fsutil is a file system utility that performs various command-line operations related to file allocation table (FAT) and NTFS file systems. It’s primarily used for managing tasks such as:
Automation with Batch Files
If you’re familiar with MS-DOS at all, you’ll recall that it’s a command-driven operating system that performs functions issued at the C:> prompt. The only way to get an MS-DOS computer to do something was to type a command at this prompt and if you can imagine, it was a rather cumbersome way to use a computer.
Add or Remove a Computer from the Domain, Command-line style
Using a simple command, you can add or remove a computer to a domain. You must be a domain administrator to run this command.