Windows Cheat Sheet

GUI

Executable	Name	Purpose
mmc.exe	Microsoft Management Console	Launch ‘Device Manager’, ‘Group Policy Editor’, ‘Services’, ‘Task Scheduler’
devmgmt.msc	Device Manager	View and manage device hardware settings and driver software installed on your computer
gpedit.msc	Group Policy Editor	Edit the local Group Policy Objects stored on a computer
services.msc	Services	Start, stop, and configure Windows services
taskschd.exe	Task Scheduler	Schedule computer tasks to run automatically
lusrmgr.msc	Local user manager	Manage local users and groups
systempropertiesadvanced	System properties advanced	Manage hostname, domain, workgroup

CLI

Command	Purpose
dism /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth	Scan the image for component store corruption and perform repair operations automatically
sfc /scannow	Scans integrity of all protected system files and repairs files with problems when possible
shutdown -t 0 -r -o	Windows Recovery
shutdown -t 0 -r -fw	Windows UEFI/BIOS
netsh wlan show profiles name='SSID' key=clear	View saved WiFi password
netsh interface ipv4 set address	Set adapter IP address
netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces	List interface status
oobe\bypassnro	Press Shift + F10 within Windows 11 installer to launch terminal and skip Microsoft account requirement with this command

Powershell

Command	Purpose
Get-SmbConnection	List SMB network shares more reliably than via net use

• Eject optical disc tray: powershell (New-Object -com "WMPlayer.OCX.7").cdromcollection.item(0).eject()