Software & Apps Windows Windows Vista Command Prompt Commands (Part 2) Part 2 of a Complete List of CMD Commands Available in Windows Vista by Tim Fisher General Manager, VP, Lifewire.com Tim Fisher has 30+ years' professional technology support experience. He writes troubleshooting content and is the General Manager of Lifewire. our editorial process Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tim Fisher Updated on March 05, 2020 Md Command in Windows Vista. Windows The Ultimate Laptop Buying Guide Tweet Share Email This is the second part of a 3-part, alphabetical list of commands available from the Windows Vista Command Prompt. See Windows Vista Command Prompt Commands Part 1 for the first set of commands. append - lpr | makecab - tscon | tsdiscon - xcopy Makecab The makecab command is used to losslessly compress one or more files. The makecab command is sometimes called Cabinet Maker. The makecab command is the same as the diantz command. Md The md command is the shorthand version of the mkdir command. Mem The mem command shows information about used and free memory areas and programs that are currently loaded into memory in the MS-DOS subsystem. The mem command is not available in any 64-bit version of Windows Vista. Mkdir The mkdir command is used to create a new folder. Mklink The mklink command is used to create a symbolic link. Mode The mode command is used to configure system devices, most often COM and LPT ports. More The more command is used to display the information contained in a text file. The more command can also be used to paginate the results of any other Vista Command Prompt command. Mount The mount command is used to mount Network File System (NFS) network shares. The mount command is not available by default in Windows Vista but can be enabled by turning on the Services for NFS Windows feature from Programs and Features in Control Panel. Mountvol The mountvol command is used to display, create, or remove volume mount points. Move The move command is used to move one or files from one folder to another. The move command is also used to rename directories. Mrinfo The mrinfo command is used to provide information about a router's interfaces and neighbors. Msg The msg command is used to send a message to a user. Msiexec The msiexec command is used to start Windows Installer, a tool used to install and configure software. Muiunattend The muiunattend command starts the Multilanguage User Interface unattended setup process. Nbtstat The nbtstat command is used to show TCP/IP information and other statistical information about a remote computer. Net1 The net1 command is used to display, configure, and correct a wide variety of network settings. The net command should be used instead of the net1 command. The net1 command was made available in some early versions of Windows as a temporary fix for a Y2K issue that the net command had. The net1 command remains in Windows Vista only for compatibility with older programs and scripts that utilized the command. Net The net command is used to display, configure, and correct a wide variety of network settings. Netcfg The netcfg command is used to install the Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE), a lightweight version of Windows used to deploy workstations. Netsh The netsh command is used to start Network Shell, a command-line utility used to manage the network configuration of the local, or a remote, computer. Netstat The netstat command is most commonly used to display all open network connections and listening ports. Nfsadmin The nfsadmin command is used to manage Server for NFS or Client for NFS from the command line. The nfsadmin command is not available by default in Windows Vista but can be enabled by turning on the Services for NFS Windows feature from Programs and Features in Control Panel. Nlsfunc The nlsfunc command is used to load information specific to a particular country or region. The nlsfunc command is not available in any 64-bit version of Windows Vista. Nslookup The nslookup is most commonly used to display the hostname of an entered IP address. The nslookup command queries your configured DNS server to discover the IP address. Ocsetup The ocsetup command starts the Windows Optional Component Setup tool, used to install additional Windows features. Openfiles The openfiles command is used to display and disconnect open files and folders on a system. Path The path command is used to display or set a specific path available to executable files. Pathping The pathping command functions much like the tracert command but will also report information about network latency and loss at each hop. Pause The pause command is used within a batch or script file to pause the processing of the file. When the pause command is used, a Press any key to continue... message displays in the command window. Ping The ping command sends an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request message to a specified remote computer to verify IP-level connectivity. Pkgmgr The pkgmgr command is used to start the Windows Package Manager from the Command Prompt. Package Manager installs, uninstalls, configures, and updates features and packages for Windows. Pnpunattend The pnpunattend command is used to automate the installation of hardware device drivers. Pnputil The pnputil command is used to start the Microsoft PnP Utility, a tool used to install a Plug and Play device from the command line. Popd The popd command is used to change the current directory to the one most recently stored by the pushd command. The popd command is most often utilized from within a batch or script file. Powercfg The powercfg command is used to manage the Windows power management settings from the command line. Print The print command is used to print a specified text file to a specified printing device. Prompt The prompt command is used to customize the appearance of the prompt text in Command Prompt. Pushd The pushd command is used to store a directory for use, most commonly from within a batch or script program. Qappsrv The qappsrv command is used to display all Remote Desktop Session Host servers available on the network. Qprocess The qprocess command is used to display information about running processes. Query The query command is used to display the status of a specified service. Quser The quser command is used to display information about users currently logged on to the system. Qwinsta The qwinsta command is used to display information about open Remote Desktop Sessions. Rasautou The rasautou command is used to manage Remote Access Dialer AutoDial addresses. Rasdial The rasdial command is used to start or end a network connection for a Microsoft client. Rcp The rcp command is used to copy files between a Windows computer and a system running the rshd daemon. The rcp command is not available by default in Windows Vista but can be enabled by turning on the Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications Windows feature from Programs and Features in Control Panel and then installing the Utilities and SDK for UNIX-based Applications. Rd The rd command is the shorthand version of the rmdir command. Recover The recover command is used to recover readable data from a bad or defective disk. Reg The reg command is used to manage the Windows Registry from the command line. The reg command can perform common registry functions like adding registry keys, exporting the registry, etc. Regini The regini command is used to set or change registry permissions and registry values from the command line. Regsvr32 The regsvr32 command is used to register a DLL file as a command component in the Windows Registry. Relog The relog command is used to create new performance logs from data in existing performance logs. Rem The rem command is used to record comments or remarks in a batch or script file. Ren The ren command is the shorthand version of the rename command. Rename The rename command is used to change the name of the individual file that you specify. Replace The replace command is used to replace one or more files with one or more other files. Reset The reset command, executed as , is used to reset the session subsystem software and hardware to known initial values. Rexec The rexec command is used to run commands on remote computers running the rexec daemon. The rexec command is not available by default in Windows Vista but can be enabled by turning on the Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications Windows feature from Programs and Features in Control Panel and then installing the Utilities and SDK for UNIX-based Applications. Rmdir The rmdir command is used to delete an existing and completely empty folder. Robocopy The robocopy command is used to copy files and directories from one location to another. The robocopy command is superior to the more simple copy command because robocopy supports many more options. This command is also called Robust File Copy. Route The route command is used to manipulate network routing tables. Rpcinfo The rpcinfo command makes a remote procedure call (RPC) to an RPC server and reports what it finds. The rpcinfo command is not available by default in Windows Vista but can be enabled by turning on the Services for NFS Windows feature from Programs and Features in Control Panel. Rpcping The rpcping command is used to ping a server using RPC. Rsh The rsh command is used to run commands on remote computers running the rsh daemon. The rsh command is not available by default in Windows Vista but can be enabled by turning on the Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications Windows feature from Programs and Features in Control Panel and then installing the Utilities and SDK for UNIX-based Applications. Rsm The rsm command is used to manage media resources using Removable Storage. Search for the rsm command in the C:\Windows\winsxs folder in Windows Vista if you're having trouble executing the command. Runas The runas command is used to execute a program using another user's credentials. Rwinsta The rwinsta command is the shorthand version of the reset session command. Sc The sc command is used to configure information about services. The sc command communicates with the Service Control Manager. Schtasks The schtasks command is used to schedule specified programs or commands to run a certain times. The schtasks command can be used to create, delete, query, change, run, and end scheduled tasks. Sdbinst The sdbinst command is used to deploy customized SDB database files. Secedit The secedit command is used to configure and analyze system security by comparing the current security configuration to a template. Set The set command is used to enable or disable certain options in Command Prompt. Setlocal The setlocal command is used to start the localization of environment changes inside a batch or script file. Setver The setver command is used to set the MS-DOS version number that MS-DOS reports to a program. The setver command is not available in any 64-bit version of Windows Vista. Setx The setx command is used to create or change environment variables in the user environment or the system environment. Sfc The sfc command is used to verify and replace important Windows system files. The sfc command is also referred to as System File Checker and Windows Resource Checker. Shadow The shadow command Is used to monitor another Remote Desktop Services session. Share The share command is used to install file locking and file sharing functions in MS-DOS. The share command is not available in any 64-bit version of Windows Vista. Shift The shift command is used to change the position of replaceable parameters in a batch or script file. Showmount The showmount command is used to display information about NFS mounted file systems. The showmount command is not available by default in Windows Vista but can be enabled by turning on the Services for NFS Windows feature from Programs and Features in Control Panel. Shutdown The shutdown command can be used to shut down, restart, or log off the current system or a remote computer. Sort The sort command is used to read data from a specified input, sort that data, and return the results of that sort to the Command Prompt screen, a file, or another output device. Start The start command is used to open a new command line window to run a specified program or command. The start command can also be used to start an application without creating a new window. Subst The subst command is used to associate a local path with a drive letter. The subst command is a lot like the net use command except a local path is used instead of a shared network path. Sxstrace The sxstrace command is used to start the WinSxs Tracing Utility, a programming diagnostic tool. Systeminfo The systeminfo command is used to display basic Windows configuration information for the local or a remote computer. Takeown The takeown command is used to regain access to a file that that an administrator was denied access to when reassigning ownership of the file. Taskkill The taskkill command is used to terminate a running task. The taskkill command is the command line equivalent of ending a process in Task Manager in Windows. Tasklist Displays a list of applications, services, and the Process ID (PID) currently running on either a local or a remote computer. Tcmsetup The tcmsetup command is used to setup or disable the Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI) client. Telnet The telnet command is used to communicate with remote computers that use the Telnet protocol. The telnet command is not available by default in Windows Vista but can be enabled by turning on the Telnet Client Windows feature from Programs and Features in Control Panel. Tftp The tftp command is used to transfer files to and from a remote computer that's running the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) service or daemon. The tftp command is not available by default in Windows Vista but can be enabled by turning on the TFTP Client Windows feature from Programs and Features in Control Panel. Time The time command is used to show or change the current time. Timeout The timeout command is typically used in a batch or script file to provide a specified timeout value during a procedure. The timeout command can also be used to ignore keypresses. Title The title command is used to set the Command Prompt window title. Tlntadmn The tlntadmn command is used to administer a local or remote computer running Telnet Server. The tlntadmn command is not available by default in Windows Vista but can be enabled by turning on the Telnet Server Windows feature from Programs and Features in Control Panel. Tracerpt The tracerpt command is used to process event trace logs or real-time data from instrumented event trace providers. Tracert The tracert command is used to show details about the path that a packet takes to a specified destination. Tree The tree command is used to graphically display the folder structure of a specified drive or path. Tscon The tscon command is used to attach a user session to a Remote Desktop session. Continue: Tsdiscon through Xcopy Click the link above to see list 3 of 3 detailing the remainder of the commands available from the Command Prompt in Windows Vista.