Here are some that are worth learning to use.

Why Use Command Prompt (CMD) Commands?

There are some things you’re free to only do from the command line even in Windows.

The Terminal can run PowerShell or Command Prompt.

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And obviously, we can’t possibly cover all the useful commands that these tools offer.

They’re also the same in both Windows 10 and Windows 11.

To use the command, just typeipconfigat the Command Prompt.

The results of ipconfig /all on our example PC.

You’ll see a list of all the connection connections your setup is using.

For even more details, you’re able to use theipconfig /allcommand.

First, there’s the ping command.

The DNS cache has successfully been flushed.

you’ve got the option to use either a name or the actual IP address.

If you’re having issues connecting to a website, tracert can show you where the problem is occurring.

shutdown: Create Shutdown Shortcuts for Windows

Theshutdowncommand lets you shut down or restart Windows.

Unsuccessfully inging howtogeek.com.

If system files are missing or corrupted, thesystem file checkerwill repair them.

This may fix problems with some Windows systems.

Once installed, you could use thetelnetcommand to connect to telnet servers without installing any third-party software.

Tracing the route to the How-To Geek website.

The cipher command effectively allows you to “wipe” a drive without installing any third-party tools.

it’s possible for you to use thenslookupcommand to find that information out for yourself.

Have your own favorites we didn’t mention?

The shutdown command with a 30 second timer.

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The results of sfc /scannow on our example PC. It returned some problems, but SFC repaired them.

The “Windows Feature” window imposed over the Control Panel. The “Telnet Client” option is highlighted.

Cipher being used to wipe the C:\ drive. We did not execute the command.

The results of netstat -an in the Terminal.

Running nslookup on howtogeek.com