Microsoft Windows

Article by on May 11, 2014, last modified on May 15, 2014

I need to start keeping track of some Windows commands. ¡Ay, caramba! I'm a little nostalgic about DOS but it does make me appreciate UNIX.

Stop Windows Update

At least temporarily, until you restart, you can stop the REALLY annoying popup:

$ net stop wuauserv

Copy

Don't use copy. Use xcopy. To copy from one drive to another:

$ xcopy a: b: /s /e

Reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771254.aspx

List Drives

C:\WINDOWS\system32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 5.1.3565

Copyright © 1999-2003 Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: DESK

DISKPART> list volume

Reference: http://www.governmentsecurity.org/forum/topic/28799-dos-list-drives/

List a Directory

$ dir

Further Reading

  • http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/8-dos-commands-memorize/
  • http://www.technibble.com/useful-dos-commands-for-computer-technicians/
  • http://pcsupport.about.com/od/commandlinereference/tp/command-prompt-tricks-hacks.htm
  • http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/04/useful-windows-xp-dos-commands-tricks.html
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