Batch command | Result | Versions of Windows |
assoc | Shows or changes the file extension (e.g. .txt or .jpg) | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
at | Starts a command or program at a specific time; then entered into “Planned tasks” | XP | Vista | 7 |
attrib | Displays or changes file attributes (e.g. file size, modification date, storage location) | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
cacls | Displays or changes ACLs (access permissions) for files | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
call | Retrieves a batch file inside another | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
cd | Switches to another directory or another folder | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
chcp | Displays or changes the current code page, character table or character map | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
chdir | Changes the directory or the display of its name | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
chkdsk | Checks the data carrier for errors | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
chkntfs | Displays or changes the data carrier check at system start-up | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
choice | Makes yes/no queries or A/B/C/D selection dialogs possible, including return value | | | 7, 8, 10 |
cipher | Makes it possible to encode directories (in NTFS-type partitions) or to display the underlying encoding | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
cls | Deletes all screen content | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
cmd | Starts the prompt | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
cmstp | Makes it possible to install profiles in the connection manager | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
color | Changes the background color of the current panel | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
comp | Compares the contents of two or more files | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
compact | Displays or changes the compression of files in NTFS-type partitions | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
convert | Converts FAT drives to NTFS | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
copy | Makes it possible to copy files | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
cscript | Starts the interpreter for VBScript/JScript | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
date | Displays and adapts the system date/time | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
defrag | Makes it possible to defragment drives | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
del | Deletes individual files | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
dir | Displays all content of the directory | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
diskcomp | Compares the content of two different disks | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
diskpart | Makes it possible to administer data carriers directly within the panel | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
dism | With DISM, features and packages of Windows images can be listed, installed, uninstalled, configured or updated. | | | 7, 8, 10 |
doskey | Creates macros, recalls commands entered previously, and edits the command input | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
driverquery | Displays the driver for devices installed on the computer | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
echo | Displays notifications inside the panel, as well as turning the command display on and off | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
endlocal | Ends a session that was started with setlocal | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
erase | Deletes one or more files | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
errorlevel | Displays whether a command was successful or not (0 means yes, 1 means no) | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
eventcreate | Enters into the event log | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
eventquery | Lists events or their properties. This is run with the help of cscript | XP | | |
eventtriggers | Displays or configures event triggers in the event log | XP | | |
exist | Checks whether a file exists | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
exit | Closes a batch file or the prompt | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
expand | Unpacks compressed files or folders | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
fc | Compares different data and displays the differences | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
find | Searches for one or several files by entering characters | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
findstr | Searches for strings within a file, e.g. in the file name or a text | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
for | Creates a for() loop that retrieves commands as often as specified inside the brackets | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
format | Makes it possible to format a data carrier | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
fsutil | Displays and configures the properties of a file system | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
ftp | Makes it possible to upload and download files via FTP (File Transfer Protocol), e.g. onto a server | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
ftype | Displays file types and what their assignment is | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
getmac | Displays the MAC addresses (identifier of a device) for network adapters (local or remote) | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
goto | Makes it possible to jump to a specific point within a batch file | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
gpresult | Displays group guidelines that are used on the computer or for a specific user | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
gpupdate | Makes it possible to update group guidelines | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
graftabl | Displays special characters in the graphics mode | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
help | Displays all cmd commands inside the panel | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
hostname | Displays the computer name | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
icacls | Makes it possible to display, change, secure or retrieve ACLs and the access control for files and directories | | | 7, 8, 10 |
if | Makes it possible to integrate conditions inside batch files, similarly to with JavaScript, for example | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
ipconfig | Configures IP network settings | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
irftp | Sends a file on an infrared interface | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
label | Changes the designation of a data carrier | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
logman | Administers the service “Performance logs and alerts” | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
lpr | Makes it possible to send a print job to a printer in the network | XP | | |
mkdir | Creates a directory | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
mmc | Retrieves the management panel | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
mode | Configures system interfaces and devices | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
more | Displays data page-by-page on the screen | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
mountvol | Creates, deletes or lists a mount point for a data carrier | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
move | Renames or moves files or directories | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
openfiles | Makes it possible to display or separate files or directories that have been opened | | | 7, 8, 10 |
msiexec | Installs .msi packages (MSI files are also called Windows Installer package files) | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
net | Administers and displays network services | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
netsh | Manage and configure components of the network using the prompt | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
netstat | Display TCP-IP connections and their status | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
nslookup | Queries the DNS server | XP | | |
ntbackup | Starts NTBackup via CommandLine / starts Silent | XP | | |
path | Displays or establishes the search path for the program selected | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
pathping | Tests the connection to a selected IP address | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
pause | The batch file currently being run is stopped and the panel provides the message “Press any key” | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
perfmon | Starts the performance monitor for Windows | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
ping | The connection to another device is tested with this | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
print | Prints out a text-based file | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
prncnfg | After starting cscript, configuration information for a printer can be displayed or changed | XP | | |
prndrvr | After starting cscript, printer drivers can be displayed, added or deleted | XP | | |
prnjobs | After starting cscript, print jobs in the queue can be displayed, stopped or repeated | XP | | |
prnmngr | After starting cscript, printers or printer connections can be added or a standard printer can be defined | XP | | |
prnport | After starting cscript, printer ports can be created, deleted or listed. | XP | | |
prompt | Changes the prompt (e.g. “Good morning!” instead of “Press any key”) | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
rd | Deletes a directory | | | 8, 10 |
recover | Makes it possible to retrieve readable files from a damaged data carrier | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
reg | Entries in the registry can be added, read, imported or exported | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
regsvr32 | .dll and .ocx files and program libraries can be registered in the registry | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
rem | All commands after rem are treated as comments by the panel | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
rename | Files can be renamed with this command | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
replace | Files can be replaced or overwritten with this command | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
reset session | Sessions can be separated with the help of reset | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
rmdir | Deletes a directory | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
rd | Deletes a directory | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
rsm | Removable media (e.g. CD-ROMs) can be administered or managed | XP | | |
schtasks | Planned tasks on the current or remote computer can be created, changed, run or closed | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
secedit | Authorizations can be compared by means of templates with this in order to check system security | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
set | Makes it possible to read and delete variables inside the prompt | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
shutdown | The computer can be logged out, restarted or turned off | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
sort | Sorts the current task of a read file or standard input | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
start | Some windows, certain programs or commands can be started | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
subst | With this command, a path can be directed to a drive label (e.g. “C:”) | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
systeminfo | Information about the system configuration of the computer can be queried | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
taskkill | Used to immediately close active processes | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
tasklist | Retrieves all active tasks and processes | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
tcmsetup | The telephone client can be established with this | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
telnet | Telnet connections can be established with this | XP | | |
tftp | With TFTP, files on a TFTP server can be transferred | XP | | |
time | Sets or displays the system time | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
timeout | A chosen period of time can be set in which nothing will happen | | Vista | 7, 10 |
title | The title of the prompt window can be established with this | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
tree | Graphic display of the file structure | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
type | The contents of text files can be displayed with this | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
ver | The current version of the operating system can be displayed | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
verify | Verifies whether files have been written onto the data carrier correctly | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
vol | The label and serial number of a data carrier can be displayed with this | XP | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |