Random Windows Commands

Collection of interesting and useful commands in Windows command prompt and PowerShell.

1. Command Prompt
   • Change Computer Name
   • View BitLocker Status
   • Executing an Application in the Context of a Domain User
   • Force Apply Group Policy Updates
   • Set Windows KMS
   • Lock Computer
2. PowerShell
   • Get PowerShell Version
   • Execution Policy Bypass
   • See Current SMB Connections
   • See Shared Folders
   • Change Creation Time
   • Change Last Modified Time

Command Prompt

Change Computer Name

In CMD as Admin:

wmic computersystem where caption='CURRENT_PC_NAME' rename 'NEW_PC_NAME'

View BitLocker Status

BitLocker status of all connected drives will be shown (inc USBs).

In CMD as Admin:

manage-bde -status

Executing an Application in the Context of a Domain User

runas /netonly /user:DOMAIN\USERNAME "PROGRAM_TO_EXECUTE"

Force Apply Group Policy Updates

gpupdate /force

Set Windows KMS

1. Set KMS server:

   cscript C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs /skms KMS_SERVER
   

   • Where KMS_SERVER is the IP/Hostname of the KMS server.
2. Force activate Windows:

   cscript C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -ato
   

Lock Computer

Rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

PowerShell

Get PowerShell Version

$PSVersionTable
$PSVersionTable.PSVersion

Execution Policy Bypass

powershell -executionpolicy bypass

See Current SMB Connections

In PowerShell as Admin:

Get-SMBConnection

See Shared Folders

In PowerShell:

Get-SmbShare

Change Creation Time

Change the “Created At” time of a file:

(Get-ChildItem -Path FILE_PATH).CreationTime='12.31.2010 10:30:59AM'

Change Last Modified Time

Change the “Modified At” time of a file:

(Get-ChildItem -Path FILE_PATH).LastWriteTime='12.31.2010 17:12:06'