Some hepful windows cmd commands

[windows 7 was my idea]

Here are some commands that will help you troubleshoot and do other things in the command line of windows operating systems.

Go to start>cmd

To test connectivity to devices use the ping command
Type ping then the ip address of the device.

Example - ping 192.168.1.1 [enter] 192.168.1.1 is usually the gateway address for your router so if its successful that means you have a successful connection from your pc to your router congrats!


To change a password, type "net user (username) *". Don't type the quotes, and do not forget the star.
To add a user, type "net user (username) /ADD". Don't type the quotes.
To delete a user, type "net user (username) /DELETE". Don't type the quotes.
Type in "net accounts/?" for help on the net accounts command. You can use this to force logoffs and set expiration times on user accounts.
If you need to do much more, try typing in all of the suggested net commands with a "/?" at the end. Try looking on a search engine for help on how to use the command.

Thanks. I will update this thread more later when i have time.