Microsoft Commands CheatSheet

A comprehensive cheatsheet for Microsoft-related commands across Windows, PowerShell, Azure, Office 365, and more.

Included Scripts

This repository includes PowerShell scripts for some specific Microsoft tasks:

• Teams: Scripts for generating and distributing Microsoft Teams background images.
  See our Teams README TEAMS.md
• Install-Printer: PowerShell guide for installing printers and extracting the .inf driver file from vendor packages.
  See our README Prt.md

Refer to individual script folders for usage instructions.

Windows Command Prompt Commands

System Information

• systeminfo - Display detailed configuration information about a computer
• hostname - Display the name of the current host
• whoami - Display the current user name
• ver - Display the Windows version
• wmic os get caption - Get OS caption via WMIC

File and Directory Management

• dir - List the contents of a directory
• cd or chdir - Change the current directory
• md or mkdir - Create a new directory
• rd or rmdir - Remove a directory
• copy - Copy files
• move - Move files or rename them
• del or erase - Delete files
• ren or rename - Rename files
• type - Display the contents of a text file
• find - Search for text in files
• findstr - Search for strings in files

Networking

• ipconfig - Display IP configuration
• ipconfig /all - Display detailed IP configuration
• ping - Test connectivity to a host
• tracert - Trace the route to a host
• netstat - Display network statistics
• nslookup - Query DNS for domain information
• net view - Display a list of computers in the network
• net use - Connect to or disconnect from a shared resource

User and Group Management

• net user - Manage user accounts
• net localgroup - Manage local groups
• net accounts - Manage password and logon requirements

Services and Processes

• sc query - Query service status
• sc start - Start a service
• sc stop - Stop a service
• tasklist - Display a list of running processes
• taskkill - Terminate processes

Disk Management

• diskpart - Disk partitioning utility
• chkdsk - Check disk for errors
• format - Format a disk
• defrag - Defragment a disk

PowerShell Cmdlets

Getting Help

• Get-Help - Display help information
• Get-Command - Get all commands
• Get-Module - Get installed modules

File and Directory Operations

• Get-ChildItem (alias: ls, dir) - Get items in a location
• Set-Location (alias: cd) - Set the current working location
• New-Item - Create a new item
• Copy-Item (alias: cp, copy) - Copy an item
• Move-Item (alias: mv, move) - Move an item
• Remove-Item (alias: rm, del) - Remove an item
• Rename-Item (alias: ren) - Rename an item

System Management

• Get-Process (alias: ps) - Get processes
• Stop-Process (alias: kill) - Stop processes
• Get-Service - Get services
• Start-Service - Start a service
• Stop-Service - Stop a service
• Restart-Service - Restart a service
• Get-EventLog - Get event log data

Networking

• Test-Connection (alias: ping) - Test connectivity
• Get-NetAdapter - Get network adapters
• Get-NetIPAddress - Get IP address configuration
• Set-NetIPAddress - Modify IP address configuration
• Get-NetRoute - Get IP route information
• New-NetFirewallRule - Create a new firewall rule

User and Group Management

• Get-LocalUser - Get local user accounts
• New-LocalUser - Create a local user account
• Set-LocalUser - Modify a local user account
• Get-LocalGroup - Get local groups
• Add-LocalGroupMember - Add a member to a local group

Registry

• Get-ItemProperty - Get registry key properties
• Set-ItemProperty - Set registry key properties
• New-Item - Create a new registry key

Azure CLI (az)

Authentication

• az login - Log in to Azure
• az account list - List subscriptions
• az account set - Set active subscription

Resource Groups

• az group list - List resource groups
• az group create - Create a resource group
• az group delete - Delete a resource group

Virtual Machines

• az vm list - List VMs
• az vm create - Create a VM
• az vm start - Start a VM
• az vm stop - Stop a VM
• az vm delete - Delete a VM

Storage

• az storage account list - List storage accounts
• az storage account create - Create a storage account
• az storage blob list - List blobs
• az storage blob upload - Upload a blob

Networking

• az network vnet list - List virtual networks
• az network public-ip list - List public IP addresses

Microsoft 365 / Office 365

Exchange Online (PowerShell)

• Connect-ExchangeOnline - Connect to Exchange Online
• Get-Mailbox - Get mailbox information
• Get-User - Get user information
• New-Mailbox - Create a new mailbox
• Set-Mailbox - Modify mailbox settings

SharePoint Online (PowerShell)

• Connect-SPOService - Connect to SharePoint Online
• Get-SPOSite - Get site collections
• Get-SPOWeb - Get subsites
• New-SPOSite - Create a new site collection

Teams (PowerShell)

• Connect-MicrosoftTeams - Connect to Microsoft Teams
• Get-Team - Get teams
• New-Team - Create a new team
• Add-TeamUser - Add a user to a team

Active Directory

DS Commands

• dsquery user - Query users
• dsadd user - Add a user
• dsmod user - Modify a user
• dsrm user - Remove a user

PowerShell AD Module

• Get-ADUser - Get Active Directory users
• New-ADUser - Create a new AD user
• Set-ADUser - Modify an AD user
• Get-ADGroup - Get AD groups
• Add-ADGroupMember - Add a member to an AD group

SQL Server

sqlcmd

• sqlcmd -S server -U user -P password -Q "query" - Execute a query

PowerShell SQL Module

• Invoke-Sqlcmd - Run a SQL script

Visual Studio Code

Command Palette

• Ctrl+Shift+P - Open command palette
• code . - Open current directory in VS Code
• code filename - Open file in VS Code

Contributing

Feel free to contribute additional commands or corrections via pull requests.