| addiag | 2 | CMD | Displays information on published (advertised) applications. |
| addusers | 2 | CMD | Adds and removes user accounts from data listed in a text file. |
| adlb | 3 | CMD | Active Directory Load Balancing Tool, tunes sharing of workload in multiple-server Active Directory networks (server tool only). |
| apimon | 2 | GUI | Profiles Windows API usage and page faults to tune applications. |
| appsec | 2 | GUI | Citrix terminal server application security configuration utility. |
| associate | 2 | CMD | Registers or deletes Explorer links between filename extensions and application programs; like "assoc." |
| atanlyzr | 2 | GUI | Appletalk network device analyzer, scans and lists devices. |
| atmarp | 23 | CMD | ATM network diagnostic tool. |
| atmlane | 23 | CMD | ATM network diagnostic tool. |
| auditpol | 2 | CMD | Modifies local computer audit policy. |
| autoexnt | 23 | svc | Service to run a batch file on computer startup (not needed for Windows XP). |
| bootconfig | 2 | SCR | Prints "boot configuration", not actually useful (WMI). |
| browmon | 2 | GUI | Browser (network neighborhood) monitor, displays info on active workgroups/domains and browser masters. |
| bus | 2 | SCR | Lists busses , such as ISA and PCI in local computer (WMI). |
| cacheinfo | 2 | SCR | Lists CPU cache information (WMI). |
| cachemov | 2 | GUI | Moves offline files and offline content cache to a different drive or folder. |
| cat | 2 | CMD | Concatenates named file(s) to standard output, like "type." |
| cdburn | 3 | CMD | Burns a CD-R or CD-RW disk from an ISO image file. |
| cdromdrives | 2 | SCR | Lists CD-ROM drives present on local computer (WMI). |
| cepsetup | 3 | GUI | Installs SCEP add-on for Certificate Services. |
| checkbios | 2 | SCR | Lists BIOS information reported by WMI. |
| checkrepl | 3 | SCR | Check Replication; monitors domain controller replication (server tool only). |
| chklnks | 23 | GUI | Locates shortcuts that point to programs that no longer exist, offers to delete them. |
| chknic | 3 | CMD | Checks the computer's network adapters to see whether they are compatible with Network Load Balancing (server tool only). |
| chkusers | 2 | SCR | Scans active directory for users meeting specified criteria (ADSI). |
| choice | 2 | CMD | Batch file tool that prompts for input and lets user make selection from a list of choices. |
| classifymembers | 2 | SCR | Lists members of a specified AD container or group (ADSI). |
| clean | 23 | SCR | Deletes all printers from a system (Printer admin demo). |
| cleanspl | 3 | GUI | Erases print jobs, spooled files, printers, and print drivers on a remote computer. |
| clearmem | 23 | CMD | Flushes the file cache, minimizes working set size of running applications. |
| clip | 2 | CMD | Copies standard input to the clipboard so it can be pasted into any GUI application. |
| clippool | 2 | GUI | Network shared Clipboard. |
| cliptray | 2 | GUI | Notification area tool that lets you create named blocks of text that can be selected and copied into the Clipboard via a pop-up menu. |
| clone | 23 | SCR | Generates scripts to clone a computer's printer setup (Printer admin demo). |
| clusrest | 2 | CMD | Restores cluster quorum data after restoring disks from backup. |
| clusterrecovery | 3 | GUI | Server Cluster Recovery Utility; reconfigures cluster disk information after a bus or disk failure (server tool only). |
| clustsim | 2 | CMD | Cluster Verification Utility management program. |
| codecfile | 2 | SCR | Displays info on installed audio and video codecs (WMI). |
| compress | 23 | CMD | Tool to pack one or more files into a compressed file. Can create ZIP and other compression formats. |
| compsys | 2 | SCR | Displays information about the computer and its owner (WMI). |
| con2prt | 2 | CMD | Establishes and deletes network printer connections (icons). |
| conall | 23 | SCR | Establishes connections to (icons for) all printers on a specified server. |
| confdisk | 3 | CMD | Stores Server Cluster configuration data in the Automated System Recovery database to help after a failure (server tool only). |
| consume | 3 | CMD | Stresses CPU by consuming memory, page file memory, disk space, CPU time, or kernel pool. Used to test the ability of applications and services to deal with marginal conditions. |
| cpustres | 2 | GUI | Stresses CPU by consuming CPU cycles. |
| createusers | 2 | SCR | Creates user accounts on a domain. |
| creatfil | 23 | CMD | Creates a file of a specified name and size. |
| csccmd | 3 | CMD | Manages client-side caching (offline files) database (Pro and Server only). |
| ctrlist | 2 | CMD | Lists installed Performance Monitor counters. |
| cusrmgr | 2 | CMD | Adds or deletes users or groups, sets account parameters, can assign random passwords. |
| custreasonedit | 3 | CMD | Adds/edits predefined reasons for logging Windows shutdowns and restarts. |
| defprn | 23 | SCR | Sets or displays default printer. |
| defptr | 2 | GUI | Task tray tool to change default printer. |
| delprof | 23 | CMD | Deletes user profiles; can delete profiles not used with a specified number of days. |
| delrp | 2 | CMD | Deletes a file and any associated NTFS reparse points. |
| delsrv | 2 | CMD | Unregisters a service. |
| depends | 2 | GUI | Dependency Walker: displays modules used by applications. |
| desktop | 2 | CMD | Lists desktops and their properties (WMI). |
| device | 2 | SCR | Lists and/or controls device drivers. |
| devicemem | 2 | SCR | Lists hardware device memory address ranges (WMI). |
| dh | 23 | CMD | Displays global and user-mode heap debugging information. |
| dhcmp | 2 | CMD | Formats and compares heap dumps created by dh.exe . |
| dhcploc | 2 | CMD | Detects authorized and unauthorized DHCP servers. |
| dhcpobjs | 2 | GUI | Installs COM library to remotely administer DHCP server on Windows Server. |
| diruse | 2 | CMD | Displays disk space usage by directory. |
| diskmap | 2 | CMD | Displays disk drive geometry information. |
| diskpar | 2 | CMD | Adjusts disk partition information for large disks to improve access speed under some circumstances. |
| diskpartition | 2 | SCR | Lists disk partition information for a computer (WMI). |
| diskraid | 3 | CMD | Manages and configures RAID disk configurations (server tool only). |
| diskuse | 23 | CMD | Counts disk space usage on a per-user basis. |
| dmachan | 2 | SCR | Lists Direct Memory Access (DMA) channels on a computer (WMI). |
| dmdiag | 2 | CMD | Displays information about mounted file systems. |
| dnsdiag | 3 | CMD | Displays DNS data used by SMTP service to help diagnose mail delivery problems. |
| dommon | 2 | GUI | Displays status of domain controller and secure connections between domain controllers. |
| drivers | 2 | CMD | Lists installed device drivers. |
| drives | 2 | SCR | Lists disk drive information (WMI). |
| drmapsrv | 2 | CMD | Maps local drives to host computer when using Terminal Services or Remote Desktop Connection. |
| drvmgr | 23 | SCR | Displays, installs, and manages printer drivers. |
| dsstore | 2 | CMD | Manages public-key certificates. |
| dumpcfg | 2 | CMD | Displays and changes disk signatures (helpful in recovering from mirror failure). |
| dumpel | 2 | CMD | Dumps Event log from local or remote computer to a tab-delimited text file. |
| dumpfsmos | 23 | CMD | Dumps Flexible Single Master Operation (FMSO) domain controller information. |
| dupfinder | 2 | GUI | Locates duplicate files. |
| dureg | 2 | CMD | Calculates Registry content size and can search Registry for text strings. |
| dvdburn | 3 | CMD | Burns DVD/R or DVD/RW discs from an ISO image file. |
| efsinfo | 2 | CMD | Displays information about Encrypting File System. |
| elogdmp | 2 | CMD | Dumps Event log from local or remote computer to the standard output. |
| empty | 23 | CMD | Frees all working set pages for a specified process (that is, pushes task from memory into page file). |
| enabledhcp | 2 | SCR | Lists or sets DHCP settings on network adapters (WMI) |
| enumclasses | 2 | SCR | Lists available WMI classes (WMI). |
| enuminstances | 2 | SCR | Lists instances of WMI class objects (WMI). |
| enumnamespaces | 2 | SCR | Lists WMI namespacesbroad categories of WMI classes (WMI). |
| enumprop | 2 | CMD | Lists all properties of a given Active Directory object given its LDAP descriptor. |
| eventcombmt | 3 | GUI | Searches the Event logs on multiple computers for specified events. |
| eventlogmon | 2 | SCR | Monitors Event log and prints new entries as they occur. |
| exctrlst | 2 | CMD | Lists application services that have registered performance counters |
| exec | 2 | CMD | Runs a command on a remote computer using WMI. |
| exetype | 2 | CMD | Displays information about an executable file: expected operating system, and so on. |
| expand | 2 | CMD | Expands files from packed files created by compress.exe or from .CAB files. |
| exTRact | 2 | CMD | Extracts files from Microsoft .CAB files. |
| fcsetup | 23 | GUI | Installs a file-copy utility that uses Message Queueing Service to copy files over a slow or unreliable network link. |
| fileinfo | 2 | CMD | Displays version information stored in system files. |
| fileman | 2 | SCR | Deletes, renames, or changes ownership of files on local or remote computers. |
| filespy | 2 | CMD | Monitors local and network file I/O activity. Requires FileSpy service (see fspyinst.exe ). |
| filever | 2 | CMD | Displays version information stored in system files. The Services for UNIX version works only on the Interix system files. |
| findgrp | 2 | CMD | Lists all groups of which a user is a direct or indirect member. |
| findstr | 2 | CMD | Finds text in files, advanced. |
| floplock | 2 | svc | Service that secures floppy disk drives so they can be used only by Administrators. |
| forfiles | 2 | CMD | Scans for files based on name and date, and issues a specified command on each matching file |
| forms | 23 | SCR | Lists, adds, and deletes forms associated with printers (Printer admin demo). |
| freedisk | 2 | CMD | Batch file tool, verifies that there is at least a specified amount of free disk space. |
| frsflags | 3 | SCR | Enables and disables the Install Override feature of the File Replication Service (Server tool only). |
| fspyinst | 2 | GUI | Installs the File Spy service (see filespy.exe ). |
| fspyunin | 2 | CMD | Uninstalls the FileSpy service (see filespy.exe ). |
| ftedit | 2 | GUI | Edits Fault Tolerant Disk (software RAID) setup information in Registry. |
| fxfrinst | 2 | CMD | Installs File Copy functionality for Terminal Services Client ( rdpclip.exe ). |
| getcm | 3 | CMD | Downloads and installs a Connection Manager profile, part of the Connection Manager Administration Kit. |
| getmac | 2 | CMD | Displays network adapter MAC addresses. |
| getsid | 2 | CMD | Displays Security ID associated with a user account. |
| gettype | 2 | CMD | Determines current Windows version; useful in batch files when different operating systems require different procedures. |
| global | 2 | CMD | Lists members of global groups on remote servers or domains. |
| gpmonitor | 3 | GUI | Monitors Group Policy updates/refreshes and displays a report indicating changes (server tool only). |
| gpolmig | 2 | CMD | Migration toolcopies Windows NT version 4 policy file settings to Windows Server Group Policy. |
| gpotool | 23 | CMD | Checks consistency of Group Policy objects on domain controllers; can also modify preferred controller list. |
| gpresult | 2 | CMD | Computes and displays Group Policy Resultant Set of Policy. |
| group | 2 | SCR | Lists groups for a given domain or server (WMI). |
| groupdescription | 2 | SCR | Lists the descriptive title for a domain or server's groups (WMI). |
| grpcpy | 2 | GUI | Copies usernames between groups in a domain, or between domains. |
| guid2obj | 2 | CMD | Looks up distinguished (human readable) name for a givenc GUID identifier. |
| heapmon | 2 | CMD | Displays information about the global heap. |
| hlscan | 3 | CMD | Scans for and lists all hard links on an NTFS disk partition. |
| htmlfltr | 2 | CMD | Removes comments and extra whitespace from HTML files. |
| httpcmd | 2 | CMD | Command-line HTTP client, sends a query to an HTTP server and displays response. |
| iasparse | 2 | CMD | Formats IAS and RAS server log files into a human-readable text format. |
| ifilttst | 23 | CMD | Validates user-built IFilter COM implementations (add-ons to Microsoft Index Server). |
| ifmember | 23 | CMD | Tests whether a user is a member of a group; useful in batch files. |
| iishostsvc | 2 | svc | IIS Host Helper Service; registers IIS host header strings (hostnames) with WINS. |
| iniman | 3 | CMD | Adds, deletes, modifies, or displays entries in an .INF or .INI file; helpful if you want to use a batch file to create or customize .INI files. |
| instaler | 2 | CMD | Installation monitor, creates a log of file, Registry, and .INI file changes made by a setup program (see also showinst.exe , undoinst.exe ). |
| installd | 2 | BF | Installs a debugging version of NtdETECT.COM on the boot drive (probably works only on Windows 2000, may disable Windows XP). |
| instcm | 3 | CMD | Installs a connection manager profile that was obtained by getcm . |
| instexnt | 23 | svc | Service that runs a specified batch file when computer boots up (not needed on Windows XP as it has a boot-script policy setting) |
| instsrv | 23 | CMD | Installs a specified .EXE file as a Windows Service. |
| intfiltr | 23 | CMD | Configures a multiprocessor system to handle interrupts on a specific processor. |
| inuse | 2 | CMD | File copy utility for files in use by the operating system; if the destination file is locked, the copy will take place at the next reboot. |
| ipsecpol | 2 | CMD | Command-line ipsec policy tool; lets you co figure (and document) ipsec policy setup in a batch file. |
| irqres | 2 | SCR | Lists hardware interrupt levels in use (WMI). |
| javareg | 2 | CMD | Registers Java classes as COM components (servers). |
| kerbtray | 23 | GUI | Tasktray tool to display Kerberos ticket information. |
| kernprof | 2 | CMD | Gathers and displays Windows kernel statistics. |
| kernrate | 3 | CMD | Kernel profiling tool reports CPU usage by location in the Windows Kernel or user-mode processes. |
| keyboard | 2 | SCR | Lists information about the installed keyboard (WMI). |
| kill | 2 | CMD | Terminates task(s) based on name of the executable file. |
| kix32 | 2 | CMD | Enhanced logon script processor and batch programming language interpreter. More or less made obsolete by Windows Script Host. |
| kixplay | 2 | GUI | Plays KIX "music" files. Appalling. |
| klist | 23 | CMD | Lists and deletes Kerberos tickets. |
| krt | 3 | GUI | Key Recovery Tool; lets a Key Recovery Agent recover private keys from the Windows 2003 Server Certification Authority (server tool only). |
| kxrpc | 2 | GUI | RPC client program. |
| lbridge | 23 | BF | Copies logon scripts from a Windows 2000 server to the replication folders of a Windows NT 4 server (demo). |
| ldordergrp | 2 | SCR | Lists dependency groups for Windows services. |
| leakyapp | 2 | GUI | Allocates and holds memory to test system performance under memory stress. |
| linkd | 23 | CMD | Creates links in an NTFS file system. A links is an alternative directory entry for a file or folder. |
| linkspeed | 3 | CMD | Displays the speed of the network connection between specified computers. |
| list | 23 | CMD | Text file browsing utility. Very useful. Much like "less" on UNIX. |
| listadapters | 2 | SCR | Lists information about each network adapter and some network interface layers (WMI). |
| listdcs | 2 | SCR | Lists domain controllers for a specified domain. |
| listdisplayconfig | 2 | SCR | Lists display (monitor) settings (WMI). |
| listdomains | 2 | SCR | Lists all domains within a namespace (ADSI). |
| listfreespace | 2 | SCR | Lists amount of free space on all disk drivers (WMI). |
| listmembers | 2 | SCR | Lists all members of an AD container or group (ADSI). |
| listos | 2 | SCR | Lists properties of a computer's operating system (WMI). |
| listprinters | 2 | SCR | Lists properties of all printers installed on a computer (WMI). |
| listproperties | 2 | SCR | Lists properties of a specified Active Directory object (ADSI). |
| listspace | 2 | SCR | Lists amount of disk space on all drives on a specified computer (WMI). |
| local | 2 | CMD | Lists the members of the specified local security group. |
| lockoutstatus | 3 | GUI/CMD | Displays or lists locked-out user accounts in selected domains. |
| logevent | 2 | CMD | Adds an entry to the Event log on a local or networked computer. |
| logmeminfo | 2 | SCR | Lists physical and virtual memory sizes (WMI). |
| logoff | 2 | CMD | Logs off from Windows. |
| logtime | 23 | CMD | Batch file utility; creates a log file with timestamps and progress messages. |
| ls | 2 | CMD | Directory listing utility, a port of the UNIX "ls" command. |
| lsreport | 23 | CMD | Lists Terminal Server license data from a domain's license server(s). |
| lstdpconinfo | 2 | SCR | Lists display adapter settings (WMI). |
| lsview | 23 | GUI | Displays the status of your domain's license server(s). |
| mcast | 23 | CMD | Sends or listens for multicast packets (diagnostic tool). |
| mcopy | 2 | CMD | Copies files like "copy" but creates a log file recording progress and problems. |
| memmonitor | 3 | CMD | Monitors a task's memory consumption, and triggers a debugger if a set threshold is reached. |
| memtriage | 3 | CMD | Monitors memory usage and leakage, and issues a report suggesting ways to save a running system. |
| mibcc | 23 | CMD | Compiles SNMP MIB files into binary format used by Windows SNMP service. |
| modifyldap | 2 | SCR | Modifies LDAP object properties (ADSI). |
| modifyusers | 2 | SCR | Modifies properties of User objects in Active Directory (ADSI). |
| motherboard | 2 | SCR | Lists information about a computer's motherboard (WMI). |
| moveuser | 23 | CMD | Renames and changes security of a user profile. |
| mqcast | 3 | CMD | File replication tool send-side client; uses TCP/IP multicasting. |
| mqcatch | 3 | CMD | File replication tool receive-side server. |
| mtc | 2 | CMD | Copies files like "xcopy" but creates a log file recording progress and problems. |
| mtfcheck | 2 | CMD | Checks that a tape contains a valid Microsoft Tape Format (MTF) backup set; can also erase tapes and restore data. |
| mv | 2 | CMD | Like "move" or "rename." |
| netclip | 2 | GUI | Displays and copies content to and from Clipboard on another computer. |
| netconnections | 2 | SCR | Lists network connections (mapped drives). |
| netcons | 2 | GUI | Displays current network connections; GUI version of "net use." |
| netset | 2 | CMD | Lists, installs, and configures networking components. |
| netsvc | 2 | CMD | Start, stop, pause, and query status of services running on remote computers. |
| networkprotocol | 2 | SCR | Displays installed network protocol information (WMI). |
| nlmon | 2 | CMD | Displays received Browser Service advertisements. |
| nlsinfo | 3 | CMD | Displays locale information (national language settings) for a computer. |
| now | 23 | CMD | Batch file utility, displays a time stamp and comment text. Can be redirected to a log file if desired. |
| ntfrsutl | 2 | CMD | Displays internal status of File Replication Service. |
| ntimer | 23 | CMD | Computes time elapsed and CPU time consumed by a specified command line. |
| nTRights | 23 | CMD | Adds or removes a Windows 2000 privilege (right) to a user or group on a specified computer. |
| oh | 23 | CMD | Displays information about open handles to files, synchronization objects, Registry keys, or threads. |
| oidgen | 2 | CMD | Generates a pair of random class and attribute OIDs that you can use when extending the Active Directory schema. |
| oleview | 23 | GUI | OLE/COM Object viewer, lets you browse installed OLE/COM objects, view properties and methods , and test interfaces. |
| osreconfig | 2 | SCR | Displays the OS recovery settings for a specified computer (WMI). |
| pagefile | 2 | SCR | Configures the Windows page file from the command line. |
| parallelport | 2 | SCR | Lists parallel port information (WMI). |
| pathman | 23 | CMD | Adds or removes folders from the systemwide or per-user PATH environment variable settings. |
| perfmon4 | 2 | GUI | Updated version of Performance Monitor tool; probably obsolete under Windows XP. |
| perfmtr | 2 | CMD | Command-line performance monitor, prints CPU or memory statistics at intervals. |
| permcopy | 23 | CMD | Copies the share and file permission settings from one shared folder to another. |
| perms | 23 | CMD | Displays a given user's user-level permission settings for a file or files. Does not compute the user's actual net permissions because group rights are not factored in. |
| persist | 23 | SCR | Saves or restores user's printer configuration settings (printer admin demo). |
| pfmon | 23 | CMD | Page Fault Monitor, displays memory activity in an application. |
| playback | 2 | CMD | Records a sequence of requests received by IIS and can "play back" the requests to the same or another IIS server. |
| pmon | 3 | CMD | Displays CPU and memory usage by running tasks . Sort of a text-mode graphical display. |
| pointdev | 2 | SCR | List pointing device (mouse) information (WMI). |
| portconv | 23 | SCR | Adds TCP ports to a server for printers configured to use the "lpr" protocol. |
| portmgr | 23 | SCR | Modifies port settings for local or TCP ne work-attached printers. |
| printdriverinfo | 3 | CMD | Lists information about installed printer drivers. |
| prncfg | 23 | SCR | View or set printer's spooling configuration settings. |
| prnctrl | 23 | SCR | Manages printer queues from the command line. |
| prndata | 23 | SCR | Manipulates or displays printer configuration settings stored in the Registry. |
| prndemo | 2 | SCR | Demonstrates use of printer administration object in JavaScript. |
| prnmgr | 23 | SCR | Adds, deletes, or lists printers. Can install drivers if necessary. |
| processor | 2 | SCR | Lists information about a computer's CPU (WMI). |
| programgroups | 2 | SCR | Displays the "program groups" (Start menu subfolders ) on a given computer (WMI). |
| protocolbinding | 2 | SCR | Lists protocol and adapter bindings (WMI). |
| ps | 2 | SCR | Lists the programs running on a specified computer. |
| pstop | 2 | SCR | Lists the programs running in order of descending CPU usage (this makes more sense if you pronounce the script's name as "ps top" rather than "p stop"). |
| pulist | 2 | CMD | Lists the programs running on a specified computer, along with the username associated with each task. |
| qgrep | 23 | CMD | Fast file search utility, can use regular expressions like UNIX "grep" and Windows " findstr ." |
| qidle | 2 | CMD | Identifies idle Terminal Server sessions; used with robosim for Terminal Server capacity planning simulations. |
| qslice | 2 | GUI | Displays a histogram of CPU usage for all active processes. |
| qtcp | 23 | CMD | Utility to test end-to-end network performance. |
| query | 2 | SCR | Performs a general WBEM query and displays the results (WMI). |
| queryad | 3 | SCR | Submits queries to Active Directory from the command line; displays results. |
| quickres | 2 | GUI | Creates a notification-area icon that lets you select screen resolutions from a pop-up menu. |
| quiktray | 2 | GUI | Adds a clunky "quick launch" tool icon to the notification area. The Windows desktop's Quick Launch bar is better. |
| raslist | 2 | CMD | Displays RAS server announcements received over the network. |
| rassrvmon | 23 | GUI | Displays RAS server status and statistics, and can run commands when unusual conditions are detected . |
| rasusers | 2 | CMD | Lists user accounts that have RAS access permissions. |
| rclient | 2 | CMD | Remote character-mode remote control system; more robust than rcmd . Gives text-mode remote console window. |
| rcmd | 2 | CMD | Remote Command shell; lets you run command-line programs on a remote computer running the rcmdsvc service. More secure than telnet, less secure than ssh. |
| rcmd | 2 | CMD | Issue command on remote computer running rcmdsvc service. |
| rcmdsvc | 2 | svc | Service component of rcmd.exe . |
| rcmdsvc | 2 | svc | Remote command service. |
| rconmode | 2 | CMD | Sets buffer and window size for rclient console window. |
| rconstat | 2 | CMD | Lists active rclient connections. |
| rconsvc | 2 | svc | Service component of rclient.exe . |
| rcontrolad | 3 | GUI | Adds "Remote Control" to the context menu of Active Directory MMC tools; lets you right click a computer in the AD display and establish a Remote Desktop connection to it. |
| reducer | 2 | CMD | Extracts information from log files created by tracelog.exe . |
| regback | 2 | CMD | Creates a backup of the system portions of the Windows Registry in a disk file. |
| regconfig | 2 | SCR | Displays or sets the Registry maximum size settings (WMI). |
| regdmp | 2 | CMD | Dumps Registry contents to a text file. |
| regfind | 2 | CMD | Locates and optionally replaces arbitrary values in the Registry. |
| regini | 23 | CMD | Creates Registry entries and sets permissions. |
| regrest | 2 | CMD | Restores the Registry by installing Registry file backup created by regback.exe . NoteThis is not as good or as safe a tool as you would hope. |
| regview | 3 | CMD | Displays contents of Group Policy .POL files. |
| remapkey | 23 | CMD | Remaps the scan codes of keys on the keyboard; for example, to swap the Caps Lock and Ctrl keys (some programmers of a Certain Age prefer this). |
| restart | 2 | SCR | Initiates a shutdown and restart of a remote computer. |
| rkill | 2 | CMD | Lists and optionally terminates processes on a remote computer. Requires rkillsrv.exe . |
| rkillsrv | 2 | svc | Service to permit remote use of rkill.exe (remote process kill). |
| rm | 2 | CMD | File remove tool like "delete." |
| robocli | 2 | CMD | Executes commands sent by robosrv, used for Terminal Server capacity planning simulations. |
| robocopy | 23 | CMD | Robust file copy; copies files and folders across a network connection. Very useful. |
| robosrv | 2 | GUI | Sends commands to robocli; used for Terminal Server capacity planning simulations. |
| rpccfg | 3 | CMD | Configures the network ports used by Remote Procedure Calls. |
| rpcdump | 23 | CMD | Lists Remote Procedure Call (RPC) endpoints on specified computer. |
| rpcping | 3 | CMD | Tests RPC connectivity by echoing packets between two computers. |
| rpingc | 23 | CMD | Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service test tool, 32-bit Windows client-side test program. |
| rpingc16 | 2 | GUI | Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service test tool, 16-bit Windows client-side test program. |
| rpingdos | 2 | | Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service test tool, DOS client-side test program. |
| rpings | 23 | CMD | Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service test tool, server-side program. |
| rqc | 3 | CMD | Remote Access Quarantine Client tool; used on client side to verify that a computer connecting to the network meets security requirements and can be granted full network access. |
| rqs | 3 | svc | Remote Access Quarantine Service; runs on Windows 2003 server to manage quarantined/full connection of remote hosts . |
| rqs_setup | 3 | BF | Installs Remote Access Quarantine Service (Server tool only). |
| rsetup | 2 | CMD | Installs and activates rconsvc on local or remote computer. |
| rshsvc | 2 | BF | Installs UNIX rsh host service. |
| rshsvc | 2 | svc | Remote Shell (UNIX rsh) host service. |
| rsm_dbic | 2 | CMD | Validates the integrity of the Removable Storage Manager (RSM) media database. |
| rsm_dbutil | 2 | GUI | Validates the integrity of, backs up, and restores the Removable Storage Manager (RSM) media database. |
| rsmconfg | 2 | GUI | Removable Storage Manager (RSM) robotic tape changer configuration wizard. |
| runapp | 2 | GUI | Runs an application and reruns it whenever the application exits. |
| sc | 2 | CMD | Displays and manages installed services. |
| scanreg | 2 | CMD | Searches Windows Registry for specified keys or values. |
| schemadiff | 2 | SCR | Compares the Active Directory scheme of two different enterprises . |
| sclist | 2 | CMD | Displays stopped and/or active services on a specified computer. |
| scsicontroller | 2 | SCR | Lists information about installed SCSI controllers (WMI). |
| sectemplates.msc | 2 | MMC | Security Template editor. |
| serialport | 2 | SCR | Lists information about a computer's serial ports (WMI). |
| service | 2 | SCR | Lists and manages services (WMI). |
| setedit | 2 | GUI | Edits chart configuration files for perform4.exe . |
| setprinter | 3 | CMD | Manages network shared printers. |
| setspn | 2 | CMD | Sets Service Principal Name; repairs certain directory authentication problems. |
| setupmgr | 2 | GUI | Wizard to help construct answer files for automated installation of Windows. |
| setx | 2 | CMD | Sets environment variables . |
| share | 2 | SCR | Lists, creates, or deletes shared folders (WMI). |
| showacls | 23 | CMD | Displays net access control list (ACL) rights for a file or folder. |
| showgrps | 2 | CMD | Lists the security groups of which a specified user is a member. |
| showinst | 2 | CMD | Displays file, Registry, and .INI file changes made by a setup program (see instaler.exe ). |
| showmbrs | 2 | CMD | Lists the users in a specified security group. |
| showperf | 23 | GUI | Displays performance counter raw data. |
| showpriv | 23 | CMD | Lists users and groups that have a specified privilege. |
| shutdown | 2 | CMD | Shuts down, logs off, or restarts a local or networked computer. (Note: Shutdown mode is the default; you must specify /R to cause a restart.) |
| sipanel | 2 | GUI | Displays instructions on configuring Windows 2000 to use pen input only with no keyboard. |
| sleep | 23 | CMD | Batch file utility, silently pauses for a specified number of seconds. Timeout.exe is an alternative tool. |
| smclient | 2 | CMD | Simulation component used in Terminal Server capacity planning simulations. |
| smconfig | 2 | GUI | Configures the Windows 2000 service monitor to send email notification when specified services start or stop. |
| snmputil | 2 | CMD | Lists data under specified SNMP object IDs. (Support Tools install provides a GUI version of this.) |
| sonar | 3 | CMD | Displays File Replication Service statistics and status (server tool only) |
| soon | 2 | CMD | Schedules a command to run "soon," much easier than trying to use the "at" command for this purpose. |
| sounddevice | 2 | SCR | Lists information about a computer's sound devices (WMI). |
| splinfo | 3 | CMD | Displays statistics and status of the print spooling service on a local or networked computer. |
| srvany | 23 | svc | Runs any Windows program as a Windows service. srvany handles interaction with the service manager and runs a specified program. |
| srvcheck | 23 | CMD | Lists file shares on a specified computer along with per-user share read/write permissions. |
| srvinfo | 23 | CMD | Lists for a specified server the OS version, installed hotfixes, disk space on all drives, and status of all services. |
| srvinstw | 2 | GUI | Installs or removes a Windows service on local or remote computer. |
| srvmgr | 23 | GUI | Displays computers in a domain or workgroup; lets you view on each the use of network resources. You may disconnect users if necessary. |
| ssdformat | 3 | CMD | Creates an XML file that displays the contents of the System State Data log file (server tool only). |
| startup | 2 | SCR | Lists startup programs for a given computer; lists only programs specified in the Run Registry keys. (WMI). |
| su | 2 | CMD | Runs a command from an alternate user account. For Windows 2000 only; use runas on Windows XP. |
| subinacl | 23 | CMD | Replaces usernames and/or domain names in access control lists for files, Registry keys, and so on. |
| subnet_op | 2 | SCR | Lists, adds, and deletes subnet information in Active Directory. |
| suss | 2 | svc | Service component of su.exe ; use on Windows 2000 only. |
| svcmon | 2 | svc | Service that monitors the state of other services; used with smconfig.exe . |
| sysdiff | 2 | CMD | Automated installation tool. Takes a snapshot of a computer's files and Registry settings before and after installing stuff; then creates a script to replicate the changes on target computers. |
| systemaccount | 2 | SCR | Displays information about standard system accounts like NETWORK. |
| tail | 3 | CMD | Displays the last several lines (the tail end) of a text file, for example, a log file. |
| takeown | 2 | CMD | Lets you delete old Windows installations from a multiboot system by resetting ownership of some very well hidden files and folders. |
| tapedrive | 2 | SCR | Lists information about a computer's tape drives (WMI). |
| tcmon | 3 | BF | Runs tcmon.exe when the 'tcmon' command is typed in a random directory. |
| tcmon | 23 | GUI | Traffic Control Monitor; monitors Quality of Service (QoS) networking functions. |
| textview | 2 | GUI | Text viewing and editing tool, has an Explorer folder view in the left pane and a Notepad-like text editor in the right. |
| tHRead | 2 | SCR | Lists all threads running on a computer (WMI). |
| timeit | 3 | CMD | Records time it takes to run a specified command. |
| timeout | 2 | CMD | Pauses execution of a batch file for a specified number of seconds. Like sleep.exe but displays a countdown, and allows user to interrupt the delay. |
| timethis | 2 | CMD | Prints time elapsed running a specified command. |
| timezone | 23 | CMD | Displays and sets current time zone. |
| tlist | 2 | CMD | Lists active tasks, tasks using a given DLL, and Windows services associated with tasks. |
| tlocmgr | 2 | GUI | Telephony Location Manager, provides task-tray icon to pop up Dialing properties and activate Phone Dialer. |
| top | 2 | CMD | Console program that displays running applications in descending order of CPU usage. A text-mode GUI; makes one nostalgic for the 1980s. |
| totlproc | 2 | GUI | Program that computes total usage of all CPUs and makes the value available to Performance Monitor. Useful? Hmmm. Appears not to work anyway. |
| touch | 2 | CMD | Sets file timestamp to specified time or current time. |
| tpc | 2 | CMD | Utility to test RSVP services. |
| tracedmp | 2 | CMD | Extracts and formats Trace Log data from performance monitor or TRacelog.exe . |
| traceenable | 2 | GUI | Enables RAS and Radius tracing. |
| TRacelog | 2 | CMD | Enables and disables tracing of system components during debugging. |
| tsctst | 3 | CMD | Terminal Services Client License dump; display info on license being used by a Terminal Services Client computer. |
| tsinstl | 2 | CMD | Installs a QoS Timestamping service. |
| tsreg | 2 | GUI | Edits Terminal Service Client Registry settings (sort of a TweakUI for the TSC). |
| tsscalling | 3 | GUI | Installer for Terminal Services Scalability Planning Tools, tools for automated gathering of load information, and capacity planning analysis. |
| tsver | 2 | GUI | Tool to let Terminal Server restrict connecting Terminal Service Clients based on client version number. |
| typeperf | 2 | CMD | Displays performance data. |
| tzedit | 2 | GUI | Time Zone editor; lets you create and modify the time zones that can be selected from the Date/Time control panel. |
| uddicatschemeeditor | 3 | GUI | UDDI Services Categorization Scheme Editor; defines categorization schemes for automated gathering of Web Services resources. |
| uddiconfig | 3 | CMD | Sets UDDI Service configuration. |
| uddidataexport | 3 | GUI | Exports data from the UDDI Registry as XML. |
| undoinst | 2 | CMD | Undoes changes made by a setup program (see instaler.exe ). |
| uptime | 2 | CMD | Displays time since a computer's last boot in (optimistically) days, hours, minutes, seconds. Optionally lists boot events, application failure events. |
| useraccount | 2 | SCR | Displays information about computer accounts: names, descriptions, password settings, and so on. |
| usergroup | 2 | SCR | Adds or deletes users from Active Directory groups; can add lists of names stored in a file. |
| usrmgr | 23 | GUI | Manages user accounts for Windows NT 4 workstations and domains. |
| usrstat | 2 | CMD | Displays user accounts and last logon date/time for each user in a specified domain. |
| usrtogrp | 2 | CMD | Adds or deletes users from domain local or domain global groups, operates on lists of names entered in a text file. |
| vadump | 23 | CMD | Describes the virtual memory space of a specified task, in great detail. |
| vfi | 23 | GUI | Records snapshot information about files to help detect changes. |
| vi | 2 | GUI | Text-based screen editor from UNIX. Quirky and very powerful. |
| volperf | 3 | CMD | Installs or uninstalls Shadow Copy performance counters. |
| volrest | 3 | CMD | Displays and restores files from shared folders protected by Shadow Copies for Shared Folders. |
| vrfydsk | 3 | CMD | Checks consistency of a FAT or NTFS disk volume. Like chkdsk but uses Shadow Copy so it can check a running system; cannot repair problems. |
| waitfor | 2 | CMD | Batch file utility, pauses until a named "signal" is received via the network. Can be used to synchronize multiple computers collaborating on some task. |
| wc | 2 | CMD | Counts characters , words, and lines in a text file or read from standard input. |
| where | 2 | CMD | Searches for files on the hard disk. |
| whoami | 2 | CMD | Displays current username, security groups, and privileges. |
| windiff | 2 | GUI | File comparison utility, displays differences between text files. |
| winexit | 2 | SAV | Logout (logs user out when system is left idle). |
| winhttpcertcfg | 3 | CMD | Imports and installs certificates and private keys. |
| winhttptracecfg | 3 | CMD | Enables or disables tracing (debugging) of the WinHTTP service. |
| winpolicies | 3 | GUI | Views and refreshes Group Policy settings for the current user and local computer. |
| winschk | 2 | CMD | Validates WINS database; can also monitor WINS replication. |
| winscl | 2 | CMD | WINS command-line shell, performs limited WINS database management. |
| winsta | 2 | GUI | Monitors users logged into Terminal Server. |
| wpcvp | 2 | GUI | Cluster Verification Utility main program. |
| wperf | 2 | GUI | Spiffy little graphical display of Performance Monitor statistics, very compact. Double-click window to show/hide menu. |
| wrkill | 2 | GUI | Displays and kills processes on a selected computer; target computer must be running rkillsrv service (see rkill.exe ). |
| xcacls | 2 | CMD | Edits and displays file Access Control Lists. |
| xinst | 2 | BF | Installs RPC client on another computer over the network; may work only on Win9x clients. |
| xnet | 2 | CMD | Utility program to install and start RPC service on remote computer, used by xinst.cmd . |
