Command Prompt: Software Commands

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The following commands can be ran in the Windows Command Prompt.

To Stop A Service:

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   sc stop (serviceName)
   net stop (serviceName) or (serviceDisplayName)

To Disable A Service:

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   sc config (serviceName) start= disabled

To Enable Built-In Administrator Account:

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   net user administrator /active:yes
   net user administrator 112233 
   :: Where 112233 is the password for the account

To Add A New Admin User:

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   :: Where 111222333 is the password
   net user gerry 111222333 /add

   :: Add to admin group
   net localgroup administrators gerry /add

   :: Add to another group
   net localgroup "Remote Desktop users" gerry /add

To Remove A User:

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   net user gerry /delete

To Uninstall Specific Windows Updates:

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   wusa /uninstall /kb:(update ID) # ex: wusa /uninstall /kb:980302

To Change The Color Of CMD Prompt Text:

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   :: Green
   color 0a

   :: Red
   color 0c

   :: Default
   color 07

To Check The OS For Corruption:

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   sfc /scannow

To Schedule A PS Script For Startup:

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   schtasks /create /tn "Startup PowerShell" /tr C:\scripts\psstart.bat /sc onstart /ru SYSTEM

To Disable UAC:

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   C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k %windir%\System32\reg.exe ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

To Enable .NET 3.5:

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   dism /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx3 /All

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