Enable Administrator Account Using Command Prompt

In my previous post, I wrote about How To Add Administrator Account To Welcome Screen? using Registry. Now am telling about one more way to adding administrator account to welcome screen using CMD, follow these steps:

• Run command prompt as Administrator.
• Type command "net user administrator /active:yes"
• You should see a message "The Command Completed Successfully."
• Log out & you will see Administrator account on your welcome screen.
• For hiding, enter command as "net user administrator /active:no"

Trick For Hiding Text In Notepad

Ever wondered about hiding text in notepad? With a simple trick you can hide any notepad text. Follow these simple steps:

• Open CMD, go to the path where you want to save your text file (Like I entered the command as d: for saving text file in D drive)
• Enter the command notepad hack.txt:hacked (hack is the name of the file).
• A prompt window will ask for creating a new file, press Yes & write text whatever you want.
• Save it by using Ctrl+S.
• You have created text file with name hack in D drive. 
• Open the file, it won't show anything.
• For showing the text, again write the same command in DOS as notepad hack.txt:hacked

Note: You can also try as notepad hack.txt:hacked for hiding text in wordpad.

Make Your Own Run Command

As we know that Run executes files which have path in system32 folder of windows. Like cmd, notepad are placed in system32 folders. So we can directly access these applications by entering just name of application in run box. Like typing Notepad in run will open Notepad. So in the similar way you can make your own run command. Follow these simple steps:

• Copy any file or its shortcut (which you wanna to access through run Like any MP3 file with name abc.mp3) to C:\Windows\system32 folder.
• Now type the file name in run box & press Enter.

How To Make Your Computer's Internal Speaker Beep?

Beep your internal speaker of computer using VBS and CMD trick:

• Using CMD
  
  Type Ctrl+G in DOS & then press Enter. For long beep you can repeat the process like pressing Ctrl+G 10 times and then press Enter.
  
  
• Using VBS
  
  Copy below written script and paste it on Notepad, save it with extension .vbs
  
  
  Set oWS = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
  oWS.Run "%comspec% /c echo " & Chr(07), 0, True 
  
  For making beep that does not stop, try this code: 
   do
  Set oWS = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
  oWS.Run "%comspec% /c echo " & Chr(07), 0, True
  loop

Note: For stop, go to Task Manager, Processes, Look for process with name wscript.exe and then click stop.

Trace Websites Path Using CMD

Do you know the power of command prompt in your windows? Well you can do anything using CMD if you wish. What important is to only be updated with it's commands. Here I'm telling about tracing websites path using command prompt.

Traceroute is a command which can show you the path a packet of information takes from your computer to one you specify. It will list all the routers it passes through until it reaches its destination, or fails to and is discarded. Follow these simple steps:

• Go to start> run> Type cmd
• Enter command like tracert www.basicsofhacking.com
• That's all.

How To Bypass Start Up Screen In Windows?

Are you among those who just hate the login screen while startup? Follow these simple steps for bypassing your startup screen:

• Go to run> Type msconfig
• Click on BOOT.INI tab.
• Check On "/NOGUIBOOT"
• Apply & then OK.
• Restart your computer and see the changes.

Hide Drives Completely With CMD

Wanna to hide whole drive completely with CMD, so there's no need of any software, group policy editor or registry trick. Follow these simple steps:

• Go to start>run>Type Diskpart
• Window will open, type "list volume" without quotes.

• Now select drive which you want to hide, suppose you wanna to hide drive F, for that type "select volume 4" (Volume 4 is correspond to drive letter F).

• Type "remove letter F"
• For accessing back, type "assign letter F".

Run Multiple Commands Simultaneously In CMD

Run single command in CMD has been old trend! Using this trick, you can run multiple commands in CMD using &&.

Like if you will type dir && ver && volume && time in cmd, then it will display result of all these commands at once. Give it a try friends!!

Find Most Recently Opened Documents Using Run

People mostly go to start> My recent documents for accessing their recently opened documents, ut using run, we can access it easily. Follow these steps:

• Go to start> run> Type recent Or use combination of Window+R for opening run.
• A window will open with recently opened documents.

How To Copy Text From Command Prompt?

However it's not a difficult task, but still many of people are unaware from this, just follow these simple steps:

• Open Command Prompt.
• Right click on the title bar.
• Go to Edit> Mark.
• Select the text you wanna copy.
• Right click on the title bar again.
• Go to Edit> Copy.
• Paste text where you wanna paste.

How To Open Command Prompt From Anywhere?

Normal users go to start> run> type cmd and then access command prompt, but smart users do as I'm gonna show you how to open command prompt from anywhere.

• You can open command prompt in any system path through a simple shortcut: Shift+Right-click to the folder.
• Click "Open command window here".
• That's all.

List Of All Run Commands

List of all run commands, but most of these don't work in Windows Vista & Windows 7

Accessibility Controls - access.cpl

Accessibility Wizard - accwiz

Add Hardware - Wizardhdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools control - admintools

Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard – fsquirt

Calculator - calc

Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc

Character Map - charmap

Check Disk Utility - chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd

Command Prompt - cmd

Component Services - dcomcnfg

Computer Management - compmgmt.msc

Control Panel - control

Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl

DDE Shares - ddeshare

Device Manager - devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)- directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter- dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility- cleanmgr

Disk Defragment- dfrg.msc

Disk Management- diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager- diskpart

Display Properties- control desktop

Display Properties- desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)- control color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility- drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility- verifier

Event Viewer- eventvwr.msc

Files and Settings Transfer Tool- migwiz

File Signature Verification Tool- sigverif

Findfast- findfast.cpl

Firefox (if installed)- firefox

Folders Properties- control folders

Fonts- control fonts

Fonts Folder- fonts

Free Cell Card Game- freecell

Game Controllers- joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)- gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game- mshearts

Help and Support- helpctr

HyperTerminal- hypertrm

Iexpress Wizard- iexpress

Indexing Service- ciadv.msc

Internet Connection Wizard- icwconn1

Internet Explorer- iexplore

Internet Setup Wizard- inetwiz

Internet Properties- inetcpl.cpl

Keyboard Properties - control keyboard

Local Security Settings - secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff

Microsoft Chat - winchat

Microsoft Movie Maker - moviemk

Microsoft Paint - mspaint

Microsoft Syncronization Tool - mobsync

Minesweeper Game - winmine

Mouse Properties - control mouse

Mouse Properties - main.cpl

Netmeeting - conf

Network Connections - control netconnections

Network Connections - ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl

Notepad - notepad

Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)- nvtuicpl.cpl

Object Packager - packager

ODBC Data Source Administrator- odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard - osk

Outlook Express - msimn

Paint – pbrush

Password Properties - password.cpl

Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc

Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl

Phone Dialer - dialer

Pinball Game - pinball

Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes - control printers

Printers Folder – printers

Private Character Editor - eudcedit

Regional Settings - intl.cpl

Registry Editor - regedit

Registry Editor - regedit32

Remote Access Phonebook - rasphone

Remote Desktop - mstsc

Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) - rsop.msc

SQL Client Configuration - cliconf

System Configuration Editor - sysedit

System Configuration Utility - msconfig

System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)- sfc /scannow

System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)- sfc /scanonce

System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) - sfc /scanboot

System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)- sfc /revert

System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)- sfc /purgecache

System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)-sfc/cachesize=10

System Information - msinfo32

Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks

Security Center - wscui.cpl

Services - services.msc

Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows - shutdown

Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game - spider

Task Manager – taskmgr

System Properties - sysdm.cpl

TCP Tester - tcptest

Telnet Client - telnet

Tweak UI (if installed) - tweakui

User Account Management- nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager - utilman

Windows Address Book - wab

Windows Address Book Import Utility - wabmig

Windows Backup Utility (if installed)- ntbackup

Windows Explorer - explorer

Windows Firewall- firewall.cpl

Windows Magnifier- magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc

Windows Media Player - wmplayer

Windows Messenger - msmsgs

Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected)- wiaacmgr

Windows System Security Tool – syskey

Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr

Windows Version - winver

Windows XP Tour Wizard - tourstart

Wordpad - write

You can also download these all commands from here.

Remotely Shutdown, Restart, Logoff Computers

Follow these simple steps for remotely shutdown, restart & logoff your computer:

• Go to start> run> Type shutdown -i or Go to start> run> cmd> Type shutdown -i 
• Click the "Add" box and type the name of the computer you want to shutdown or IP address.
• Choose What do you want these computers to do: 
• Then select time , Put your comment like bye bye!! n then Ok.
• For aborting use command as shutdown -a

List Of All CMD Commands

Check list of all CMD commands:

• ASSOC: Displays or modifies file extension associations.                
• AT: Schedules programs to run on a computer.            
• ATTRIB: Displays or changes file attributes.
• BREAK: Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
• CACLS: Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.      
• CALL: Calls one batch program from another.                         
• CD: Displays the name of or changes the current directory.     
• CHCP: Displays or sets the active code page number.           
• CHDIR: Displays the name of or changes the current directory.        
• CHKDSK: Checks a disk and displays a status report.             
• CHKNTFS: Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
• CLS: Clears the screen.                                  
• CMD: Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.    
• COLOR: Sets the default console foreground and background colors.       
• COMP: Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.       
• COMPACT: Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.  
• CONVERT: Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert the current drive.
• COPY: Copies one or more files to another location.                
• DATE: Displays or sets the date.                                        
• DEL: Deletes one or more files.                                    
• DIR: Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
• DISKCOMP: Compares the contents of two floppy disks.                        
• DISKCOPY: Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.                
• DOSKEY: Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates macros.
• ECHO: Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.            
• ENDLOCAL: Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.         
• ERASE: Deletes one or more files.                                        
• EXIT: Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).                 
• FC: Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differences between them.
• FIND: Searches for a text string in a file or files.                   
• FINDSTR: Searches for strings in files.                                   
• FOR: Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.         
• FORMAT: Formats a disk for use with Windows.                              
• FTYPE: Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
• GOTO: Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in a batch program.
• GRAFTABL: Enables Windows to display an extended character set in graphics mode.   
• HELP: Provides Help information for Windows commands.                 
• IF: Performs conditional processing in batch programs.              
• LABEL: Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.         
• MD: Creates a directory.                                            
• MKDIR: Creates a directory.                                         
• MODE: Configures a system device.                                       
• MORE: Displays output one screen at a time.                           
• MOVE: Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.  
• PATH: Displays or sets a search path for executable files.              
• PAUSE: Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.     
• POPD: Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD.
• PRINT: Prints a text file.                                               
• PROMPT: Changes the Windows command prompt.                               
• PUSHD: Saves the current directory then changes it.                      
• RD: Removes a directory.                                              
• RECOVER: Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.       
• REM: Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.          
• REN: Renames a file or files.                                        
• RENAME: Renames a file or files.                                       
• REPLACE: Replaces files.                                               
• RMDIR: Removes a directory.                                              
• SET: Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.         
• SETLOCAL: Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.      
• SHIFT: Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.   
• SORT: Sorts input.                                                   
• START: Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command. 
• SUBST: Associates a path with a drive letter.                           
• TIME: Displays or sets the system time.                               
• TITLE: Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.                     
• TREE: Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or path. 
• TYPE: Displays the contents of a text file.                           
• VER: Displays the Windows version.                                     
• VERIFY: Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk.\
• VOL: Displays a disk volume label and serial number.                 
• XCOPY: Copies files and directory trees. 

Note: You can easily get these commands by using HELP command too. For getting description about any command , just type "command /?" without quotes , where command is the name of command about which you want description.

Know From When Your Computer Is Running

Hi friends!! Today I'm posting about two cool command prompt commands using which you can know from when your computer is running, follow these simple steps:

• Go to start> run> Type cmd>
• In command prompt, Type net statistics workstation
• It will show statistics since date & time.
• One more other way is by using the command systeminfo

How to Apply Password To Guest Account?

Applying password to guest account looks somewhat annoying, but you can easily do it using command prompt & one another method.

Method 1: Using Command Prompt

• Go to start> run> Type cmd
• Type "net user guest passwd" without quotes where passwd is your password you applied.
• Go to user accounts, you will see password applied to your guest account.

Method 2: Using User Accounts

• Go to start> run> Type usercontrolpasswords2
• Click on Guest, you will see the option for Reset Password...
• Click on it, enter your new password for guest account.

Note: You need administrator privileges for this hack.

Autorun Virus Solution (Drives Opening In Other Window)

If your drives don't open when you click on them or open in another window, then try this trick. It will help you to resolve the issue, follow these simple steps:

• Go to start> run> Type cmd> Go to the path of drive by typing x: where x is your drive name.
• Type attrib -r -h -s autorun.inf
• Now type del autorun.inf
• That's all. Enjoy.

How To Lock Folder With Command Prompt?

Want to lock a folder without using any software / password in Windows, follow these simple steps:

• Go to start> run> cmd
• In command prompt, Type cacls "path_of_folder" /E /P everyone:n
• To regain access type: cacls "path_of_folder" /E /P everyone:f

Note: Do not lock C:\ drive using this trick otherwise Windows will not boot next time. I have already explained one more method of folder locking using Batch. You can check it from here.

How To Disable Auto Disk Checking While Windows Startup?

Sometimes people face automatically disk checking while Windows startup and it annoys them. But here's a way to overcome from this issue, follow these simple steps:

• Go to start> run> Type regedit
• Go to the path HLM\ System\ CurrentControlSet\ Control\ Session Manager.
• Here, the default value for BootExecute is autocheck autochk *.
• Run the command chkntfs /x c: in command prompt (For if your system start-up and do disk checking of C drive). It would modify the registry entry to autocheck autochk /k:c *
  
  Note: c: is the drive letter in chkntfs /x c:
• Restart the computer and now it would not ask for disk checking again.