Here are some helpful commands for day to day IT tasks and troubleshooting -


  • User AD account status and info - net user "username" /domain
  • Verify an ICMP connection from the computer to a host or IP - ping "hostname or ip" -t
  • Trace route of packets over the network - tracet "hostname, ip, domain"
  • View IP routing table - route print
  • Query DNS for IP assigned to a host - nslookup "hostname or ip"
  • Installing .msi applications - msiexec.exe [/i][/a][/j{u|m|/g|/t}][/x] <path_to_package> (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msiexec)