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Monday, December 30, 2019

MS-DOS – 30 Tips in 30 Minutes Instructor Guide II

MS-DOS – 30 Tips in 30 Minutes Instructor Guide II

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The following instructor guide is meant for one to review pertinent tips and tricks in regard to MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System). MS-DOS famously became the foundation of the personal computer revolution. It has stood the test of time and still holds value as the backbone of the personal computers operating system. Therefore, this guide is meant to be utilized by an individual whom will be reviewing via a demonstration format some cool tips that a general user who will be using MS-DOS – can utilize in order to save time. The guide can also be utilized by any individual interested in self-study learning some core and key aspects of MS-DOS.

Core tips reviewed are:

Basic Run Line Commands
1. devmgmt.msc
2. mmsys.cpl
3. intl.cpl
4. magnify
5. userinit
DIR Commands
6. dir /s /l
7. dir /o-d /p
8. dir /a-d
9. dir /s/w/o/p
10. dir /s/w/o/p/a:-d
Tasklist
11. tasklist /fi "status eq not responding"
12. tasklist /fi "status eq running"
13. tasklist /fi "username ne system"
Simple Batch Commands
14. set /a 2+2
15. color 1b
16. start /min notepad
17. Create Batch File
18. Echo. Blank Line
Environment Variables
19. %ALLUSERSPROFILE%
20. %COMPUTERNAME%
21. %NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%
22. %OS%
23. $USERNAME%
24. %DATE%
Miscellaneous Commands
25. powercfg /batteryreport
26. attrib /s battery*.*
27. start /max battery-report.html
28. netsh wlan show profile
29. netsh wlan show wirelesscapabilities
30. Exit Batch File