Useful Commands

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1. Display system information without open the casing:
    => C:\Users\ICSB>systeminfo
    => C:\Users\ICSB>dxdiag

2. View the list of active processes:
    => C:\Users\ICSB>tasklist

3. Stop any active process:
    => C:\Users\ICSB>taskkill process id (image name)

4. Dump all the network as a script on the screen:
    => C:\Users\ICSB>netsh dump > file.txt

5. Format USB pen drive forcefully:

Some time pen drive does not format with simply right click & format command. Then follow the following system:

i) Plug in USB pen drive

ii) Right click on My Computer then Manage

iii) Click on Disk Management

iv) See your USB pen-drive drive > right click on it > click on Format option

v) Format will be done (if your USB pen drive is ok)

Or it can be done with Linux with the following Commands:

i) First see the drive information

=> sudo fdisk -l

(Assumed /dev/sda1 is the partition for USB pen drive)

ii) Unmount USB pen drive
    => umount /dev/sda1 or

Click on Places > Computer > Select USB pen drive > Right click > Select Unmount Volume

iii) Format the USB pen drive:
    => sudo mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda1 (for linux file system)

=> sudo e2label /dev/sda1 label_name (for label on ext3 file system)

    => sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sda1 (for windows file system)

6. Shortcut for MS Office program:

=> winword (for word)

    => excel (for Excel)
    => powerpnt (for Powerpoint)
    => notepad (for notepad)

7. Other Shortcuts:

=> sysedit (system configuration editor)

    => regedit (registry editor)   

=> Win + R (to open the run dialog)

    => control panel (to open control panel)
    => shutdown
    => shutdown -r (restart)
    => firefox (if it installed)

=> Win + E keys (for explorer)

    => Win + Pause Break keys (for system setting)

8. Some Useful Commands for linux

1. => sudo dpkg --configure -a

2. => sudo apt-get -f install

3. => sudo apt-get --fix-missing install

4. => sudo apt-get clean

5. => sudo apt-get update

6. => sudo apt-get upgrade

7. => sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

8. => sudo apt-get clean

9. => sudo apt-get autoremove

9. To Install adobe flash plugin

1. => sudo aptitude update

2. => sudo aptitude upgrade

3. => sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree-extrasound

or

1. => sudo apt-get remove adobe-flashplugin

2. => sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

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