From the command line, Windows allows us to create directories using the mkdir (or MD) command. Here is an explanation of how to use this command. How to Create Directory in Mkdir Command Prompt? The command line is used to create a folder: mkdir foldername Using the following command, you can create a folder named… Read More »
Windows OS has a default copy command but Xcopy has a number of advanced features which make it more useful than just Copy. In the following table, you can find a list of the additional features offered by Xcopy. Xcopy Command Examples & Syntax 1) Directories can be copied using Xcopy. 2) A recursive copy… Read More »
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Windows provides 2 command-line tools for copying files/directories. Copying files from one folder to another can be accomplished with the copy command. A complete folder cannot be copied to another place on the disk. We can do this with Xcopy. Here’s how to copy an entire directory along with all subdirectories and files. Xcopy command… Read More »
Using the net use command, it may be possible to delete the specified mapped drive command line. For example, we can run the following command to disconnect the share shown below that has been mapped towards the drive z. Net use delete all – net use /del Z: The command below can be used to… Read More »
We can switch directories in Windows using the command cd. It is the same command as both cd and chdir. Below you will find an explanation of the syntax of this command. How to change directory in cmd from c to d – Command prompt launches by default from the directory C:\Documents and Settings\logind. The… Read More »
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Windows’ command prompt (CMD) allows us to rename files using the rename command. The syntax and examples of this command are below. How to Rename File in CMD – Command syntax for rename: rename file_path new_name Example: rename d:\data\file1.doc file2.doc The file2.doc will appear in the folder d:/data after running the above command. Both rename… Read More »
If you open the device manager, you will be able to manage the software that controls various peripheral devices on your computers, such as mice, keyboards, and fingerprint scanners. Running device manager requires devmgmt.msc. Follow the steps in the following guide to accomplish this. Run device manager as admin – Step-1: Launch the Run program… Read More »