The Command Prompt in Windows 7 provides access to over 230 command line commands! The commands available in Windows 7 are used to automate processes, create batch files, and perform troubleshooting and diagnostic tasks.
Note: Many Windows 7 Command Prompt commands are similar to classic MS-DOS commands. However, the Command Prompt is not MS-DOS and the commands are not MS-DOS commands. If you are using MS-DOS, I do keep a list of DOS commands.
Not a Windows 7 User? Here are lists detailing all available Windows 8 commands, Windows Vista commands, and Windows XP commands.
If you're interested in why a command was removed or when it was first available, you can see every command from MS-DOS through Windows 8 in my list of Command Prompt commands or skip the details and see it all in my one-page table here.
Below is a complete list of commands, sometimes called CMD commands, available from the Command Prompt in Windows 7:
append - ktmutil | label - tasklist | tcmsetup - xwizard
Append
The append command can be used by programs to open files in another directory as if they were located in the current directory.
The append command is not available in 64-bit versions of Windows 7.
Arp
The arp command is used to display or change entries in the ARP cache.Assoc
The assoc command is used to display or change the file type associated with a particular file extension.At
The at command is used to schedule commands and other programs to run at a specific date and time.Attrib
The attrib command is used to change the attributes of a single file or a directory.Auditpol
The auditpol command is used to display or change audit policies.Bcdboot
The bcdboot command is used to copy boot files to the system partition and to create a new system BCD store.Bcdedit
The bcdedit command is used to view or make changes to Boot Configuration Data.Bdehdcfg
The bdehdcfg command is used to prepare a hard drive for BitLocker Drive Encryption.Bitsadmin
The bitsadmin command is used to create, manage, and monitor download and upload jobs.
While the bitsadmin command is available in Windows 7, you should know that it is being phased out. The BITS PowerShell cmdlets should be used instead.
