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

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