====== Windows-Tools for sysadmins ======

===== GUI =====

//see also: [[http://pcsupport.about.com/od/commandlinereference/a/run-commands-windows-8.htm|Windows internal tools]] / [[https://github.com/Awesome-Windows/Awesome|awesome-windows]]//

^ Name ^ Purpose |
| [[https://technet.microsoft.com/de-de/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx|Autoruns]] | view and analyze Autostart entries |
| [[http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html|BlueScreenView]] | show BlueScreen dumps |
| [[http://klocmansoftware.weebly.com/|Bulk Crap Uninstaller]]\\ //aka BCUninstaller// | Batch removal of Windows software. |
| [[chocolatey|Chocolatey]] | Package manager and software distribution |
| [[http://crystalmark.info|CrystalDiskInfo]] | show SMART values of HDDs, do tests |
| [[https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html|Display Driver Uninstaller]] | cleans leftover files from display drivers |
| [[https://ipmsg.org/tools/fastcopy.html.en|fastcopy]] | copy faster (esp. small files) |
| [[http://www.hwinfo.com/download.php|HWiNFO32]] | system information and reports, similar to WinAudit |
| [[https://technet.microsoft.com/de-de/sysinternals/bb896653|Process Explorer]] | Task manager with advanced functionality |
| [[http://rweverything.com/|RWEverything]] | read BIOS values from within Windows |
| [[http://www.winprivacy.de/|W10Privacy]] | set various privacy options and uninstall Microsoft telemetry |
| [[http://www.parmavex.co.uk/winaudit.html|WinAudit]] | inventory utility which creates a comprehensive report on a machine's configuration, hardware and software. |
| [[wsusofflineupdate|WSUS Offline Update]] | Windows Update management |

==== Internal Tools ====

^ Name ^ Purpose |
| ''control'' | System control panel |
| ''diskmgmt'' | Disk Management |
| ''regedit'' | Registry editor |
| ''netplwiz'' | User management |
| ''systempropertiescomputername'' | Computer name (Domain) |
| ''devmgmt'' | Device Management |
| ''winver'' | show Windows version |
==== Where to get them ====
  * Microsoft Sysinternals: SMB share ''\\live.sysinternals.com''
  * [[http://www.kls-soft.com/wscc/|WSCC (Windows System Control Center)]] – Bundle of most Sysinternals and Nirsoft tools.

===== CLI =====

^ Name ^ Purpose |
| [[boxstarter]] | reboot resilient install framework |
| [[de:admin:windows:chocolatey]] | package manager |
| [[msys2]] | GNU/Linux tools for Windows |
| [[net]] | network shares |
| [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/927392|bootrec]] | fix boot problems |
| [[https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg577238%28WS.10%29.aspx|bcdboot]] | copy a simple set of BCD files to an existing empty partition |

==== Manuals for CLI tools ("manpages") ====

[[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56846|Windows Commands Reference]] – A PDF containing an overview and alphabetical listing of Windows commands.