Windows Server System Administration Cheatsheet

General System Information

Display system information: systeminfo
Display kernel information: winver
Display hostname: hostname
Display system uptime: net statistics server

User Management

Add user: net user [username] [password] /add
Delete user: net user [username] /delete
Add user to group: net localgroup [groupname] [username] /add
Remove user from group: net localgroup [groupname] [username] /delete

File System Management

Display disk usage: fsutil volume diskfree [drive letter]
Create directory: md [directory name]
Change file/directory permissions: icacls [file/directory name] [options] [permission specifications]

Package Management

Install package: Server Manager > Manage > Add Roles and Features
Remove package: Server Manager > Manage > Remove Roles and Features
Search for package: Get-WindowsFeature

Network Configuration

Display IP address: ipconfig
Display routing information: route print
Display network interfaces: Get-NetAdapter
Edit network interfaces: ncpa.cpl

Services

List all services: Get-Service
Start service: Start-Service [service name]
Stop service: Stop-Service [service name]
Restart service: Restart-Service [service name]

Process Management

Display running processes: Get-Process
Kill process: Stop-Process -Id [process ID]
Kill process by name: Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.ProcessName -eq "[process name]" } | Stop-Process