7 Windows Comands Every IT Pro Should Know!

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The video provides practical, actionable information for a specific niche (IT professionals) in a concise and visually engaging format. The use of on-screen text for commands and the creator's energetic delivery make complex topics accessible and memorable, encouraging viewers to save the content for future reference.

Summary

This video showcases seven essential Windows commands for IT professionals, presented in a fast-paced, engaging format. The creator explains each command's utility, from diagnosing network issues with 'pathping' to managing file permissions with 'takeown' and 'icacls'. The video concludes by encouraging viewers to save the commands and watch previous parts.

Structure

1Introduction and apology for delay
2Command 1: pathping for network troubleshooting
3Command 2: openfiles to identify file locks
4Command 3: quser to see logged-in users
5Command 4: takeown/icacls to regain folder ownership
6Command 5: mklink for folder junctions
7Command 6: where to find program executables
8Command 7: msg to broadcast messages

Original caption

Part 4 finally exists. 7 more Windows commands you'll actually use — including the one that tells you exactly who has that file locked. Save this before you forget. Which one are you using first? #windows #TechTips #itpro #sysadmin #techtok

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Product placement

Windows (operating system): It is the subject of the video, and the commands are used to manage it. Removing it would change the video's topic. None of the commands ACT. They merely APPEAR as text on screen. Google (website): Appears in the pathping command. Removing it would change the command. Python (programming language): Appears in the 'where' command. Removing it would change the command.

Call to action

Go watch parts 1-3 and follow me if you like nerdy stuff.

On-screen text

01 WHERE THE PACKET LOSS IS pathping google.com Per-hop packet loss, not just the route 02 WHO HAS THAT FILE LOCKED openfiles /query /s SERVER Works against a remote share instantly 03 WHO IS ACTUALLY LOGGED IN quser Catches people who never really logged off! 04 TAKE BACK YOUR OWN FOLDER takeown /f folder /r /d y icacls folder /grant you:F /t Ownership first, then permissions 05 FOLDER JUNCTION mklink /j C:\link D:\target Move the real folder - the app never knows 06 WHICH COPY IS RUNNING where python Ends the two-versions-installed argument 07 WARN EVERYONE FIRST msg * "Rebooting in 5 min" Popup to every session on the machine ALL SAVE ALL SEVEN pathping openfiles /query quser takeown + icacls mklink /j where msg * Part 4. Parts 1-3 are on my profile.

Transcript

HAVE WINDOWS ACTUALLY THIS 4, WAITING VIDEO NOVEMBER. SORRY. ONE. PING. TRACE ROUTE WHERE IS? PING OF EVERY HOP, THE PACKET AT EACH SO GUESSING EATING IT THIS COUPLE UP. WAIT. TWO, SAVED MANY CALLS. FILES, QUERY, S SERVER SOMEBODY'S SPREADSHEET NOBODY DOING THIS EXACTLY ON SHARE. THE PEOPLE, GOT RIGHT COMMAND AWKWARD NUMBER THREE, Q USER. IT USER A INCLUDING THAT REALLY THE GIVES SESSION THEY'VE EVERYTHING. YOU'VE D, LOG NUMBER OUT. RESPONSIBLY. NUMBER FOUR, GET FOLDER COMPUTER? OBNOXIOUS. OWN WINDOWS DON'T PERMISSIONS. COMMAND SLASHF THE FOLDER R D Y SLASH ICACLS FOLDER GRANT YOU:F T TAKES BACK. I, S FOLDER, GRANT USERNAME. F, T GIVE PERMISSION. THAT AGAIN. NUMBER FIVE, MK LINK J MAKES THIS COOL JUNCTION FOLDER SECRETLY ELSE. C FULL, PROGRAM FILES ONE REAL DRIVE. DROP IT FREEING HARD PROGRAM ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING OR THIS FANTASTIC. SIX, WHERE THE WHERE, NAME. WHICH ACTUALLY YOU'VE OF INSTALLED, MATTER, ONE EXECUTING, COMMAND ARGUMENT NO. SEVEN, MSG * "Rebooting in 5 min" IN THERE'S EVERYBODY THAT YOU'RE FIVE COMMAND. KNOW IT'S YANKING UNDER LISTENING RING. SAVE ALL SEVEN pathping openfiles /query quser takeown + icacls mklink /j where msg * Part 4. Parts 1-3 are on my profile. COMMANDS. PARTS AND THEM. FOLLOW NERDY STUFF.