Windows 11 (Microsoft)

Productivity

• Microsoft PowerToys
• Notion
• Microsoft To Do
• Obsidian
• OneNote
• Google Keep

Coding

• Visual Studio Code
• FileZilla

Video and graphics

• VLC
• Microsoft Clipchamp
• Canva

System and file repair

• sfc /scannow
• DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
• chkdsk C: /f /r
• taskkill /f /im program.exe

Network and connectivity

• ipconfig /flushdns
• ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew
• ping google.com

System information

• systeminfo
• wmic csproduct get name, identifyingnumber

Advanced tools

• cleanmgr
• shutdown /r /o /t 0

Application administration

Clear terminal history

• Clear-History
• del "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\PSReadLine\ConsoleHost_history.txt"
• Remove-Item (Get-PSReadLineOption).HistorySavePath -ErrorAction Ignore

Clear Microsoft Store and Windows Update caches

• wsreset.exe
• net stop wuauserv
• del /q /s "%WINDIR%\SoftwareDistribution\Download\*"
• net start wuauserv
• winget source update
• winget upgrade --all

Firewall

Manage the firewall through the Windows Security app.

• Open Windows Security → Firewall & network protection
• Toggle the firewall on or off separately for domain, private, and public networks
• Allow a specific app through the firewall: Firewall & network protection → Allow an app through firewall → Change settings

Copying files via terminal

• copy file.txt D:\Backup\
• xcopy C:\Source D:\Destination /E /H /C /I
• robocopy C:\Source D:\Destination /E

Disk usage and storage

• Settings → System → Storage for an overview per category
• Right-click a drive in File Explorer → Properties for total and free space
• cleanmgr for the built-in Disk Cleanup tool

Scheduled tasks

• Open Task Scheduler (taskschd.msc) to create, edit, or view scheduled tasks
• Tasks can be triggered by time, login, or system events

Compression and archiving

• Right-click a file or folder → Compress to ZIP file
• Right-click a ZIP file → Extract All

History