The World"s Most Complete List of Windows Commands
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The esentutl command is used to manage Extensible Storage Engine databases.
The esentutl command is available in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
The eventcreate command is used to create a custom event in an event log.
The eventcreate command is available in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
The eventtriggers command is used to configure and display event triggers.
The eventtriggers command is available in Windows XP.
Beginning in Windows Vista, event triggers are created using the Attach Task To This Event feature in Event Viewer, making the eventtriggers command unnecessary.
The exe2bin command is used to convert a file of the EXE file type (executable file) to a binary file.
The exe2bin command is available in 32-bit versions of Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP. The exe2bin command is not available in any 64-bit version of Windows.
The exit command is used to end the cmd.exe (Windows) or command.com (MS-DOS) session that you're currently working in.
The exit command is available in all versions of Windows, as well as in MS-DOS.
The expand command is used to extract a single file or a group of files from a compressed file.
The expand command is available in MS-DOS as well as in all versions of Windows. The expand command is not available in the 64-bit version of Windows XP.
The extrac32 command is used to extract the files and folders contained in Microsoft Cabinet (CAB) files.
The extrac32 command is available in all versions of Windows.
The extrac32 command is actually a CAB extraction program for use by Internet Explorer but can be used to extract any Microsoft Cabinet file. Use the expand command instead of the extrac32 command if possible.
The extract command is used to extract the files and folders contained in Microsoft Cabinet (CAB) files.
The extract command is available in Windows 98 and 95.
The extract command was replaced by the expand command beginning in Windows XP.
The fasthelp command provides more detailed information on any of the other MS-DOS commands.
The fasthelp command is only available in MS-DOS.
The help command replaced the fasthelp command beginning in Windows 95.
The fastopen command is used to add a program's hard drive location to a special list stored in memory, potentially improving the program's launch time by removing the need for MS-DOS to locate the application on the drive.
The fastopen command is available in MS-DOS as well as in all 32-bit versions of Windows. The fastopen command is not available in 64-bit versions of Windows.
Fastopen is only available in Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP to support older MS-DOS files.
Esentutl
The esentutl command is used to manage Extensible Storage Engine databases.
The esentutl command is available in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
Eventcreate
The eventcreate command is used to create a custom event in an event log.
The eventcreate command is available in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.
Eventtriggers
The eventtriggers command is used to configure and display event triggers.
The eventtriggers command is available in Windows XP.
Beginning in Windows Vista, event triggers are created using the Attach Task To This Event feature in Event Viewer, making the eventtriggers command unnecessary.
Exe2Bin
The exe2bin command is used to convert a file of the EXE file type (executable file) to a binary file.
The exe2bin command is available in 32-bit versions of Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP. The exe2bin command is not available in any 64-bit version of Windows.
Exit
The exit command is used to end the cmd.exe (Windows) or command.com (MS-DOS) session that you're currently working in.
The exit command is available in all versions of Windows, as well as in MS-DOS.
Expand
The expand command is used to extract a single file or a group of files from a compressed file.
The expand command is available in MS-DOS as well as in all versions of Windows. The expand command is not available in the 64-bit version of Windows XP.
Extrac32
The extrac32 command is used to extract the files and folders contained in Microsoft Cabinet (CAB) files.
The extrac32 command is available in all versions of Windows.
The extrac32 command is actually a CAB extraction program for use by Internet Explorer but can be used to extract any Microsoft Cabinet file. Use the expand command instead of the extrac32 command if possible.
Extract
The extract command is used to extract the files and folders contained in Microsoft Cabinet (CAB) files.
The extract command is available in Windows 98 and 95.
The extract command was replaced by the expand command beginning in Windows XP.
Fasthelp
The fasthelp command provides more detailed information on any of the other MS-DOS commands.
The fasthelp command is only available in MS-DOS.
The help command replaced the fasthelp command beginning in Windows 95.
Fastopen
The fastopen command is used to add a program's hard drive location to a special list stored in memory, potentially improving the program's launch time by removing the need for MS-DOS to locate the application on the drive.
The fastopen command is available in MS-DOS as well as in all 32-bit versions of Windows. The fastopen command is not available in 64-bit versions of Windows.
Fastopen is only available in Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP to support older MS-DOS files.