WinPE and WinRE Commands and Programs

Name	WinPE	WinRE	Explanation/Notes
arp	Yes	YesX	The TCP/IP address resolution protocol maps between MAC and IP addresses
assoc	Yes	Yes	Manage associations between file extensions and file types/applications
bcdedit	Yes	Yes	Manipulate Windows Vista Boot Configuration Data store
bootcfg	Yes	No	Enables users to manage contents of the boot.ini file (Vista uses BCD but maps to boot.ini)
bootrec	No	Yes	WinRE’s premiere boot recovery tool (along with bootcfg)
cd	Yes	Yes	Change/list directory command
chkdsk	Yes	Yes	Checks layout and structure of Windows disks, with some repair capability
chknfts	Yes	Yes	Checks layout and structure of NTFS volumes at boot time
cls	Yes	Yes	Clears the command window
color	Yes	Yes	Lets users set foreground (text) and background color in the command window
copy	Yes	Yes	File copy command
date	Yes	Yes	View or set today's date
del	Yes	Yes	File delete command
dir	Yes	Yes	List directory contents
diskpart	Yes	Yes	Create, modify, and manage disk partitions at the command line
doskey	Yes	Yes	Command line editing, recall, and macro definition tool
echo	Yes	Yes	Repeats input text verbatim
endlocal	Yes	Yes	Ends localization of variables in a batch environment
erase	Yes	Yes	Deletes one or more files
exit	Yes	Yes	Closes command window environment (reboots WinPE, closes WinRE command window)
find	Yes	Yes	Search for input text string in one or more target files
format	Yes	Yes	Format hard disk, UFD, or floppy disk
ftp	Yes	YesX	Invoke command line File Transfer Protocol client services
ftype	Yes	Yes	Use to display filetypes or to manipulate files by type
ipconfig	Yes	YesX	Display or manage Windows TCP/IP configuration
md	Yes	Yes	Make new directory (same as mkdir which is not listed here but works)
more	Yes	Yes	Manages screen output in screen-size chunks
mountvol	Yes	Yes	List, create, or delete a volume mount point
move	Yes	Yes	Move files, renames files and directories
net	Yes	YesX	A whole family of network service and function controls
netsh	Yes	YesX	Another whole family of network service and function controls
nbtstat	Yes	YesX	Display statistics related to NetBIOS over TCP/IP traffic on the network
netstat	Yes	YesX	Display general TCP and UDP connections, port assignments, and activities
path	Yes	Yes	Show or manipulate contents of the Windows path variable
pathping	Yes	Yes	Send an orderly sequence of PING commands to all nodes on a network path
ping	Yes	Yes	Send an ICMP echo request to some target address to assess reachability and response time
popd	Yes	Yes	Changes to directory specified in the pushd command (command extensions must be enabled)
print	Yes	Yes	Provides access to print services from the command line
prompt	Yes	Yes	Changes command prompt shown in the command window to solicit input (command extensions must be enabled)
pushd	Yes	Yes	store desired directory target for popd (command extensions must be enabled)
recover	Yes	Yes	recover readable data from a damaged or defective disk drive
reg	Yes	Yes	command line registry editing/inspection tool
regedit	Yes	Yes	Both WinRE and WinPE will open the built-in Windows Registry Editor
regsvr32	Yes	Yes	use to register or unregister OLE and ActiveX controls, important for troubleshooting
rem	Yes	Yes	inserts a text comment into a batch or script file
ren	Yes	Yes	same as rename; use to rename files or directories
replace	Yes	Yes	replace one or more files in a source directory from a target directory
rmdir	Yes	Yes	delete directory (also rd)
robocopy	Yes	Yes	robust file copy for Windows offers wide range of copy controls/checks
route	Yes	YesX	inspect and manage the contents of TCP/IP static routing table
rundll32	Yes	Yes	manages relationships between DLLs and devices on a PC; important troubleshooting tool
set	Yes	Yes	inspect, add, alter, or delete global environment variables
setlocal	Yes	Yes	inspect, add, alter, or delete local environment variables
sfc	Yes	No	system file checker; use with /verifyonly to check Windows OS files
start	Yes	Yes	opens a separate window to run a program or command
subst	Yes	Yes	use to associate a path with a virtual drive letter
time	Yes	Yes	view or set current time
title	Yes	Yes	sets title for command window
tracert	Yes	YesX	traces all routers between sending and target Internet hosts
type	Yes	Yes	writes contents of target file to command window display
ver	Yes	Yes	displays Windows version in use (6.0.6001 for Vista SP1)
verify	Yes	Yes	verifies accuracy of file copies upon completion
vol	Yes	Yes	display or alter disk/volume name
xcopy	Yes	Yes	tool for copying multiple files and entire directory structures