Delete directory from command line [Rmdir]

Do you want to delete a directory from Windows Command Prompt (CMD)? This post explains how to use the command rmdir in Windows 11 and Windows 10 to delete folders and their contents. You can also find examples for each use case of folder deletion – empty folders, non-empty folders, folders with spaces in their … Read more

Kill Chrome from command line

Chrome is definitely the stable browser compared to other ones and it has been my default browser for several years. But of late I have seen it freezing at times and not responding to user actions. Attempting to shutdown Chrome from task bar ‘Close window’ does not help too. In those situations there’s no option … Read more

Find Windows OS version from command line

Windows has multiple command line utilities that can help find the version of the Windows OS running on your computer. Below is the list of commands and the information they provide. Windows 10 and Windows 11: The systeminfo and ver methods below work on both versions. The WMIC method applies only where WMIC is available. … Read more

How to check if Windows 32 or 64 bit?

There are multiple ways to check whether a Windows computer is running 32-bit OS or of 64-bit one. Check 32 or 64 bit using WMIC You can get to know the OS architecture by running the below simple command. wmic os get OSArchitecture Example: c:>wmic os get OSArchitecture OSArchitecture 64-bit c:> Using program files folder: … Read more

Get Windows install date

If you ever need to find when was Windows installed on your computer or laptop, then here is a Windows command Systeminfo that can help you with that. Run the below Open command prompt Run the command systeminfo | findstr /C:”Install Date” The below example shows install date on my computer C:>systeminfo | findstr /C:”Install … Read more

How to Kill process from PowerShell

PowerShell provides command Stop-Process to kill a process from command prompt. This command can take in process Id, process name etc and can kill process from CMD. PowerShell command to Kill a process using name Below is an example command to kill a process using name of the application or image file. Stop-Process -Name ApplicationName … Read more