In the previous article, we described how to create a child domain using the Server Manager console. In this article, we will show you how to do the same thing using Windows PowerShell. PowerShell is a powerful tool that can be used to automate many tasks in Windows Server. It is also a great way to create child domains, as it can save you time and effort.

To install AD DS and create a forest, you can follow the instructions in the article “Install Active Directory On Windows Server 2022 Using PowerShell“.

Steps to Create a Child Domain Using PowerShell

The creation and configuration of a child domain is part of the post-installation process of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). This process also includes promoting the server to a domain controller. First, the AD DS role must be added to the server. Once the role is added, you can create and add a child domain to the parent domain.

Add AD DS Role Using Windows PowerShell

Follow the steps below to add the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

1. Open Windows PowerShell as administrator.
   • If you are working with Windows Server Desktop Experience, right-click on Windows PowerShell in the Start Menu and select Run as Administrator.
   • If you are working with Windows Server core, run powershell the command in the command prompt. It opens PowerShell. Once the PowerShell is opened, use Start-Process PowerShell -Verb runAs to open it as administrator.

2. Before installing the AD DS role, let’s first see if it is available. To do so, run Get-WindowsFeature AD-Domain-Services. As shown in the below command, it is not already installed and it is available.

3. To install the AD DS role, run the Install-WindowsFeature AD-Domain-Services -IncludeManagementTools command. Wait for a moment until it finishes the installation, and it will show the result as shown in the picture below.

The Active Directory Domain Service role is by now added to our Server. You can verify it using the Get-Windows-Feature AD-Domain-Services command. If it is properly installed, It will not be available for installation anymore. Now, in the second section, let’s go through the steps to creating and configuring a Child Domain using Windows Powershell in Server 2022.

Create a Child Domain Using Windows PowerShell

Now that we have the AD DS role added, we can create and configure a Child Domain using PowerShell in the AD DS post-installation process. Below are the steps.

1. Import AD DS module. To do so, run the Import-Module ADDSDeployment command.

2. Provide the credential to specify the user name and password of an admin used to accomplish this configuration. Use it only if you are not logged in with administrative privilege. To do so, use the Get-credential cmdlet and fill the pop-up window with an administrator’s username and password.

3. To create a Child Domain, use the Install-ADDSDomain cmdlet followed by the following mandatory arguments and their values.
   • -DomainType followed by the “ChildDomain” value.
   • -NewDomainName followed by the single-labeled (left-most part of a domain) child domain name which is “ca” in our example.
   • –ParentDomainName followed by the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the parent which is “technig.lab” in our example.

Note: the above arguments are the mandatory arguments that we must specify when we create a Child Domain. For more optional parameters click HERE.

So, considering the cmdlet and the required arguments, our whole line of code becomes: Install-ADDSDomain -DomainType ChildDomain -NewDomainName ca -ParentDomainName technig.lab

4. Now, it prompts us to specify the safe mode administrator password. Enter the password and confirm it. Then, type down Y and press enter. Wait for a while until it finishes the Child Domain installation and configuration process. Once the process completes, it will restart the machine.

Once the machine restarts, the Child Domain is created on it. To this end, we are all done with the child domain configuration.

Steps on how to create a child domain in Server 2022 using PowerShell:

1. Open PowerShell as an administrator.
2. Run the following command to install the ADDSDeployment module:

Install-Module ADDSDeployment

3. Create a variable to store the parent domain name and the child domain name. For example:

$parentDomainName = "technig.com"
$childDomainName = "lab.technig.com"

4. Run the following command to create the child domain:

Install-ADDSDomain -NewDomainName $childDomainName -ParentDomainName $parentDomainName

5. Enter the SafeModeAdministratorPassword when prompted.
6. The child domain will be created.

Here is an explanation of the command:

• Install-ADDSDomain is the PowerShell cmdlet that creates an Active Directory domain.
• -NewDomainName specifies the name of the child domain.
• -ParentDomainName specifies the name of the parent domain.
• -SafeModeAdministratorPassword specifies the password for the Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM).

Here are some additional details that might be helpful for a beginner:

• The child domain name must be a single-label domain name.
• The child domain name must not already exist.
• The parent domain name must be a valid domain name.
• The SafeModeAdministratorPassword must be a strong password.

Summary

In this article, we installed the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) role on a Windows Server 2022 server using PowerShell. We then created a child domain using PowerShell cmdlets. The steps involved in creating a child domain using PowerShell are as follows:

• Install the ADDSDeployment module.
• Create variables to store the parent domain name and the child domain name.
• Run the Install-ADDSDomain cmdlet to create the child domain.
• Enter the SafeModeAdministratorPassword when prompted.

I hope you found this article helpful. Please share your thoughts and queries in the comment section below.

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PowerShell Remoting allows you to manage a remote computer from your local computer. You type commands on your local computer, and the changes are made on the remote computer. When you set up a PowerShell Remoting connection, you can execute commands remotely, and the changes will be made on the remote computer. The remote computer is the computer that you want to manage, and your local computer is the computer that you are using to manage the remote computer.

Here are some important points to keep in mind before setting up a PowerShell Remoting connection:

1. Both the local and remote computers must be in the same domain or workgroup. This is because PowerShell Remoting uses Windows Remote Management (WinRM), which is a feature of Active Directory.
2. Both computers must have PowerShell installed. PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting language that is included with Windows.
3. AD-DS, DHCP, and DNS servers must be configured and running on your network. These servers are used by WinRM to authenticate users and resolve hostnames.
4. The IP address configuration on both computers must be correct. The remote computer’s IP address must be reachable from the local computer.
5. The network adapter connection type for all network adapters on both computers must be set to Private. If any of the network adapters are set to Public, you will receive an error when you try to connect to the remote computer.

Create PowerShell Remoting Sessions

Follow the steps below to set up a PowerShell Remoting connection.

1. Enable Powershell remoting on the remote computer by running the Enable-PSRemoting command.

2. Set up a remote connection by typing the Enter-PSSession -ComputerName [Name of the computer] command in the local computer. The name of the machine that you are connected to will add at the beginning of commands to show that you are running commands on that particular machine.

3. If you want to create multiple sessions, use the command New-PSSession [Computer Name]. Instead of [Computer Name] use the computer name of your own machine.

4. To see the list of created PowerShell sessions, type the command Get-PSSessions. As you can see, I have one PowerShell session in the list and it is available for connection.

5. Type the command Get-Command -Noun PSSession to see the list of PowerShell Remoting session commands.

You don’t have to use PowerShell Remoting for commands that have computer name parameters. You can execute commands that have computer name parameters on the target computer without setting up a PowerShell Remoting session.

PowerShell Remoting is much faster than other remoting tools because it uses commands and scripts to manage the target computer. You can create multiple remoting sessions without loading much on the CPU.

Check out this article to know more about PowerShell Remoting.

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A Restore Point is the type of file that contains the configuration of your operating system. When you create a Restore Point in Windows 11, it saves the configuration of your operating system at that specific point in time. You can apply back that configuration to your operating system later. You may want to create a Restore Point when you install an application, install a windows update, or make other changes to the operating system of your machine. Later you can delete the restore points if the changes are applied well, or you might not be satisfied with the new changes and you restore the previous configuration.

Create Restore Points in Windows 11 Using Graphical Tools

We are using the System Properties to create a Restore Point. Follow the steps below to create Windows 11 Restore Points using System Properties.

1. Search for Create a Restore Point in the Windows Search Bar. Or, type Sysdm.cpl in the Run and click OK, then click on the System Protection tab of the System Properties window.

2. Click on Configure.
3. Click on Turn on system protection. You can specify the amount of Disk space for the restore points to be stored. Once the restore points data reaches the limit, the older restore points will be deleted. Then click OK to apply.

4. To create a Restore Point, click on Create, type a descriptive name for your restore point, then click on Create.

5. To see restore point lists and restore a specific restore point, click on System Restore.

6. Select Choose a different restore point, then click on Next. If this option doesn’t appear, just click on Next.
7. Choose a Restore Point from the list, then click on Next.

8. Click on Finish. Your computer will be restarted, and the Restore Point will be applied.

You may also be interested to know How To Create Virtual Machine Checkpoints In Hyper-V.

Create Restore Points in Windows 11 Using Command Line Interface

There are two ways to create and configure Restore Point using Command Line Interface. You can run commands on PowerShell or Command Prompt to configure Restore Points.

Create Restore Point using Command Prompt

Follow the steps below to create Restore Points in Windows 11.

1. Run CMD as administrator.
2. Type the following command wmic.exe /Namespace:\\root\default Path SystemRestore Call CreateRestorePoint "Testing Restore Point", 100, 7. The Testing Restore Point is the name of the restore point that I created during this article, and you can name your Restore Points differently.
3. To use more features of the restore point, type the rstrui.exe command.

Create Restore Point Using PowerShell

Creating a Restore Point through PowerShell is not a more complex and time-consuming process. If you type the commands correctly, you may not receive errors. Keep in mind that by default, you can only create one Restore Point every 24 hours. You can change the frequency of Restore Point creation from the registry if you need. Follow the steps below to Restore Point on Windows 11 using Windows Powershell.

1. Run PowerShell as Administrator.
2. Type Enable-ComputerRestore -Drive "C:\". I am going to enable Restore Points for drive C:\. You can add another location.
3. Type the following command.Checkpoint-Computer -Description "Checkpoint for testing purpose" -RestorePointType "MODIFY_SETTINGS". You will see the following screen when PowerShell starts creating a Restore Point.

Restore Point helps you to save the current setting of your operating system and restore it back any time in the future. It is good to use Restore Points when you make some changes to your computer, and you are not sure that changes will happen correctly.

You may also be interested in these articles as well.

Delete System Restore And Shadow Copies In Windows 10.

How To Install And Enable Data Deduplication In Windows Server 2022.

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Using PowerShell to install Active Directory Domain Services (AD-DS) on Windows Server 2022 helps you install it quickly. It is better to rename your server and assign a static IP address before installing the active directory.

Assign Static IPv4 and Rename Server Using PowerShell

It is important to assign a static IP address to a server computer because dynamic addresses change after some time and it can cause problems. Another important thing is to rename your server before installing the active directory. It will take a long process to rename your server after you install the active directory. Follow the steps below to assign an IPv4 and rename the server.

1. Run PowerShell as administrator. If you are using GUI versions of Windows Server, press Win+R to open the Run and type PowerShell then hit Ctrl+Shift+Enter. If you are using the core version of Windows Server, type PowerShell in the command prompt and hit Enter. The PS sign will be added at the beginning of your command which means PowerShell is open. Then execute the command Start-Process PowerShell -Verb Runas to run PowerShell as administrator.

2. Type the Get-NetConnectioProfile to find the InterfaceIndex number.

3. InterfaceIndex number for every network adapter is different. When you got the proper InterfaceIndex type the command New-NetIPAddress -InterfaceIndex 6 -IPAddress 192.168.0.2 -PrefixLength 24 -DefaultGateway 192.168.0.1 and press Enter key to assign an IPv4 address. This is the network setting for this lab, you should assign an Ip address according to your own network setting.

Click to know more about How To Configure IP Address With PowerShell?

4. Type the Rename-Computer -NewName "SKO-DC01" command. SKO-DC01 is the name that I assigned to my server, you can type any name instead of that. Your server will be renamed after you restart it.

Now that you have configured your Computer Name and IP address, you can install Active Directory on Windows Server 2022 Using PowerShell.

Add AD-DS Role And Create a Domain Using PowerShell

To create a domain controller on Windows Server 2022, you have to install AD-DS (Active Directory Domain Services) role and DNS Server role, it is faster using PowerShell instead of Server Manager. When you installed AD-DS and DNS Server properly, then you can create a domain controller. Follow the steps below to add the AD-DS role and create a domain in Windows Server 2022.

1. Run PowerShell as administrator. Execute the Get-windowsFeature command in Windows PowerShell. Find the name of Active Directory Domain Services for PowerShell commands. In this Server it is AD-Domain-Services and it is available for installation.

2. Type Install-WindowsFeature -Name AD-Domain-Services -IncludeManagementTools command and hit Enter key.

3. Once the installation is finished, you have to import ADDS Deployment module manually by executing the command Import-Module ADDSDeployment. If this is the first domain controller, you must add a new forest by executing the command Install-ADDSForest. Type the Domain Name and DSRM password. Your domain name should be in this format (a name .lab, .com, or .anything you want). When you see a message that your server will be restarted, type Y to restart your server.

You might receive some warnings, but don’t worry the Active Directory Domain Services and DNS Server roles will install. When you receive an error that DNS Server is not installed properly, you can install DNS Server manually and then try again. Check this to know how to install DNS server using PowerShell.

Check this article to know more about the Active Directory.

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PowerShell offers a quick way to manage computers remotely through scripting and cmdlets. You can enable Windows PowerShell Remoting to manage multiple computers remotely in Windows 11 and other latest windows.

While setting up a remote connection between computers, Windows Firewall blocks the request to the remote computer, so you have to allow the firewall features related to remote management in the Windows Firewall. Go to Control Panel, System and Security, Windows Defender Firewall, and click on Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall.

In order to be able to set up PowerShell remoting in Windows 11, allow the following features in the Windows Defender Firewall.

1. Remote Desktop
2. Remote Assistance
3. Remote Event Log Management
4. Remote Event Monitor
5. Remote Scheduled Tasks Management
6. Remote Service Management
7. Remote Shut-down
8. Remote Volume Management
9. Virtual Machine Monitoring
10. Windows Firewall Remote Management
11. Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
12. Windows Remote Management
13. Windows Remote Management (Compatibility)

It looks a long way and has a lot of things to configure. The quick way is to enable it through PowerShell. Open PowerShell as administrator and then type Enable-PSRemoting. If this command does not run successfully, then you have to allow the features mentioned above manually.

Sometimes you will receive an error message. If your computer’s network adapter is set up for a public network, then you have to change the connection type to private.

For more about PowerShell remoting, click here.

Change Network Profile Type Using PowerShell

To change the network profile type from public network to private network using PowerShell, follow the steps below.

4. When you type a command in PowerShell, and it runs without any error, then it means that the configuration is successful. To make sure that the Network type changed from Public to Private, type Get-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceIndex 15command.

Now that the connection type changed from public to private try to enable PowerShell remoting.

PowerShell is a great tool to configure windows settings locally or remotely because there is no Graphical User Interface (GUI) involved, and it runs the command quickly. Another advantage of PowerShell is that you can manage multiple remote computers at the same time, and run one command on multiple computers.

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We have published a step by step guide on how to install and configure DHCP in Server 2022 using Server Manager. This article, in turn, covers an easy and step by step guide on how to install and configure DHCP in Server 2022 using Windows PowerShell. Using PowerShell to perform such technical tasks is always a preferred alternative for IT pros. Besides other benefits, using Powershell takes us less time to complete the tasks. It is, of course, a professional way to accomplish almost any task in Windows Server operating systems.

Steps to Install and Configure DHCP Using PowerShell

Generally, the process of DHCP installation and configuration in Windows Server encompasses three tasks: installing the DHCP capability and its management tools, adding security groups, and authorizing DHCP in Active Directory. Let’s dive into the steps.

• Open the PowerShell from the Start Menu. See the picture below. You can also open it from Run usingpowershellcommand in the Run dialogue box.

• Before straightly going to the DHCP installation command, run theGet-WindowsFeaturecommand. This command lists all the features available in Windows Server 2022. It shows the name and installation state of those features. As the picture below shows, we have the DHCP feature available to install.

• To install DHCP and its management tools, run the commandInstall-WindowsFeature DHCP -IncludeManagementTools.Wait for a while till it finishes the installation, and you will see the details upon successful installation.

• Now, run thenetsh DHCP add SecurityGroupscommand to add the DHCP local security groups.

• The next step is to authorize the DHCP server to the Active Directory. To do so, use the command Add-DhcpServerInDC -DnsName ServerName.DomainName.Use your DHCP server name instead of the ServerName and your domain name instead of the DomainName in the above command. In my case, technigDC is the DHCP server name, and Technig.com is the domain name, as shown in the below picture.

• At this point, we are all done with our DHCP installation and configuration. We can view the authorized DHCP servers in Active Directory usingGet-DhcpServerInDCcommand.

That is all with DHCP installation and configuration using Windows PowerShell. That simple, it is installed and authorized.

Summary

Using Windows PowerShell is a professional way of completing configuration tasks on Windows OSs, including Windows Server 2022. Throughout this article, we explained how we can install and configure DHCP on Windows Server 2022 using the PowerShell tool. We saw that we can easily do it using a few simple command lines.

In the end, I hope you found this article helpful. Feel free to put your related questions in the comment section below.

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You can reset Windows 10 IP address with these three methods, using network connections settings, command prompt, and PowerShell. The easiest option to reset Windows 10 IP address with command prompt (CMD). If your system obtains its IP address automatically from a DHCP server, the “ipconfig” command can refresh your system IP address. The refreshing IP address process releases the old IP address and requests a new IP address from the DHCP server.

The other methods for changing Windows 10 IP address is GUI from network connections settings and using Windows PowerShell. Let’s do it with the easy one inside command prompt with ipconfig command.

Reset Windows 10 IP Address

To reset Windows 10 IP address, just open the command prompt or PowerShell interface and do it with the following “ipconfig” commands.

Resetting Windows IP address needs:

1. Press Windows+R to open the Run.
2. Type “cmd” and press enter.
3. To display the current IP address type “ipconfig.”
4. Check the output results of “ipconfig” commands.

1. Press Windows and type “PowerShell” and open the Windows PowerShell. Now type “ipconfig.” The IP config command shows the current system IP address. Here my computer IP address is 200.100.10.2 with the subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and default gateway of 200.100.10.1.

2. To reset your system, IP address just types “ipconfig /release” and press enter. The /release option of ipconfig command will remove the current IP address. When the “ipconfig /release” command process has finished, type “ipconfig /renew” to obtains a new IP address from DHCP server.

Yes, the output result of ipconfig /release shows that the current IP address removed. Now the system doesn’t have an IP address, and it is ready to obtain a new IP address from DHCP server.

3. To get a fresh new IP address, just type “ipconfig /renew.” The /renew option of ipconfig command request a fresh new IP address from the DHCP server.

That’s good. The output result’s of ipconfig /renew shows that the system obtains a new IP address from the DHCP server.

IPConfig Command Structure:

The ipconfig command has many options that help you quickly execute and get a clean result. To learn more about other options of ipconfig command, type “ipconfig /?”. It shows the help of ipconfig. See the output result of “ipconfig /?” command in the below text box.

USAGE:
    ipconfig [/allcompartments] [/? | /all | 
                                 /renew [adapter] | /release [adapter] |
                                 /renew6 [adapter] | /release6 [adapter] |
                                 /flushdns | /displaydns | /registerdns |
                                 /showclassid adapter |
                                 /setclassid adapter [classid] |
                                 /showclassid6 adapter |
                                 /setclassid6 adapter [classid] ]

where
    adapter             Connection name 
                       (wildcard characters * and ? allowed, see examples)

    Options:
       /?               Display this help message
       /all             Display full configuration information.
       /release         Release the IPv4 address for the specified adapter.
       /release6        Release the IPv6 address for the specified adapter.
       /renew           Renew the IPv4 address for the specified adapter.
       /renew6          Renew the IPv6 address for the specified adapter.
       /flushdns        Purges the DNS Resolver cache.
       /registerdns     Refreshes all DHCP leases and re-registers DNS names
       /displaydns      Display the contents of the DNS Resolver Cache.
       /showclassid     Displays all the dhcp class IDs allowed for adapter.
       /setclassid      Modifies the dhcp class id.  
       /showclassid6    Displays all the IPv6 DHCP class IDs allowed for adapter.
       /setclassid6     Modifies the IPv6 DHCP class id.
Examples:
    > ipconfig                       ... Show information
    > ipconfig /all                  ... Show detailed information
    > ipconfig /renew                ... renew all adapters
    > ipconfig /renew EL*            ... renew any connection that has its 
                                         name starting with EL
    > ipconfig /release *Con*        ... release all matching connections,
                                         eg. "Wired Ethernet Connection 1" or
                                             "Wired Ethernet Connection 2"
    > ipconfig /allcompartments      ... Show information about all 
                                         compartments
    > ipconfig /allcompartments /all ... Show detailed information about all
                                         compartments

That’s the help you can always access from the command prompt or PowerShell.

Final Word:

If you want to learn more about configuring IP address in Windows 10, just read the following related to IP address configuration guides.

• Configure IP Address with PowerShell.
• How to Configure Windows 10 IP Address with Command-Line?
• Configure DHCP on Cisco Router.
• Configure Windows IPv4 Networking with Netsh.
• DHCP Configuration Guide on Windows Server and Cisco Router.

Hope you got something new from this article. Please ask your questions about Windows settings and configuration through the comment section.

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Configuring IP address in a Windows with CMD performed using netsh command line utility. The network shell (netsh) is a set of commands that help you configure any Windows operating system IP address, Network Interfaces, and Windows Firewall. The usage of the command line is for pro level Windows users. Those who are playing the network infrastructure configuration. But using the command line as normal Windows user indicate your expertise to Windows environment. If you are new to Windows command line, this article “configure IP address with command prompt in Windows 10” will help you begin using command line interface.

Configuring Windows IPv4 Networking with Netsh or Network Shell. Netsh is a command-line utility included in Microsoft’s Windows NT line of operating systems beginning with Windows 2000. It allows local or remote configuration of network devices such as the NICs.

Configure IP Address with Command Prompt in Windows 10

Before setting IP address with cmd in Windows 10, you need to know how to find your IP address on Windows 10. So before everything, you must know the network IP address configuration on your system.

Let’s learn the process of IP configuration step by step. I am going to explain it with an easy pictorial guide. If you don’t understand some part, just kindly comment us and ask your questions.

The process of Changing Windows 10 IP Address with Command Prompt: 

1. Find your IP address in Windows 10.
2. View network interfaces card.
3. Change IP address on Windows 10.
4. Change DNS IP address with the command line.
5. Reset IP address with Command Prompt.

How to Find your IP Address on Windows 10?

There are many options for finding IP address on Windows 10. The easy one is “ipconfig” command. To find your IP address on Windows 10, just type “ipconfig” in command prompt. To do this process:

1. Press Windows+R keys to open the Run.
2. Type “cmd” in the run and press enter.
3. Now type “ipconfig” to show the IP address.

The “ipconfig” command shows everything about your computer network interfaces. You might have many physical or virtual network interface card.

Here, I just have one network interface on my Windows 10 computer. The result of ipconfig command shows that the IP 169.254.29.130 with the mask of 255.255.255.0 is my current Windows IP address.

This is a class C “autoconfiguration IPv4”. When your system doesn’t find any DHCP Server or manual IP address, it obtains auto IP address. So let’s change it.

How to Change IP Address with Command Prompt?

For change IP address, open command prompt or PowerShell. Both works the same and you can run all command prompt commends on Powershell as well. Ok, run cmd or Powershell as administrator. Netsh work in both command prompt and Powershell. I’m using Windows Powershell to change IP address on Windows 10 completely. Becuase the user interface and color’s of Powershell is better than Command prompt.

1. Type “Powershell” in Windows 10 search box to run Windows Powershell.
2. You need to run Powershell as administrator. Just press Windows+Shift the press enter to run Powershell as administrator. Or right-click the Powershell and click Run as administrator.

To find the network interface with the command line, type the following command on Powershell.

Netsh interface ipv4 show interface

The result shows two network interfaces. The Loopback and the Ethernet. The Loopback is Windows builtin network loopback interface, but our pointed network interface is the ethernet.

To find your IP address in Windows 10 with netsh command, just type the following command.

netsh interface ipv4 show config

It displays all the network interface configuration. The output result is clear and better than output result of “ipconfig” command on Command prompt. So to find an exact information of the network interface, just add the index ID of the network interface at the end of the command.

netsh interface ipv4 show config 2

That’s good. Let’s configure and change Windows 10 IP address with the command line. The command is bit long but easy to understand. No need to remember, just try to understand the netsh command structure.

To change the IP address of the “Ethernet0” network interface, type the following command.

netsh interface ipv4 set address name=2 static 200.100.10.5 mask=255.255.255.0 gateway=200.100.10.1

Once the command executed successfully, check the result with “netsh interface ipv4 show config 2” command. Yes, the output result shows the exact IP address has set on the “Ethernet0” network interface. Now the Windows IP address is 200.100.10.5 with the mask of 255.255.255.0 and default gateway is 200.100.10.1.

Note: You can’t change the default gateway separately with the following command. It will remove the IP address and just set the default gateway address.

netsh interface ipv4 set address name=2 gateway= (Gateway IP Address)

That’s good and enough for IP address configuration in Windows 10 with the command line. Let’s change DNS IP address from the command line.

• Related: MCSA Lab Manual Articles.

How to Change DNS IP address from Command Prompt?

DNS IP address is the unique address in the network that resolves computer name to IP address and IP address to the computer name. In the network, finding a computer with a name is easy than 32-bit IPv4 address. To set or change the DNS IP address, just simply do it with the following command.

netsh interface ipv4 set dns name=2 static 200.100.10.30

You might see some error on a simple local network, because of not having a DNS server. When you don’t have a DNS server, it’s not necessary to set DNS IP address on your computer.

Finally, recheck the result with “netsh interface ipv4 show config 2” command. The output netsh command should be displayed with DNS IP address.

Final World

Configure IP address with command prompt in Windows has tow benefits. The first benefit of working with Windows command line helps get you improve your skills in Windows environment. The second benefit is command line is faster than GUI. If you work with the command line, you will understand the power of command line.

The Windows command line interface has improved a lot in Windows 10. Now you can find some Linux commands that run in Windows 10 and works the same on Linux. Finally, hope you learn how to configure IP address with Command Prompt in Windows operating systems. If you don’t understand, please ask us about how to configure IP address with command prompt in Windows 10?

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There are many reasons you prefer some alternative application to the windows command prompt. For example, it’s difficult to scroll, copy and paste, open a new window, resizing and more. In this article, we will show you the best command prompt alternatives applications.

Best Command Prompt Alternatives in Windows 10

1. cmder

The number one cmd alternative is cmder. It’s very nice and comes in two versions. The mini version with small and light. And the full version that comes with git for windows app. It’s a software package created out of pure frustration over the absence of friendly console emulators on Windows. It is based on amazing software, and spiced up with the Monokai colour scheme and a custom prompt layout, looking outstanding from the start.

2. ConEmu

The second best command prompt alternative is ConEmu. ConEmu is not a shell, so it does not provide “shell features” like remote access, tab-completion, command history, and others. ConEmu starts a console program in a hidden console window and provides an alternative customizable GUI window with various features

3. Console

If you want a simple and faster application, this one is a good one. The console is a Windows console window enhancement. Console features include: multiple tabs, text editor-like text selection, different background types, alpha and colour-key transparency, configurable font, different window styles

4. Mintty

Google initially makes this one. Now you can find the source code in github.com. Mintty works on all Windows versions from Windows 2000 onwards. Similarly to other Cygwin/MSYS terminals based on pseudo-terminal (“pty”) devices, however, Mintty is not a full replacement for the Windows Console window (by default running the Windows Command Processor/command prompt / cmd.exe).

Conclusion

There are some other software alternatives to cmd, but this list includes the best and most popular of them. If you have a better application or you have any questions about this article, feel free to comment it below.

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In this article which is related to Windows Server 2012 R2 Core configuration, I’m going to show you how to convert Server Core to Full GUI and Convert from Gui to Windows Core? Before doing the conversion to full GUI and vice versa, you must know the basic configuration of Windows Server 2012 R2 Core.  The preview article was about essential Configuration of  Windows Server 2012 R2 Core?“.

This is the capability of Windows Server 2012 R2 that allows administrators to install servers with the full Gui, use the graphical tools to perform the initial setup and then convert them to Server Core to conserve system resources. In case of needed any changes, it is possible to reinstall the Gui components or remove them again. We can do it this conversion with Powershell and DISM command line utility.

Method 1: Convert Server Core to Gui using PowerShell

Get ready to convert Server Core to Full Gui using Windows PowerShell. In order to do this, log in to Server core with an administrator account and open the PowerShell through opened command prompt.

1. To open PowerShell type “start PowerShell” on command prompt and press Enter. The PowerShell will open in a new window. See the screenshot.

Now convert server core to full Gui using with the following “install-WindowsFeature” PowerShell command.

2. First of all gets the name of GUI features with “Get-WindowsFeature *GUI*” command.

You see the two Graphical Management Tools and Infrastructure and Server Graphical Shell which we need to install it.

3. Type the command “Install-WindowsFeature -Name Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra, Server-Gui-Shell –Source:E:\sources\install.wim” to install the GUI on Server core.

The “E:” is the DVD ROM of my computer and the Windows Server 2012 R2 is already in.

4. OK, when the installing features have finished successfully, restart the server core using “Shutdown -r -t 0” command.

After rebooting the system, you will see the Windows Server with full Gui and all necessary graphical management tools.

Finally, Windows Server with full Gui is here.

Method 2: Convert Windows Server Full Gui to Server Core

OK, let’s convert Server from full Gui back to Server Core using “Uninstall-WindowsFeature” PowerShell command. We can do it with graphical as well, but the command is easy and you must learn for the exam.

Uninstall-WindowsFeature -Name Name Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra, Server-Gui-Shell -Restart

The command will uninstall and remove features and convert Server GUI to Server Core. After restarting the system, you will see your old Server core with only one opened a command prompt.

Method #2: Convert Server Core to Full Gui using DISM

Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) is a command-line tool that can be used to service a Windows image or to prepare a Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) image. DISM can be used to service a Windows image (.wim) or a virtual hard disk (.vhd or .vhdx). But here we are using DISM to Install Windows Features or convert Server Core to full Gui with DISM.

Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:ServerCore-FullServer /featurename:Server-Gui-Shell /featurename:Server-Gui-Mgmt /Source:E:\sources\install.wim 

After installing Windows features with DISM, type “Y” to restart the system.

Remove Windows Features with DISM

To remove the Gui features or Convert Server full Gui back to Server Core, do with the following command.

Dism /online /Disable-feature /featurename:ServerCore-FullServer /featurename:Server-Gui-Shell /featurename:Server-Gui-Mgmt

OK, that’s all you need to know to convert Server core to full Gui and vice versa. For the exam 70-410, you don’t need to know all of these, but you shout ready to involve with such questions about the conversion of Windows Server to full Gui and back to Core.

Hope this has been informative for you.

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To share files using command line and manipulating is faster and more professional then GUI. Networking task has much command-line utility which works like a charm. With the following command line guide, you can do more than share files using the command line.

Preferably, you need to know the basic of command-line interfaces. In Windows, you can do it with command prompt or Powershell. Both of them works perfectly for this article. I prefer to use Powershell rather than a command prompt. Some commands are really needed to execute in Powershell.

How to Share Files Using Command-Line?

It’s not just sharing files. You should enable network discovery, enable the firewall, viewing shared files, and connecting to the share a folder or create a map network drive. So let’s do it step by step with Windows PowerShell.

1. Change Computer Name with Command

When your Windows installation has finished, at the final step ask you to set a name. In the network, if the computer name is not related to computer, it should be changed to find it easy. The Rename-Computer PowerShell command works exactly for changing a computer name.

Firs type “hostname” command to know the current computer name. Then type “Rename-Computer -NewName Win10 -Restart” and press enter.

In command, Win10 is the new name of my computer. The –restart switch will restart the system after rename.

2. Assign IP Address with Command

A computer in a network needs to have an IP address like a mobile with a number. Assigning an IP address to a computer, preform with Netsh command. I refer you to “Configure Windows IPv4 Networking with Netsh” article. Assigning IP address is covered clearly.

3. Creating Folder with Command

Creating a folder is not just performed with right-click and select New then Folder. Command-line has few commands to create a folder or directory. So let’s do it with mkdir or md command.

While Powershell is opened, type “dir” to list all directories of the current path. Then type

A folder named “ShareFolder” has been created. Type “dir” or “list” to see the created folder.

The “Ls” command is not working on command prompt, instead, use dir.

4. Share a Folder with Command

Now the folder is created successfully and need to share for the network. Before sharing a new folder, once type “net share” command to see what is shared currently on your system. Type net share and press enter.

There is nothing shared currently on this computer. So to share a folder, type “net share NetworkFiles=C:\SharedFolder /grant:everyone, full” then press enter.

• The NetworkFiles is the share name of SharedFolder which previously created with command.
• The /grant:everyone,full assign shared permission to everyone’s group. You can assign /change or /read permission.

Note: When you assign permission, you must specify the group name or a user name.

Type “net share” to see the result.

Well done, the folder has been created and shared successfully. Now go to the next step, enabling network discovery services with command.

5. Enable Network Discovery with Command

Network discovery is a network setting that affects whether your computer can find other computers and devices on the network and whether other computers on the network can see your computer. By default, Windows Firewall blocks network discovery, but you can enable it with command.

To enable network discovery, type “netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=”Network Discovery” new enable=Yes”

The Firewall rules are updated. Now the network discovery is enabled and you should see the computer’s name when executing “net view” command.

The net view is another useful command-line utility which shows network computers.

6. Connect to Shared Folders with Command

Now I’m on another Windows which is Windows 8.1. I’m trying to connect to shared folder’s of Windows 10 through the network with the command line.

While you are on the other computer on the network, type “net share” to  see network computers

Both Windows 10 and Windows 8 are in the same network. Type “net view \\Win10” to see the shared folders of Windows 10.

So let’s connect to shared folders of Windows 10 form Windows 8. Type “net use Y: \\Win10\NetworkFiles” then press enter to create a network map drive for NetworkFiles folder.

Here is the result of executing “net use” command. It shows network map drives. Read more about net use command on How to Create Map Network Drive In Windows 10 and Server? article.

Navigate to drive Y: and see what files the Windows 10 folder has?

Let’s copy some files from the shared folder to our computer with command. It performs by
“copy” command. Type “copy ‘Windows 10 Reports.txt C:\Users\Shais\Desktop” then press enter.

See the Windows 10 Reports text file has been copied to my desktop on Windows 8. You can copy files with the copy command. But to copy a full directory with its contents, use “xcopy” command.

That’s all share files using the command line. Hope you find this article helpful and replay to this question. Command-line is simple or hard?

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