To become an expert in administering Server Core from the command prompt, you need the following:

Here’s a quick guide to some of the more useful command-line tools you can use for performing specific types of administrative tasks in Server Core. The list is not meant to be complete and the task areas in it are not ordered in any particular way. Also, while most of the tools listed in this table are command-line tools, a few of them are scripts or GUI tools.

Task: View system information
Task: View user information
Task: Manage users and groups
Task: View or change computer name
Task: Join or leave a domain
Task: Log off or shut down
Task: Configure networking
Task: Configure Windows Firewall
Task: Configure Internet Protocol security (IPsec)
Task: Activate Windows
Task: Manage services
Task: Manage processes
Task: Manage tasks
Task: Collect and analyze performance data
Task: View events and manage event logs
Task: Manage disks and storage
Task: Manage Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
Task: Manage file systems and file permissions
Task: Manage files
Task: Manage shares and share permissions
Task: Manage the registry
Task: Install and manage drivers
Task: Install and manage updates
Task: Install roles and features
Task: Install applications
Task: Manage Group Policy
Task: Manage certificates
Task: Manage Terminal Services (Remote Desktop for Administration)