Cmdlet Name

Description

Get-date

Gives you current date and time.

Set-date

Sets Current date and time.

Add-computer

Add computer membership in domain or workgroup.

Remove-computer

Removes computer membership in domain or workgroup.

Get-counter

This command gets performance counter data.

Get-location

Displays the current working location.

Set-location

Sets the current working location.

Get-service

Gets all system Services running on PC.

Set-service

Sets System Services.

New-Service

Creates Services.

Show-eventlog

Displays the event logs of the local or a remote computer in Event Viewer.

Checkpoint-computer

Creates a system restore point on the local computer.

Restore-computer

Restores a computer from a checkpoint.

Get-Credential

Retrieves a credential object based on a password.

Get-command

Retrieves information about a command.

Invoke-command

Runs commands on a local or remote computer and returns all output from the commands, including errors.

Measure-command

Measures the execution time for a script block or cmdlet.

Trace-command

Turns on tracing according to a specified configuration for a specified expression.

ConvertFrom-SecureSting

Converts a secure string into an encrypted standard string.

ConvertTo-SecureSting

Converts encrypted standard strings to secure strings.

Get-host

Gets information about the PowerShell host application.

Get-hotfix

Gets the hot fixes and other updates that have been applied to a computer.

Start-service

Cmdlets for starting system services.

Stop-service

Cmdlets for stopping system services.

Restart-service

Cmdlets for restarting system services.

Suspend-service

Cmdlets for suspending system services.

Resume-service

Cmdlets for resuming system services.

Get-eventlog

Retrieves event log data.

Write-eventlog

Writes event in an event log.

Clear-eventlog

Clears events in an event log.

Debug-process

Debugs a process running on a computer.

Read-host

Reads a prompted value from the host, allowing a script to capture user input.

Write-host

Writes objects to the host.

Clear-host

Clears the host Window.

Compare-object

 Compares two streams of objects.

New-object

Creates a new object.

Group-object

Groups objects according to a specified criterion or multiple criteria.

Sort-object

Sorts input objects according to a specified criterion or multiple criteria.

Select-object

Selects objects or properties based on criteria specified in its parameters.

Get-variable

Retrieves a PowerShell variable and its value.

Set-variable

Sets the value(s) of a variable, creating a new variable if necessary.

Clear-variable

Removes the value from a variable without removing the variable itself.

Remove-variable

Removes a variable.

New-Variable

Creates a new PowerShell variable.

Ping-computer

Sends ICMP request packets to designated computers.

Get-ExecutionPolicy

Retrieves the PowerShell script execution policy.

Set-ExecutionPolicy

Sets the PowerShell script execution policy

Get-AuthenticodeSignature

Retrieves the signature associated with a file.

Set-AuthenticodeSignature

Applies an authenticode signature to a file.

Get-Alias

Retrieves available aliases.

Set-Alias

Creates a new alias.

New-Alias

Creates a new PowerShell alias.

Import-Alias

Cmdlets for importing alias.

Export-Alias

Cmdlets for exporting alias.

Limit-eventlog

Sets the size and age limits for an event log.

Write-output

Writes an object or objects to a pipeline.

Write-warning

Writes a warning message to the host.

Wait-process

Waits for a process to be stopped before accepting input.

Start-sleep

Suspends shell or script activity for the specified period.

Get-process

Retrieves information about running processes on a machine.

Start-process

Starts processes on a computer.

Stop-process

Stop processes on a computer.

Get-Psdrive

Retrieves information about one or more powershell drives.

New-Psdrive

Creates a new Powershell drive.

Remove-Psdrive

Removes Powershell drive.

Rename-Computer

Renames a computer.

Stop-Computer

Stops a computer.

Restart-Computer

Restarts a computer.

Show-Service

Displays a computers services in the services utility.