System and processes

4 lessons in the Windows course.

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• System InformationUse SYSTEMINFO and related read-only CMD commands to identify Windows version, hardware, memory, boot time, and installed update details.
• Listing and Ending ProcessesList running Windows processes with TASKLIST and carefully stop unresponsive apps with TASKKILL by image name or process ID.
• Environment VariablesRead and temporarily set Windows CMD environment variables, expand common paths, and understand local versus persistent settings.
• Finding Programs and Your User NameUse WHERE and WHOAMI in Windows CMD to locate executable files, inspect PATH resolution, and identify the current account and groups.