Get all installed programs list using command prompt

Use Windows Management Instrumentation Command line tool (WMIC) in the Command Prompt window, that will help you to get List of Programs.

Step 1:
Open Command Prompt, Win + R (type "cmd")

Step 2:
type “wmic” and press Enter at command prompt.

You will get prompt as wmic:root\cli> 

Type following command that will create text file with the details.
wmic:root\cli> /output:C:\ListOfInstalledPrograms.txt product get name,version

Note: you can use any number of column at the end of command

once the command is executed, it will be back to command prompt, type "exit" to quite from wmic prompt.

Merge multiple .csv files available in same folder using CMD command

This is a trick which can save you a lot of time when working with a dataset spread across multiple CSV files. Using a simple CMD command it is possible to combine all the CSV’s into a single .CSV file.

Command:

c:\> copy *.csv combine.csv

that's it. Hope this will save your time.

Useful Windows Command Prompt Commands

1. Command History: You can track down your command history.
c:\> doskey /history

2. Run multiple commands:You just need to put “&&” between each command and save some time.
c:\>winword && notepad && msexcel

3. See PC driver list :You can see all the drivers installed on your computer.
c:\>driverquery

4. Send an output to clipboard: Save the output of a command.
c:\>ipconfig /all | clip

5. Create Wi-Fi hotspot right from the command prompt
Before opening the Command Prompt to execute the commands needed for this, you need to open Control Panel and find Change adapter settings in the Network and Sharing option. There, click on the connection you are using and click on Properties. Now find the sharing tab and check the option “Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s internet connection.”

-Open the Command Prompt with administrative privileges and enter the following command to enabled hotspot:
c:\> netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Youthotspotname key=yourpassword

-start the Wi-Fi hotspot
c:\>netsh wlan start hostednetwork

-To stop it, simply enter this command:
c:\>netsh wlan stop hostednetwork