Windows Batch Utilities

A collection of Windows Command Prompt (Batch) scripts developed and maintained by me.
Each script provides quick automation, diagnostics, or quality-of-life features for Windows systems.

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📦 Available Scripts

📋 Menu Launcher

• File: menu_launcher.bat
• Description: A text-based launcher that allows you to easily run any of the available batch utilities.
• Features:
  • Clean console menu.
  • Calls other scripts automatically.
  • Designed to scale as more utilities are added.

🖥️ System Info Snapshot

• File: sysinfo_snapshot.bat
• Description: Collects system, network, and disk information into a timestamped report folder.
• Features:
  • Saves output of systeminfo, ipconfig /all, installed hotfixes, and disk usage.
  • Reports stored under:

    scripts/reports/<yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss>/
    

  • Great for troubleshooting or documentation snapshots.

🌐 Network Quick Diagnostic

• File: net_quickdiag.bat
• Description: Quickly checks IP config, pings your default gateway and public DNS, verifies DNS resolution, prints route table, active connections, and DNS cache.
• Features:
  • Shows IPv4/Subnet/Default Gateway.
  • Pings your default gateway.
  • Verifies DNS resolution with nslookup.
  • Tests internet reachability (1.1.1.1 & 8.8.8.8).
  • Prints route table and active connections.
  • Displays DNS cache entries.

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🛠 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/APonder-Dev/windows-batch-utilities.git
   cd windows-batch-utilities

2. Navigate into the scripts folder:

   cd scripts

3. Run the menu launcher:

   menu_launcher.bat

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🔧 Usage

Run via Menu

1. Open menu_launcher.bat.
2. Choose a number from the list.
3. Outputs are displayed in the console or saved to the reports/ folder.

Run a Script Directly

Example:

scripts\sysinfo_snapshot.bat

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📌 Roadmap

Planned future scripts include:

• 🧹 Temp & Cache Cleaner — wipe safe temp folders and browser caches.
• 💾 Smart Backup — incremental backups via robocopy.
• 🗂️ File Organizer — sort files into extension-based folders.
• 🔍 Large File Hunter — find largest files recursively.
• 📡 Wi-Fi Profile Exporter — dump saved Wi-Fi profiles to XML.
• 📝 Hosts Toggle — swap between dev and default hosts file.
• 🔧 Git Quick Helper — git add + commit + push shortcut.
• 📶 Ping Sweep — scan local subnet for alive hosts.
• 🔄 Windows Update Check — list available updates (PowerShell required).

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🤖 Continuous Integration (CI)

This repo can be extended with GitHub Actions:

• Every tag push (e.g. v1.0.0) → package scripts into a .zip and attach to a GitHub Release.
• Keeps releases clean and ready to download.

Workflow file: .github/workflows/release.yml

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📂 Repo Structure

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├─ scripts/                  # All batch scripts live here
│  ├─ menu_launcher.bat
│  ├─ net_quickdiag.bat
│  ├─ sysinfo_snapshot.bat
│  └─ reports/               # Auto-created by sysinfo_snapshot (Will not see this yet.)
│     └─ <yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss>/
│        ├─ systeminfo.txt
│        ├─ ipconfig_all.txt
│        ├─ hotfixes.txt
│        └─ disks.txt
├─ .github/workflows/        # GitHub Actions configs (optional)
├─ .gitignore
├─ .gitattributes
├─ LICENSE
└─ README.md

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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⭐ Support

• Found a bug? → Open an Issue.
• Want to contribute? → Pull Requests are welcome.
• If you find these utilities useful, please consider starring ⭐ the repo!

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💖 Donation

If you find these tools helpful, you can support my development:

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