Here are a some common commands for configuration issues regarding Windows 2008 Core :

• Enable Terminal Server:
  cscript C:\Windows\System32\Scregedit.wsf /ar 0To view this setting:
  cscript C:\Windows\System32\Scregedit.wsf /ar /v
  
• Enable remote management from any MMC snap-in:
  netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=”Remote Desktop” new enable=yes
  netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=”Remote Administration” new enable=yes
• Enable Remote Management (Firewall):
  netsh advfirewall set currentprofile settings remotemanagement enable
• Rename computername:
  NETDOM renamecomputer %computername% /newname:vshost
• Restart the computer:
  Shutdown /r /f /t 0
• Logoff from the console:
  Logoff.exe
• Set the date and timezone:
  control timedate.cpl
• Query all the networkadapters :
  netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces
• Configure the networkadapter:Set a Static IP:
  netsh interface ipv4 set address name=”2″ source=static address=172.168.2.2 mask=255.255.255.0 gateway=172.168.2.1Set a DNS server:netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name=”2″ address=172.168.2.1 index=1
  netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name=”2″ address=172.168.2.10 index=1
• Add a Windows 2008 Core Server to the domain:
  netdom join W2K8DC04 /domain:domain.local /userd:DOMAIN\ACCOUNT /passwordd:YOURPASSWORD
• Active Windows 2008 Core Server:
  C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs -ato
• Set password for Administrator:
  net user administrator *
• Enable Windows Remote Shell:
  WinRM quickconfigUse Windows Remote Shell:
  On Vista Sp1 :
  start cmd (with a user who has administrator access to the remote machine)
  winrs -r:SERVERNAME cmdor start in a new window :
  start winrs -r:SERVERNAME cmd
• Add hardware to Core
  pnputil -i -a <driverinf>
• Display device driver list:
  sc query type= driver
• Forcibly stop a service:
  Use the tasklist command to retrieve the process ID (PID).
  taskkill /PID <process ID>
• Configure Paging File:
  wmic pagefileset where name=”<path/filename>” set InitialSize=<initialsize>,MaximumSize=<maxsize>path/filename – is the path to and name of the paging file
  initialsize – is the starting size of the paging file in bytes
  maxsize – is the maximum size of the page file in bytes
• Discover the available server roles:
  oclist.exe
• Install Server Role:
  Example : start /w ocsetup DHCPServerCoreDNSDNS = DNS-Server-Core-Role
  File Replication = FRS-Infrastructure
  Distributed File System= DFSN-Server
  Services for Network File System = ServerForNFS-Base, ClientForNFS-Base
  Print Server = Printing-ServerCore-Role, Printing-LPDPrintService
  Streaming Media Services = MediaServer (KB 934518)
  SNMP = SNMP-SC
• Configure Service :
  Example : sc config dhcpserver start= auto
• Remove programs:
  Check registry key : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
  (regedit.exe , regedt32.exe)
• Check for new Windows Updates:
  wmic.exe qfe
• Remove a Windows Update:
  wusa.exe patchname.msu

Do you know any other commands for the list?