Have you ever been disturbed by not being able to copy a long command to the Command Prompt with a simple “Ctrl + v” command in Windows 8, 7, and all the previous versions of Windows? Especially when you want to navig...
The Command Prompt includes just two default fonts. That’s not a great variety to select from. However, you can add more TrueType monospace fonts to the Command Prompt. To add more fonts to the Command Prompt, you must first...
Microsoft have done little to revamp the Command Prompt window. Windows Aero adds transparency to the Command Prompt window border, but little else. However, with Glass CMD we can transform the Command Prompt’s window into a...
The Command Prompt is DOS in a window. Those who make regular use of the Command Prompt should note that it has a variety of shortcut keys (hotkeys). The following are a few of the handy Command Prompt shortcut keys.
When you need help with a computer problem, one of the first things you will be asked for is your computer information (aka system specs). You can either go to System Information from Control Panel and manually copy down the infor...
Whilst you can back up your folders in Windows with third-party software, the Command Prompt also has backup options. Robocopy is a backup option that you can use from the Command Prompt. With it you can back up one folder to anot...
Whilst Windows includes hide folder options, such options are hardly full-proof. There’s a much more secure way to hide, or disguise, your folders as shortcuts which few would guess you have documents or software in. The tri...
The Command Prompt is the last remnant of DOS on Windows. You can add a shortcut to the Command Prompt on the Windows Explorer right-click context menu. Then you can right-click a folder, and select the Command Prompt to open in t...
The Command Prompt is the antiquated DOS in a window. You can open the Command Prompt from Run. Open Run and then input Command Prompt to open its window. From there you can input DOS command to open software and documents. Comman...
Today we have a quick trick for you that will come in handy many times. Did you know that you can enter a file’s or folder’s location (local URL patch) automatically into a command prompt without having to type it in m...
