

Step 1: Simultaneously press ‘Windows + X’ keys in order to open the Power Users menu In this post, we are going to show you 8 different methods for opening the Command Prompt in Windows 10. There are different keyboard shortcuts and easy places from where you can access cmd but not a lot of users are familiar with them. There are also some functionalities that cannot be performed without a command prompt.Ĭommand prompt also comes with different methods that can be used to open it. It gives you the quickest way to resolve or carry out tasks as compared to their graphics interface alternatives. Usually, the commands used in the command prompt are for performing advanced admin related functionalities, troubleshooting or solving certain system issues and automating tasks with the help of scripts and batch files. It is officially known as Windows Command Processor and also referred as cmd.exe, cmd prompt and command shell. Microsoft has kept this command line interpreter application in almost all the Windows versions. To verify it is your C: type dir and press Enter and you should see your Users folder which you can enter into ( cd Users) and dir again to see your user account.The Command Prompt is an extremely resourceful tool for Windows operating system.
