The Command Prompt has been around forever, and it’s still a great resource to have at your disposal. Today we’re showing you all of the different ways to open the Command Prompt. We’re betting you don’t know all of them.
The Command Prompt is a pretty useful tool. It allows you to do some things quicker than you can do them in the graphic interface and offers some tools that you just can’t find in the graphic interface at all. And in true keyboard-ninja spirit, the Command Prompt also supports all kinds of clever keyboard shortcuts that make it even more powerful. While it’s easy to just open the Command Prompt from the Start menu, that’s not the only way to do it. So, let’s take a look at the rest.
Note: this article is based on Windows 10, but the majority of these methods should work in earlier versions of Windows, too.
If you’ve recently upgraded to Windows 7 or Windows 10 and are wondering what happened to HyperTerminal, you’re not alone! HyperTerminal was a sweet little program that let you connect to other computers, Telnet sites, host computers, BBSs, etc. Using your modem or Ethernet connection. Introduction 2. Steps to follow in order to run Huperterminal in Windows 10 3. HyperTerminal is a program that you can use to connect to other computers, telnet sites, bulletin board systems (BBS), online services, and host computers.HyperTerminal connections are made using a modem, a modem cable (used to emulate modem communication) or an Ethernet connection.
Open Command Prompt from Windows+X Power Users Menu
Press Windows+X to open the Power Users menu, and then click “Command Prompt” or “Command Prompt (Admin).”
Note: If you see PowerShell instead of Command Prompt on the Power Users menu, that’s a switch that came about with the Creators Update for Windows 10. It’s very easy to switch back to showing the Command Prompt on the Power Users menu if you want, or you can give PowerShell a try. You can do pretty much everything in PowerShell that you can do in Command Prompt, plus a lot of other useful things.
Open a Command Prompt from Task Manager
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Open Task Manager with more details. Open the “File” menu and then choose “Run New Task.” Type
cmd
or cmd.exe
, and then click “OK” to open up a regular Command Prompt. You can also check the “Create this task with administrative privileges” to open Command Prompt as administrator.Open a Command Prompt in Admin Mode from Task Manager the Secret Easy Way
To quickly open a command prompt with administrative privileges from Task Manager, open the “File” menu and then hold the CTRL key while clicking “Run New Task.” This will immediately open Command Prompt with administrative privileges—no need to type anything.
Open Command Prompt from a Start Menu Search
You can easily open the Command Prompt by clicking Start and then typing “cmd” into the search box. Alternatively, click/tap on the microphone icon in Cortana’s search field and say “Launch Command Prompt.”
To open Command Prompt with administrative privileges, right-click the result and then click “Run as Administrator.” You could also highlight the result with the arrow keys and then press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.
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Open Command Prompt By Scrolling Through the Start Menu
Click Start. Scroll down and expand the “Windows System” folder. Click “Command Prompt.” To open with administrative privileges, right-click Command Prompt and choose “Run as administrator.”
Open Command Prompt from File Explorer
Open File Explorer, and then navigate to the
C:WindowsSystem32
folder. Double-click the “cmd.exe” file or right-click the file and choose “Run as administrator.” You can also create a shortcut to this file and store the shortcut anywhere you like.Open Command Prompt from the Run Box
Press Windows+R to open “Run” box. Type “cmd” and then click “OK” to open a regular Command Prompt. Type “cmd” and then press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to open an administrator Command Prompt.
Open Command Prompt from the File Explorer Address Bar
In File Explorer, click the address bar to select it (or press Alt+D). Type “cmd” into the address bar and hit Enter to open the Command Prompt with the path of the current folder already set.
Open Command Prompt Here from the File Explorer File Menu
In File Explorer, navigate to any folder you want to open at the Command Prompt. From the “File” menu, select one of the following options:
- Open command prompt. Opens a Command Prompt within the currently selected folder with standard permissions.
- Open command prompt as administrator. Opens a Command Prompt within the currently selected folder with administrator permissions.
Open Command Prompt from a Folder’s Context Menu in File Explorer
To open a Command Prompt window to any folder, Shift+right-click the folder in File Explorer and then choose “Open command window here.”
Create a Shortcut for Command Prompt on the Desktop
Right-click an empty spot on the Desktop. From the context menu, select New > Shortcut.
Type “cmd.exe” into the box and then click “Next.”
Give the shortcut a name and then click “Finish.”
You can now double-click the shortcut to open Command Prompt. If you want to open the Command Prompt with administrative privileges instead, right-click the shortcut and choose “Properties” from the context menu. Click the “Advanced” button and check the “Run as administrator” option. Close both open properties windows
Now you just have to double-click the shortcut to open Command Prompt as an administrator.
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Developer(s) | Hilgraeve |
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Initial release | Before 1985 |
Stable release | |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows and OS/2 |
Website | www.hilgraeve.com/hyperaccess/ |
HyperACCESS is a family of terminal emulation software by Hilgraeve. A version of HyperACCESS, called HyperTerminal is included in some versions of Windows.
History[edit]
It was the first software product from Hilgraeve, and it was initially designed to let 8-bit Heath computers communicate over a modem. In 1985, this same product was ported to IBM PCs and compatible systems, as well as Heath/Zenith's Z-100 non-PC-compatible MS-DOS computer. Over the years, the same version of this technology would be ported to other operating systems, including OS/2, Windows 95 and Windows NT. It has earned a total of five Editor's Choice awards from PC Magazine.
In 1995, Hilgraeve licensed a low-end version of HyperACCESS, known as HyperTerminal, to Microsoft for use in their set of communications utilities. It was bundled with Windows 95 through Windows XP, but is no longer bundled with Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, or later Windows.
The commercial products, HyperTerminal Private Edition and HyperACCESS, both support all versions of Windows up to and including Windows 10.
Protocols[edit]
- Display: Minitel, Viewdata, VT100, VT52
- File transfer: ASCII, Kermit, XMODEM, YMODEM/YMODEM-G, and ZMODEM
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External links[edit]
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