Posts under CMD tag.

External hard drive inaccessible? Format External Drive or run Check Disk using CMD

Today I tried to connect my old Seagate external drive to my Windows PC after a long time and found that I was just unable to access it. When I connected it, in the Computer folder, the green bar just […]

ConsoleZ is a Command Prompt enhancement tool for Windows

Command Prompt or CMD which is used as command line utility in all versions of Windows is considered to be one of the most powerful utilities of Windows. Although the console does not offer many customization options, a free tool […]

List of CMD or Command Prompt keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10

If you use the Command Line frequently, then here is a list of CMD or Command Prompt keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10, that will help you work quicker. Command Prompt keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Shortcut Action   Ctrl+C   Copy the […]

How to turn on AutoComplete in Windows Command Prompt

If you are a Windows power user who frequently needs to use the Command Prompt regularly, then you find it useful to turn on auto-complete in Command Prompt. If you want to make the change permanent, you will have to […]

Full screen command prompt in Windows 10

In Windows 10 you can open a Command Prompt in full-screen, but in Windows 7 or Windows Vista, if you try to maximize the command prompt window, it will expand only to cover around half the screen. You will not […]

7 ways to open or launch Command Prompt in Windows 10

Many folks might not know this, but there are several ways to open or launch the Command Prompt (CMD) in Windows 10. It’s so easy to do that even if a newborn could do it. OK, maybe we’re exaggerating here, but that […]

List Hard Drives using Command Prompt & PowerShell in Windows 10

If you frequently work with the Command Prompt or PowerShell, you may need to copy files from or to an external drive, at such, and many other times, you may need to display the drives within the console window. In […]

Command Prompt in Windows 10 – Make it transparent!

The Command Prompt in Windows 10, conhost.exe, gets several new features.Not only does it get a new code, and improved editing features, you can also make it go full-screen or make it transparent. Let us take a look at some of […]

Enable, Disable Command Prompt using GPO or Windows Registry

To prevent access to the Command Prompt in Window, you can make use of Group Policy settings or edit the Windows Registry, so as to disable the Command Prompt. When you do this, it will prevent users from running the […]

Pin Command Prompt with Admin rights Tile to Windows Start Screen or Menu

Windows 8 has given easy access to the Command Prompt and Command Prompt (Admin) from the desktop. All you need to do is open the Win+X menu and select what you want. Windows 8.1 instead, offers the PowerShell command – […]

How to change Theme using Command Prompt in Windows 8

Most of the geeks love to use command prompt to do thing on Windows. I know I do. I stumbled up a nice little tool Theme Switcher. The reason why we need to use this tool is because, as far […]

TCC/LE : A free replacement for Windows Command Prompt

TCC/LE is free and powerful software designed to completely replace the traditional Command Prompt Utility in Windows. TCC/LE is basically a command prompt only – but it comes along with many other different utilities and features that one would want in the […]

Advanced CMD Tricks for Windows 10/8/7

If you have been a Windows user for a long time, I am sure you must have used Command Prompt. Even today, the CMD helps in performing many advanced administrative functions, and in troubleshooting Windows related issues. We have earlier, already […]

Access FTP Server using Windows Command Prompt

Earlier we have posted about FileZilla Client, a free FTP client for Windows, which can be used to access your FTP server and transfer files on it. We also saw how we could use NotePad++, a Notepad alternative for Windows, […]

WHOAMI utility in Windows 7/8/10 and its use, syntax, commands

Not many of you may be aware of it, but Windows has a command-line utility called as the WHOAMI utility (Who Am I). With this utility, you can find out the name of the account that’s currently logged on, its […]

Run Commands from Windows Start Search Box as an Administrator

We enjoy using the command-line tool for performing certain functions. It’s very simple to use. We also make extensive use of the Windows search box of the Start menu or Start Screen, depending on your operating system. When we normally start a […]

WMI Commands on Windows 10/8/7

It’s always cool to work with a command prompt, batch file, etc. I still love to do a lot of work with command prompt and automate things with batch files. In this article, I will list you WMI Commands (Windows […]

A Geeky Twitter Command Line Tool

clvi is a Twitter app that lets you tweet from the Windows command prompt.

Add features & color to Windows 7 Command Prompt with ColorConsole

ColorConsole is a feature-rich, freeware, portable system utility, which adds tabs, features and a little color to your black and white  Command Prompt or Windows console or MSDOS prompt. ColorConsole Features: Favorite your regular commands Export to HTML and RTF […]

Aero Glass applications for Windows 7

For the Aero Glass fans out there, here are some smart replacement applications with the glassy aero look for your Windows 7 & Vista : A Notepad, Calculator & a Command Prompt. Download and use them to give a smart […]