The normal command prompt has one shortcoming and that is that you cannot directly launch programs that require administrative privileges in order to work properly.

Learn how to enable or disable command prompt using Group Policy Editor or Registry for non-admins. Set GPO to Prevent access to CMD. Tweak DisableCMD in Registry.

An internal command is available in Windows and usually works from Windows Terminal or Command Prompt. External commands, on the other hand, are not dependent on system variables or the OS.

Click the Windows Start menu, click All Programs, choose the Accessories submenu, choose Command Prompt, et voila, you should be looking at a standard command prompt window.

Love the command prompt, but hate always using keyboard shortcuts? Put that mouse to work with this tip. Plus: Keeping message unread in Outloook.

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Scripting: The Command Prompt commands for Windows Defender are particularly useful when creating scripts to automate antivirus tasks across multiple systems.

The command prompt command works fine if you manually set the OBJ owner to Photoshop. Otherwise, it always opens that Open With Program dialog. Is this really how Windows deals with files?