Upon opening a Command Prompt, you will see a file path (e.g., "C:\Users\Chifundo"). This is called the prompt, and it shows what directory you're currently in. The blinking cursor at the end ...

Command Prompt is tagged among the essential tools in Windows computers. This text-based operating system has been in existence since before the official introduction of graphical user interfaces and ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Microsoft adds a new Edit text editor for command line and removes .NET 3.5 as default in Windows 11 Build 27965.

The latest Windows Insider preview includes the new Start menu. The Edit command line editor is now also included.

You’d think the Command Prompt would be long-gone after 30 years of Windows’ graphical interface, but it’s not, and there’s a good reason why. Though many of its duties have been replaced by icons or ...

If you're setting up a new Windows PC, installing 20 apps that you use every day will require opening the browser and ...

Buried deep within Windows’ bosom is a carbon-crusted fossil from the ancient days of computing. This aged wart on Windows’ soul harkens back to a more primitive time, when computers lacked the oomph ...

Command Prompt is one of the most valuable tools in Windows as it allows developers to test their codes, allows users to flash custom ROMs, pings their WiFi networks, changes a number of hidden ...

Improve the performance of XP and Vista--at least a little bit--by running its built-in disk defragmenter with your choice of command switches. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology ...

The following is a guest post by J. Peter Bruzzese, Infoworld blogger and author of Microsoft Subnet’s February book giveaway Exchange Server 2007 How-To (enter to win a free copy here or read an ...

One of the sore points of the Windows command-line environment is that the command-line windows themselves, the "console" windows, have always been a bit strange. Back in Windows XP, for example, ...