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 ...

Brien takes a look at what's new with Microsoft's next Command Prompt and explains why you should be excited. The Command Prompt has been a part of Windows since the very beginning, and remains one of ...

The good old command prompt is still handy, robust, and customizable in Windows 10 and 11. Lance is an experienced writer who tries to unravel the mysteries of personal tech. He loves watching old ...

Under Windows, the CLIP command allows you to copy the results returned by a command in the DOS command prompt. This trick can be useful if you need to paste the results of the IPCONFIG command, for ...

Volume Shadow Copy Service or VSS enables the Windows computer to create snapshots of your local files. The Vssadmin command-line tool allows to access these snapshots, and lists and deletes the ...

File creation is perhaps one of the most trivial tasks you perform on your computer almost every day. If you’re a Windows user, you probably do it via the graphical interface. Although this approach ...