Top Best Command Prompt Tricks and Hacks Every Windows Users Should Know
Command Prompt is also known as CMD or cmd.exe after adding its file extension in computer language. This is one of the command line interpreter which is used on windows operation system. The command prompt basically used to interacts with the user by the help of command line interface. The command line interface is pre integrated with the windows operating system and implemented through the help of win32 console. The main methods used in command prompt are real pipelining, which is able to allow the both way interaction at a same time easily. The command prompt usually does not save its data in memory because it is a temporary file command executing system which works at a time on both the sides of user and computer.
Some people do not know how to use the command prompt such that they thought it’s a most boring and unnecessary thing in Windows. Those who know about the tips and tricks they feel that command prompt is very much useful to use for using shortcuts. So here we will introduce some of the best top tricks about the command prompt which every windows user should need to know.
List of the best command prompt tricks and hacks for every windows user
In the below list we discuss about the best command prompt tricks with its working process in details. So let’s have a look on the below listings properly.
Best Command Prompt tricks and hacks
- How to open CMD window from anywhere in Windows –
The windows users feel tough to choose the correct directory or the right directory to open in command prompt with which they want to work out. It needs huge length of command to enter in the command prompt one after another. So there is one best simple trick by which you can able to directly open the command prompt window from that current directory or whatever folder you are opened in window. Open any one of your folder and hold the SHIFT key along with press the right click on your mouse. One pop up menu will appear where you find the option “Open command window here”. Your command prompt window from that current directory will open.
- The Title bar heading of CMD can be customised –
If any window user become bored while using CMD with the default tile, but there is no issue you can change that easily. You can customise that text easily on the way you can. Suppose you want to enter the name Microsoft Windows in the title bar, you can add it. Simply open the CMD interface and before executing any other command you just type tile Microsoft Windows and press enter. The title bar name will be changed automatically to the newer one. The changes you have made id temporary because when you will open it on the next time the text bar title will be remain default. - Full directory of any disc drive or folders –
There is a best way through which you can able to view your folder detail or any drive detail by typing a single word only in CMD. You need not to open one after one directory or folders to view your drive details. To get the whole information about the drive just open the CMD interface from the drive whose directory details you want. After opening the CMD interface from that drive type tree and press enter, you are done. The whole details about your selected drive or folder will be displayed automatically in the CMD screen. - Copy any text from command prompt –
Every windows user comes in tough situation to get the CUT, COPY or PASTE option in CMD. But no problem at all you can do it with the help of mouse click only without cut, copy paste option. What you need to do is, select any part of your CMD text by clicking your left mouse button. The selected area will turns white in colour and your text is copied. After the selection just click on the right button of your mouse where you want to paste it in CMD and the text will be paste on that area. If you want to paste it outside of CMD you can select the area and press Ctrl + V. If you want to deselect the copied part you can simply press Esc on your keyboard. - PC network information –
You can easily view you current network information without using your control panel. If you want to view your current connected network hostname, DNS, Gateway, IP address, Subnet Mask etc. in one click then simply visit your CMD interface and type ipconfig or ipconfig/all and press enter. Then all your network path connection details will be displayed automatically. - Website or domain name status –
You can view your website status like whether your site is working or not with the use of command prompt. Open CMD and type ping google.com and press enter. The status of your website will be displayed. If you want to check with other websites also you enter the ping command and then type your website name or IP address like “ping abcd.com or ping 10.10.10.1” and press enter. - Episodes of Star War4 can be watched in CMD –
Windows user can easily watch the star wars episode IV which is available in ASCII version instantly in Command prompt Window. You have to open the command prompt window and type telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl and press enter. The episode will start in the CMD panel.
NB: If in any window pc this command is not running then before start to run this command open your control panel and enable the Telnet Client from the Windows programs and features option. Now open the CMD and execute that command. - Remote Shutting down and restart PC –
Remote shut down and restarting another PC is also available with the help of command prompt interface. This trick helps the user to control the host PC for restarting or shut down from the main PC. To use this trick you need to open the CMD panel and type the command shutdown/i then press enter. The remote shut down dialogue will open in your screen. Now select your host PC or add your host PC and choose the below option for Shut down or Restart and click on OK. The remote PC will do its operation instantly. - Run CMD as an Admin –
If any windows user want to use the CMD as an Administrator then it is also possible for them. Because many command words are there which cannot able to execute without the permission from PC admin. On that case you have to create one shortcut of command prompt in your desktop -> right click on that icon -> select the Run as Administrator option -> click YES and you are done. - Cancel or dismiss a command using Ctrl-C –
In case of emergency or as usual if any user wants to cancel or abort any command they can do it by typing Ctrl-C. If you do not execute any command you can remove that by using backspace but when you have execute that command and after that you want to cancel that you can use Ctrl-C to stop it.
That’s all about the top best tips and tricks through which you can apply some shortcuts in your windows. Those who are experts for them there are too many shortcuts in command prompt but as for the beginners and normal users these are the top tricks and hacks every windows user should know. These tricks provide a good experience while they are going to use their computers. Please use and learns the CMD tricks and hacks from computer professionals only. Otherwise inputting wrong executable commands ma y harm your PC files and data.
