By following these steps and tips, you can efficiently find and open files using the Command Prompt in Windows, making your file management tasks more streamlined and effective.

This article is about using MS-DOS command prompt to find files on the computer. It also show some of the MS-DOS commands.

Windows users, for example can type explore . at the prompt—as seen in the screenshot above—to open a Windows explorer pane. Check out the link below for more information on Mac and Linux systems.

You can open any Microsoft App from Command Prompt, if you know the Package Family Name and App ID of that particular app in Windows 11/10.

Other Ways to Open Command Prompt Command Prompt in Windows 11 through Windows XP can also be opened with a command. This is especially helpful if you like using the Run dialog box or if File ...

An elevated Command Prompt lets you run commands with special powers to change important computer settings. You can open an elevated Command Prompt in Windows 11, 10, and 8 through the Power User ...

Reader Kevin used his ubergeeky AutoHotkey scripting skills to create a hotkey that opens a command prompt window at the same location as the folder you are browsing in Windows Explorer.

How to Get Internet Explorer From a DOS Prompt. In the old days of computing, there was no nice, pretty Windows operating system, so all commands were given through a textual interface.

Alternatively, you can use File Explorer to navigate to the emulator directory. Once there, type "cmd" in the address bar at the top, and it will open the Command Prompt directly in that folder.