The command prompt (CMD) is a very useful Windows tool. This command interpreter or command line can help us configure how the files look in your folders, move directories, know our IP, or run batch programs. But where is this command prompt?
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Many computers do not have direct access to the command prompt. This means we have to look for it, and there are different ways to access it from hotkeys to searching directly in the Windows Start search bar. So we can open the command prompt or CMD.
How To Open The Command Prompt From Run
“Run” is a quick way to open Windows programs or folders. And, of course, we can also open the command prompt by following the steps below:
- On the PC, press Windows and R. That is, the Windows key and the letter R, at the same time. The Execute program will open.
- In the writing bar, we type “cmd” and press Enter or Accept.
- The Command Prompt will open.
How To Open The Command Prompt Or CMD
This method works on all versions of Windows, although the image above belongs to Windows 10.
How To Open The Command Prompt From Start
The start is a visual interface of Windows that shows some of the most used programs, folders of interest and programs anchored for Windows 10. In Windows 8, this visual may appear by default covering the entire screen. For these two operating systems, the command prompt is opened following the instructions:
Press the Windows key. The Start tab will open.
Without entering any program or clicking anywhere on the screen, we type one of two options:
- «Cmd»
- « Command Prompt «
The drop-down list will show the command we are looking for at the top.
If we want to open it as an administrator, right-click and choose Run as administrator.
How To Open The Command Prompt Or CMD
If we have computers with Windows 7 or older, we can also open the command prompt from Start by this route:
- Press the Windows button.
- In Search programs and files (below), we write Cmd.
- Press Enter.
- The command prompt will open.
How To Open Command Prompt From Files
File Explorer is the folder system that Windows uses to sort and display information. If you are inside a folder, you are inside this browser. Here we can also access the command prompt:
- We open any Windows folder.
- We delete the address bar and copy the following path: «C: \ Windows \ System32 \ cmd.exe».
- Press Enter.
- The command prompt will open.
Know Our IP, A CMD Utility
Knowing the IP of a computer is one of the most frequent uses of cmd. Once the command prompt is started, we will only have to type “IPCONFIG” and press Enter. In a blink, the screen will be filled with numbers and figures, and there will be the IP of our team.
But, without a doubt, the most versatile command (in addition to “HELP”) is “SYSTEMINFO”. If we type the latter in the cmd and press Enter, we will see dozens of data on our PC, such as the operating system, the compilation version, the type of system (x32 or x64), or the amount of actual physical memory available.
The latter is very interesting if we just bought the PC, and we want to know when the original Windows was installed or if the hardware announced by the manufacturer is the one that has arrived. A command prompt is a tool that is worth knowing if we are Microsoft users.
