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 Though many of its duties have been replaced by icons or ...

Today, you might be accustomed to using the Windows 11 Settings app more often. Or the Task Manager to do tasks like checking your computer's disks and stopping apps that aren't responding. But in the ...

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The Command Prompt in Windows gives you access to do tasks with over 280 different commands. You can use these commands to copy files, back up data, and manage your computer's system settings. It's ...

The command prompt can give you a pretty detailed and technical readout of the battery health of your laptop (or tablet). Type “powercfg /batteryreport” and hit ...

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 ...

Copying and pasting text in the Windows Command Prompt has historically been more complicated than in other applications, but recent updates have simplified this process. Here’s how you can enable and ...

It’s not always easy to figure out where to find your computer’s specs—that is, it’s not easy unless you use the command line. Type “systeminfo” and press Enter to get a detailed readout of everything ...