Editor’s note: After this article was published, Microsoft issued a statement clarifying that cmd.exe will not be going away after all. Read Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols’ follow-up column. My very first ...

Last month, a number of articles began popping up claiming Microsoft was killing off cmd.exe, also known as the Command Prompt. This news spread quickly, and was of course, immensely unpopular amongst ...

The Windows Command Prompt is a Windows shell that allows you to execute command by typing them in and pressing enter on the keyboard. Stemming from the Microsoft DOS operating system, this command ...

The Command Prompt is a no-nonsense command-line shell. You can use it to copy files, script logic, and even as a download manager. But it's never been on par with ...

Microsoft today announced the release of the Windows App Development CLI (winapp) in public preview. This open source command ...

Microsoft is preparing to bring a new command-line text editor called Edit to Windows 11, which is made for users who want a simple and lightweight tool for editing text files. Edit is now available ...

Windows, Microsoft, and third-party software makers supply numerous useful tools for the command line — but these are not always easy to use. Graphical user interfaces (GUI), on the other hand, ...

The Command Prompt is a Windows feature that lets you run MS-DOS commands and other commands and perform tasks on your computer without using the Windows graphical interface. There are various ways ...