How to Customize the Command Prompt in Windows 11/10

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Since the beginning of Windows, Customize the Command Prompt or command strings that you can’t run easily or don’t have to run from within Windows. Both Windows 10 and Windows 11 keep up with this tradition.

You can use the prompt to run commands, but you can also control and change the command window itself. You can make the window as wide as you want on the left and right sides. You can make the text wrap to the next line to make it easier to read the whole command. You can copy and paste text to and from a command prompt by pressing Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V on your keyboard.

Windows also has the more robust and powerful (hence the name) PowerShell tool, which has the same features as Command Prompt but adds a scripting language so you can write complex scripts.

How to Customize the Command Prompt in Windows 11/10

The Properties section is where you can change everything about the Command Prompt. Start Command Prompt, right-click on the bar at the top, and choose Default or Properties.

• When you use the Default mode, changes you make won’t affect the current session. But it will be used for all new CMD sessions, no matter what shortcut you use to open CMD.
• When you make changes in the Properties mode, they will affect both the current session and the properties of the CMD shortcut you are customizing.

Change Command Prompt Font’s Size and Type

1. Open the Font tab in the Properties window.
2. Under the Size section, select the font size you want to set as default. You can trim it down to five pixels and go as large as 72 pixels.
3. Next, select the font type you want to set for CMD. Microsoft recommends using a True Type font on a High DPI display for better visibility.
4. You can see the selected font and size in the preview window.
5. Click OK to save the changes.

Change Command Prompt Layout in Windows

1. In the CMD Properties window, open the Layout tab.
2. In the Screen Buffer Size section, change the value to specify how much content you can view. Leave it as default if you are unsure of what it does.
3. Next, under the Window Size section, you can make the CMD console large or smaller.
4. Under the Window Position section, you can specify the window’s start position by changing the Left and Top values.
5. Check the Let system position window box to let Windows decide the best start position.
6. Click OK to save the changes.

Background and Text Color

1. In the Colors tab, select the value you want to change.
2. You can customize the Screen Text, Screen Background, Popup Text, and Popup Backgrounds.
3. Next, click on one of the predefined color elements to select the color. Change the selected color value to set your RGB color combination. If you want to set a specific color or shade that is not available in the Colors tab, use an online color picker tool to find the exact Red, Green, and Blue values and make the changes accordingly.
4. Click OK to apply the changes.

you can visit Microsoft support center for further help.

What is the Command Prompt?

Before graphical user interfaces and Windows, DOS (Disk Operating System), a text-based system that let you run programmes by typing in commands, was the most popular operating system. When the Windows operating system came out, it made everything easier by making everything more visual. DOS is no longer part of Windows operating systems since Windows ME in 2000.

However, we still have the Command Prompt application, which is like the command shell in the old DOS operating system. Most power users and IT staff like to use the Command Prompt. They use it to run all kinds of commands, from simple ones to more advanced ones like networking commands and disc management commands.

FAQ

How do I create a Command Prompt in Windows 11?

Press Win+R to open the RUN command box. Then type cmd and hit Enter (or click OK) to open the command prompt with standard user privileges. To open it with administrative privileges, use the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

What replaced Command Prompt?

PowerShell is now the command shell for File Explorer. This is done to make the command line experience better. It replaces Command Prompt (cmd.exe) in the Windows Logo Key + X menu, the File menu in File Explorer, and the context menu that appears when you shift-right-click the white space in File Explorer.