{"id":4813,"date":"2016-12-13T17:20:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T11:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=4813"},"modified":"2021-10-10T15:15:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T09:45:35","slug":"cmd-here-windows-10-context-menu-add","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/cmd-here-windows-10-context-menu-add\/","title":{"rendered":"Add “Open command window here” to Context Menu in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the recent versions of Windows 10 (Creators Update and higher), the “Open Command Prompt here” context menu entry has been removed and is replaced by “Open PowerShell window here”.<\/p>\n

Microsoft, in an effort to bring the best command line experiences to the forefront for all power users, has made PowerShell the de facto command shell.<\/p>\n

This article tells you how to add “Open command window here” to right-click menu in Windows 10. Optionally, you can also remove the Open PowerShell window here<\/a> from the context menu.<\/p>\n

You may also be knowing that since the preview build 14971, “Command Prompt” and “Command Prompt (Admin)” entries in the Win<\/kbd>+X<\/kbd> menu (the menu which appears when you right-click Start) were replaced with PowerShell links.<\/p>\n

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Quoting Microsoft:<\/strong><\/p>\n

It (PowerShell) replaces Command Prompt (aka, \u201ccmd.exe\u201d) in the WIN + X menu, in File Explorer\u2019s File menu, and in the context menu that appears when you shift-right-click the whitespace in File Explorer. Typing \u201ccmd\u201d (or \u201cpowershell\u201d) in File Explorer\u2019s address bar will remain a quick way to launch the command shell at that location.<\/p>\n

For those who prefer to use Command Prompt, you can opt-out of the WIN + X change by opening Settings \u2192 Personalization \u2192 Taskbar, and turning \u201cReplace Command Prompt with Windows PowerShell in the menu when I right-click the Start button or press Windows key+X<\/strong>\u201d to “Off”.<\/p>\n

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Although you can run the old commands in the PowerShell window, you need to use the “.exe” suffix when running certain commands. For instance, running the “SC” command under the PowerShell window gives different results than what you get when running the same command from a regular Command Prompt shell.<\/p>\n

“SC<\/code>” is understood as the alias for “Set-Content<\/code>” PowerShell cmdlet. So to manage services<\/a> using the SC (SC.EXE) command in the PowerShell window, you’ll need to type the file extension — .EXE. Whereas the regular Command Prompt (CMD.exe) shell knows SC is nothing but SC.EXE, assuming no file of the same name and with a .COM<\/code> extension exists in the path.<\/p>\n

Add Command Prompt to the Context menu<\/h2>\n

If you’re fond of the old Command Prompt (cmd.exe<\/code>), you can add the traditional “Open Command window here” option back in the context menu for file system folders and drives, using a Registry edit.<\/p>\n

Method 1<\/h3>\n

This method creates a new menu item named “Open command window here” by adding the necessary context menu registry entries.<\/p>\n

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  1. Open Notepad.<\/li>\n
  2. Copy the following lines and paste them in Notepad:\n
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Directory\\shell\\cmdprompt]\r\n@=\"@shell32.dll,-8506\"\r\n\"NoWorkingDirectory\"=\"\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Directory\\shell\\cmdprompt\\command]\r\n@=\"cmd.exe \/s \/k pushd \\\"%V\\\"\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Directory\\Background\\shell\\cmdprompt]\r\n@=\"@shell32.dll,-8506\"\r\n\"NoWorkingDirectory\"=\"\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Directory\\Background\\shell\\cmdprompt\\command]\r\n@=\"cmd.exe \/s \/k pushd \\\"%V\\\"\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Drive\\shell\\cmdprompt]\r\n@=\"@shell32.dll,-8506\"\r\n\"NoWorkingDirectory\"=\"\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Drive\\shell\\cmdprompt\\command]\r\n@=\"cmd.exe \/s \/k pushd \\\"%V\\\"\"\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  3. Save the file as “cmdhere.reg<\/code>“<\/li>\n
  4. Double-click the file to apply the settings to the registry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Alternately, you can download the following registry file:<\/p>\n