{"id":9842,"date":"2019-06-19T08:31:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T08:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=9842"},"modified":"2019-06-27T10:27:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T10:27:05","slug":"open-command-prompt-current-folder-keyboard-shortcut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/open-command-prompt-current-folder-keyboard-shortcut\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Command Prompt in Current Folder Using Keyboard Shortcut"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are at least a couple of ways to open Command Prompt in the current folder path from a folder window. The two widely used options include running cmd.exe<\/code> from the File Explorer address bar and using the Open Command window here<\/a> option from the folder background context menu.<\/p>\n

But, no built-in option exists to accomplish this using a keyboard shortcut or hotkey. This post tells you how to open Command Prompt (or admin Command Prompt<\/a>) in the current directory path using the AutoHotkey automation tool.<\/p>\n

Open Command Prompt in Current Folder Using Keyboard Shortcut<\/h2>\n

Here is to open Command Prompt in the current folder by assigning a hotkey (Winkey<\/kbd> + C<\/kbd>) using AutoHotkey.<\/p>\n

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  1. Download AutoHotkey<\/a> and install it.<\/li>\n
  2. Open Notepad and copy the lines of code given below<\/li>\n
  3. Save the file with .ahk extension — e.g., open_cmd_here.ahk<\/code>\n
    #c::opencmdhere()\r\n; Press Win + C<\/strong> to open Command Prompt in the current directory.\r\n\r\nopencmdhere() {\r\n    If WinActive(\"ahk_class CabinetWClass\") || WinActive(\"ahk_class ExploreWClass\") {\r\n        WinHWND := WinActive()\r\n        For win in ComObjCreate(\"Shell.Application\").Windows\r\n            If (win.HWND = WinHWND) {\r\n\t\tcurrdir := SubStr(win.LocationURL, 9)\r\n\t\tcurrdir := RegExReplace(currdir, \"%20\", \" \")\r\n                Break\r\n            }\r\n    }\r\n    Run, cmd, % currdir ? currdir : \"C:\\\"\r\n}\r\n\r\n#+c::opencmdhereadmin()\r\n; Press Win + Shift + C<\/strong> to open admin Command Prompt<\/strong> in the current directory.\r\n\r\nopencmdhereadmin() {\r\n    If WinActive(\"ahk_class CabinetWClass\") || WinActive(\"ahk_class ExploreWClass\") {\r\n        WinHWND := WinActive()\r\n        For win in ComObjCreate(\"Shell.Application\").Windows\r\n            If (win.HWND = WinHWND) {\r\n\t\tcurrdir := SubStr(win.LocationURL, 9)\r\n\t\tcurrdir := RegExReplace(currdir, \"%20\", \" \")\r\n\t\tcurrdir := RegExReplace(currdir, \"\/\", \"\\\")\r\n                Break\r\n            }\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    Run *RunAs cmd.exe \/k pushd %currdir%\r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\n
    Credits: tmplinshi<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Double-click the .ahk file to run it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    The script runs in the background and shows up in the notification area.<\/p>\n
    \"open<\/p>\n