Recently, Microsoft added a new color scheme to the command prompt in Windows 10. The command prompt now supports the full range of RGB colors and is no longer limited to 16 colors. The newer color scheme is brighter and more colorful than the previously used one. While it is possible to apply the new scheme to older Windows versions, Microsoft has decided to simplify this process even more. They have released a Console ColorTool app, which allows switching the color scheme of the command processor with one click. Here is how you can download more color schemes for the command prompt.
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Microsoft Released Windows Console ColorTool
As you may remember, recently, Microsoft added a new color scheme in Windows 10. It is more bright and colorful than the previously used one. While it is possible to apply the new scheme to older Windows versions, Microsoft has decided to simplify this process even more. They have released a Console ColorTool app, which allows switching the color scheme of the command processor with one click.
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Pin Admin Command Prompt to Taskbar or Start in Windows 10
The command prompt in Windows 10 is the shell environment where you can run text-based console tools and utilities by typing commands. Its UI is very simple and does not have any buttons or graphical commands. In this article, we'll see how to pin an elevated command prompt to taskbar or Start in Windows 10.
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Change Colors in Command Prompt in Windows 10
In this article, we will see how to customize the font color and the background color in the Command Prompt window in Windows 10. It is possible to change it temporary or permanently, depending on what you need.
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Get New Color Scheme in Command Prompt in Windows 10
As you may already know, there is a new color scheme in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update for the command prompt, available starting with build 16257. There is an issue which prevents these new colors from appearing even if you did a build upgrade. Only users who perform a clean install of Windows 10 build 16257 got the new scheme. Here is the fix.
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Command Prompt is Getting a New Color Scheme
The built-in command prompt in Windows did not change much for a long time. This changed in Windows 10, where the app got a lot of nice improvements. Yesterday, Microsoft announced one more improvement, which is a new color scheme for cmd.exe.
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Open Command Prompt at Boot in Windows 10
The command prompt in Windows 10 is the shell environment where you can run text-based console tools and utilities by typing commands. Using the built-in commands, you can perform various tasks on your computer directly without having to refer to the GUI. For maintenance and recovery, it is useful to open the command prompt at boot in Windows 10. Here is how.
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Add Command Prompt As Administrator Context Menu in Windows 10
The command prompt in Windows 10 is the shell environment where you can run text-based console tools and utilities by typing commands. Its UI is very simple and does not have any buttons or graphical commands. In this article, we'll see how to add "Open Command prompt here as Administrator" to the context menu in Windows 10.
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Command Prompt will remain available in Windows 10 Creators Update
Yesterday, a new clarification was made by Microsoft. It explains the company's official position on the future of the Command Prompt and its modern successor, PowerShell. Many people misinterpreted the change being made in the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update and thought that Command Prompt was going to be completely removed.
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A hidden way to open the command prompt in Windows 10
If you follow our articles at Winaero, you might be knowing the many ways in which you can open an elevated command prompt in Windows 10. Here is yet another way, a secret hidden one, which allows you to open an elevated command prompt when all other ways are not accessible.
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