Windows 10 prompt: the best tricks

With Windows 10, Microsoft has revised the command prompt. We present the best tricks for the CMD that are possible with Windows 10.

The best tricks for the Windows 10 command prompt

Due to some revisions, the command prompt on Windows 10 with a few tricks is much more comfortable. However, these functions must first be activated.

• First start the command prompt with the key combination [Windows] + [X]. Now right-click on the edge of the command prompt window and open the properties. You can activate the new functions under the "Experimental" tab.
• In previous versions of Windows it was not possible to execute commands such as marking, copying and pasting within the command prompt. Windows 10 makes it easy. This means that you no longer have to type commands annoyingly, you can simply copy and paste them using the key combinations [Ctrl] + [C] and [Ctrl] + [V].
• The key combination [Ctrl] + [F] works in the same way to perform a search in the console. The combination [Ctrl] + [A] to mark the entire text content also works under Windows 10.
• In the experimental settings you can also set the transparency of the prompt. So you can see the background of the prompt as you follow more complex steps.

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