INTRODUCTION TO

MICROSOFT WINDOWS COMMAND PROMPT

ByBabagana Abdulqadir Musaabdul4real111@gmail.com

WHAT IS COMMAND PROMPT

A command prompt is an entry point for typing computer commands in the Command Prompt window. By typing commands at the command prompt, you can perform tasks on your computer without using the Windows graphical interface.The command line interpreter application Command Prompt is officially called Windows Command Processor but is also sometimes called the command shell or by its filename cmd.exe.

COMMAND PROMPT WINDOW

HOW TO LOCATE AND OPENCOMMAND PROMPT

• Click on start icon• Type “command prompt” or “cmd” without quotes• Click on Command Prompt from the search resultTo run Command Prompt as Administartor you need to • Right click on the application • And click run as administrator, to • As shown in the figure below

REFERENCE

• https://windows.microsoft.com/en-ie/windows-vista/open-a-command-prompt-window

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cmd.exe