As we know that command prompt is a non-graphical interface that allows user to interact with operating system. In order to access Command Prompt in Windows Operating System, from the Start menu, select Run and enter- ‘cmd’. After this, press ‘enter’ button or click on ‘OK’ button. In this way, you would get command prompt wizard. 

Command Prompt is fully based on Commands as non GUI (Graphical User Interface). In command prompt, if you want to enter one folder to other then, you need to type command named ‘cd’. So here, the question for you to think is- Do you have any idea about how to open command prompt wizard directly from folder? Do you have such short cut process in your mind? Is there any way to do such thing? Then, the answer is yes. If you don’t know “how to open command prompt from folder” then, learn right here as this tutorial is based on command prompt about “how to open command prompt directly from folder”. 

So, if you are using Windows 7 or Vista, you might have noticed Open command window here.  If you don’t know about it then hold down SHIFT button and right click on any folder, there you’ll see Open Command Window here. Clicking that link will instantly load command prompt window inside the folder that you’ve right clicked on.

This process is only available in windows vista and later versions. Old (lower) Versions of windows can’t load up with such option but, you can manually set the registry values in order to get it in windows xp or older versions. To manually tweak registry values in order to get such option, first you need is to open notepad file and then, paste from here the following code in that notepad file and save (Ctrl+S) that file with any name (I am giving “command”) but, extension should be .reg.

The Following code is-

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command from here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd /k \"cd %L\""

 

Do similar like this-

Now you will have following shortcut icon as double click on that icon to open it. It will ask to you to add information in registry or not. So, Click YES in order to add and again it will notify that registry has been modified. Again Click OK.

Now try right clicking on any folder, you will see Open Command from here as Click it. Then, you will notice that command prompt windows load up in the directory that you have right clicked on.

In this way, you can directly open command prompt from desired folder. I hope you like this article, feel free to make comment and share…