View Computer’s Important Network Information

  • Open CMD as an administrator mode
  • type “ipconfig/all,” and press Enter.

This displays crucial network details like IP address, subnet mask, and gateway, helping you troubleshoot and understand your computer’s network configuration.

Command Prompt Hacks for Windows

The command prompt in Windows is equivalent to the terminal in Linux and Bash in MacOS. But the Windows command prompt comes with a wide range of customizable features.

Talking about the command prompt, let’s check out some interesting Tricks you can do in the Command prompt. 

Table of Content

  • 1. Encrypting the Files Using CMD
  • 2. Customizing the CMD
  • 3. Change the Font Style
  • 4. Change the Prompt Text in CMD
  • 5. Change the Title of CMD
  • 6. Watch StarWars in CMD
  • 7. Check the PC Battery Details in CMD
  • 8. Check Command Prompt History
  •  9. Abort a Command in CMD
  • 10. View Computer’s Important Network Information
  • 11. Clear Command Prompt Screen
  • 12. Open CMD as an Administrator Automatically

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1. Encrypting the Files Using CMD

It is the most useful command to encrypt or decrypt the folders or files without using any third-party apps...

2. Customizing the CMD

Open CMD then Right click on the Title bar and click on Properties Then choose the Colors select Screen Text select any color...

3. Change the Font Style

Open CMD then right-click on the title bar.  Choose the Fonts there you can select any of the font styles....

4. Change the Prompt Text in CMD

Launch CMD  then type “Prompt “+  hit enter....

5. Change the Title of CMD

Launch CMD type Title + then hit enter....

6. Watch StarWars in CMD

First, make sure that you have enabled Telnet Client. Search for Turn Windows Features On or Off in windows search....

7. Check the PC Battery Details in CMD

Launch CMD make sure runs as Admin in case it doesn’t work. The command is Powercgf battery report. This generates your pc battery report in the form of an HTML file. To see that just copy-paste the path is shown and hit enter in CMD....

8. Check Command Prompt History

The command is Doskey /history....

9. Abort a Command in CMD

To undo some action, we use CTRL + Z. But in case of command prompt. You can’t undo with CTRL + Z. To stop/abort a command from executing, simple press CTRL + C to stop it. However, this shortcut key can’t actions that are undoable example “format” and “chkdsk” commands. For detailed information on how to abort commands in cmd article click here...

10. View Computer’s Important Network Information

Open CMD as an administrator mode type “ipconfig/all,” and press Enter....

11. Clear Command Prompt Screen

If you simple want to clear current input command text, Simple press ESC key. To clear the entire screen, don’t close and reopen the cmd, instead use “cls” command or “CTRL + L” shortcut key. The result is shown below....

12. Open CMD as an Administrator Automatically

Step 1: Right-click on empty space on the desktop and select New > Shortcut....

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