INTRODUCTION
TO
MICROSOFT WINDOWS
COMMAND PROMPT
By
Babagana Abdulqadir Musa
abdul4real111@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 OPEN
COMMAND PROMPT
• Click on start icon
• Type “command prompt” or “cmd” without quotes
• Click on Command Prompt from the search result
To 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

Microsoft windows command prompt