One of the useful features of the Windows Command Prompt (also known as CMD, CMD line or Command line) is creating, or adding, a text file to the current directory. This is especially useful if you ...

(1) For an overview of batch file commands, see batch file abc's. (2) A file containing data that is processed or transmitted from beginning to end. (3) A file of operating system commands that are ...

Selects a file (or set of files) and executes a command on that file. This is helpful for batch jobs. /M searchmask Searches files according to a searchmask. The default searchmask is '*' . /S ...

You can automate many tasks on your Windows 11 PC using batch files. I’ll explain what a batch file is, how you can create ...

How to use a batch file to reset and renew a network connection in Windows 10 Your email has been sent In an era where much of the workforce operates from home or other remote places on a daily basis, ...

I've inheritied a messy login script situation. There are huge chains of .cmd files that call other cmd files, which call other cmd files, which call tcl scripts, which call yet more cmd ...

Is Command Prompt not working or opening on your Windows 11/10 PC? Here is a complete guide on how to fix the problem of CMD not launching or working properly on your system. Command Prompt or CMD is ...

First things first, using the Command Prompt incorrectly may render your system inoperable, and at the time you will not be able to recover deleted files. So proceed carefully and exercise extreme ...

If your company develops desktop applications for Windows, you're probably using Visual C++. This version of C++ contains special functions and objects to handle the Windows environment. These files, ...

How to permanently map OneDrive to a drive letter using a batch file Your email has been sent Previously, we outlined a method for mapping a drive letter to Microsoft OneDrive using the old “subst” ...

Windows is often praised for its ease of use, which is why glitches like problems deleting a file or a folder are especially frustrating. There are many solutions to this seemingly simple roadblock, ...