It’s used to execute enteredcommands.

What Is Windows Command Prompt?

Command Prompt is sometimes incorrectly referred to as “the DOS prompt” or as MS-DOS.

Command Prompt search result in Windows 11 Start menu

Opening Command Prompt in Windows 11.

The shortcut is faster for most people, but another way to access Command Prompt is via thecmdRun command.

However, you might see PowerShell there instead of Command Prompt depending on how your system is set up.

You canswitch between Command Prompt and PowerShell from the Win+X menu.

Many commands can only be executed if you’rerunning the Command Prompt as an administrator.

A comfort level withreading command syntaxis recommended.

Windows PowerShell may eventually replace the Command Prompt in a future version of Windows.

Windows Terminalis another Microsoft-approved way of using Command Prompt and PowerShell within the same tool.

In fact, Terminal has replaced Command Prompt in Windows 11.

FAQ

The Terminal appis similar to the Command Prompt in Windows.

To open it, go toApplications>Utilities>Terminal.

To change directories, entercdfollowed by a space.

Then drag the folder or bang out the name of the folder into the command prompt.