The updated Command Prompt is just one more reason why I think that Windows 10 may be destined to be Microsoft's best OS ever. About the Author Brien Posey is a 22-time Microsoft MVP with decades ...

If you are confused on how to use the command prompt, you should read our Introduction to the Windows Command Prompt article. Users who read this also read: How to Export a Registry Key in Windows.

Windows PowerShell is a newer program that's similar to Command Prompt. And in some versions of Windows 10, it replaces Command Prompt in the menus you'd usually use to open it.

But to use Command Prompt, you'll need to know the commands for it. Here are some of the most useful commands, along with explanations of what they'll do. The essential Command Prompt commands.