Command Prompt commands let you manage your computer, move files, start apps, and more just by typing.

So let’s get started Run Command Prompt commands with a Desktop Shortcut Running Command Prompt commands with a Desktop shortcut is a quite simple process that doesn’t require much knowledge.

You can be more efficient while in Command Prompt using the command history feature, and in this guide, we'll show you how to use it.

If you want to open an Elevated Command Prompt, which is one that runs with Administrator privileges, you can see the How to open a Windows 10 Elevated Command Prompt article instead.

This command also has the -e command-line argument that will launch an application from the default WSL Linux distribution directly in a Windows command prompt.