How to open command prompt by right click on working folder - XP Hack

It will be very nice to open command prompt window on the current working directory by right click on it. To make the option open command prompt on right click menu we need to perform some registry tweaks. The tweak is provided below.

Note: Please note that playing with registry is critical and you are advised to create a backup of your registry before performing the steps below.

Steps to open Dos prompt/Command prompt by right click on the folder

1. Click on Windows start and click on run

2. On run type regedit and click OK

3. On Registry editor go to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Folder\shell

Create a new key called Command Prompt.

Create a new subkey beneath the Command Prompt key called Command. Set the default value to

Cmd.exe /k pushd % L


Now close the Registry editor. Now check the result by right click on the working folder.


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