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Open a command prompt anywhere.

By , 22 Jan 2013
 

Maybe I'm the last one to find/discover this trick but I was so pleased to find it, I had to share it anyways.
 
Often when browsing directories in Windows Explorer you want to open a command shell, using the directory being viewed as the current directory. In older versions of Windows you could add an item to the context menu by adding a registry setting or installing a third-party utility.
 
In Windows 7 (and possibly Vista, Windows 2008) a menu item is added to the context-sensitive right-click menu by holding down SHIFT as you click:



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GeneralMy vote of 5 PinmemberPlamen19676 Mar '13 - 0:54 
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AnswerRe: Cmd PinsubeditorYvan Rodrigues22 Feb '13 - 3:08 
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GeneralMy vote of 5 PinmemberHeaven20207 Nov '12 - 3:45 
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GeneralGood tip. PinmemberSoMad16 Jun '12 - 10:56 
QuestionDo you associated code with the page ? Pinmembersanlingdd23 Apr '12 - 2:21 
GeneralMy vote of 5 PinmemberAminRahimi17 Apr '12 - 2:59 
GeneralMy vote of 5 PinmemberReza Ahmadi9 Apr '12 - 4:56 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Believe me, you are not the last one... PinmemberRaisKazi28 Dec '11 - 20:04 
GeneralI've used this for a while, but for some reason on my home c... Pinmemberlewax009 Nov '11 - 11:38 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Good one! I didn't know that. PinsubeditorWalt Fair, Jr.31 Aug '11 - 8:23 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Excellent tip, thanks for sharing! PinmemberDrABELL24 Jun '11 - 8:58 
GeneralCool, Great tip My 5! PinmemberVivek Krishnamurthy23 Jun '11 - 23:39 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Reason for my vote of 5 Nice Tips PinmvpRaviRanjankr22 Jun '11 - 1:13 
GeneralIt does works in Windows XP SP3 also. Pinmemberoorja21 Jun '11 - 1:13 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Very helpful Pinmemberefbe20 Jun '11 - 17:26 
Generalits there in old XP as well PinmemberMember 435326914 Jun '11 - 20:44 
GeneralRe: Really? PinmemberYvan Rodrigues15 Jun '11 - 2:31 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Very Cool Trick Indeed !!! PinmemberThe-Mad-Pirate14 Jun '11 - 17:09 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 nice... Pinmemberashishkumar00814 Jun '11 - 9:02 
Generalcool, thanks for sharing PinmemberShahriar Iqbal Chowdhury14 Jun '11 - 2:12 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 thanks! i saw this item plenty of ti... Pinmembermoragos13 Jun '11 - 19:50 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Cool. Thanks. PinmemberDarryl Bryk13 Jun '11 - 12:42 
GeneralGreat tip. Right-clicking a folder while holding SHIFT down ... PinmvpLuc Pattyn7 Jun '11 - 13:58 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 very handy Pinmemberjohannesnestler7 Jun '11 - 5:48 
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This hidden key-click combination adds the ability to open a command prompt window from a Windows Explorer view.
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First Posted 7 Jun 2011
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