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As I said in my recent report( The Lounge[^] ) I'm running Creators update.
Now, I just tried to open a command window by holding shift and right-clicking a folder in Windows Explorer. Well, they removed it.
Here's the image of my choices now:
Command Window gone[^]
Yes, it's replaced with a choice to open Powershell.
I'd had heard rumors about Powershell completely replacing the Console but knew that wasn't going to be the case. However, they're making it more difficult to get to the console window.
Also, I know I can edit the registry to add this back in. It's so exciting to add functionality back in, Microsoft. 
I like this option because it places you immediately in the correct directory.
Yes, you can still right-click the start menu and get to the Console there.
Thanks, Microsoft, you've changed my UX -
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I prefer using Quick Launch (Win 7).
However, at work, I often have to run things (VS, SSMS, etc.) as other users (service accounts) so I have written a simple little WinForms app that provides me a matrix of buttons so I can choose the app (including console) and the user.
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Why are they trying to hurt us like this?
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LOL! 
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Perhaps it should be named as "Command Window Destroyer's Update" instead of "Creator's Update".
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Amarnath S wrote: Command Window Destroyer's Update"
Nailed it!! 
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In the address bar, type cmd then press enter. Does this still open the command window in the current directory?
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: In the address bar, type cmd then press enter. Does this still open the command window in the current directory?
Yes, it does! I've never heard of that trick before. I wish I had know that years ago. Thank You.
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Nice!  
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Now please don't tell me that has been there since Windows 95.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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It's been there for a long time. If I'd realised people didn't know this trick, I'd have posted it a long time back.
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That has been there since Windows 95... oops, sorry!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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This doesn't work if you are browsing a UNC location - it defaults back to C:\Windows
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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Indeed, but that's down to a failure to properly support UNC paths in cmd. I believe there's a registry hack to get UNC support in cmd, but I can't be 100% certain that it works properly.
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Oh, if only they had known about pushd "%~d0" - if they'd used that in the right way in the command file, it would have worked.
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I'm pretty sure the subsets of people who cared about WTF the script was doing, and those capable of finding that fix via Google were non-overlapping sets.  
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
modified 14-Aug-17 10:06am.
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I hadn't tried that either. Thanks
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Everyday a school day! I never knew about that one either.......
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From today's poll:
Quote: The user can't update the up: we update it for them
That explains everything. 
I need a perfect, to the point answer as I am not aware of this.
Please don't reply explaining what method overloading is
modified 14-Aug-17 3:07am.
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Yeah, that is the change than p*sses me off the most. I REALLY miss that option! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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I'm kind of confused as to why you view this as a problem. I've been using PS in lieu of cmd for ages and haven't looked back.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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There would be at least a couple of reasons:
1. PS window is formatted differently by default - different font, etc
2. PS obviously runs powershell which in many instances I don't need because I am simply attempting to run console commands.
3. console commands such as dir work entirely differently, for example dir /s does not work dir /p etc.
EDIT
Just noticed that the path command also doesn't work.
So I'm assuming there are ways to do all these things in PS and I will definitely eventually learn them. Just some things I've used for over 20 years now and are second nature. However, I understand progress -- if it really is progress.
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You must be really missing the POKE 53280, and POKE 53281 from the C64 days for changing the border and screen colour.....
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