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Thursday, July 13, 2017

Windows 10 creators update and Command Promt (cmd) context menu issue

Windows providing new Creators update for windows 10 user free of cost. After updating, main change which noticed in context menu. In previous version 'Open command window here' is replace with 'Open power shell window here' in new version.But widows never removed the command prompt. You can get command prompt in 2 different method.

1) Open power shell through context menu and then type cmd hit enter. This will change your PS Prompt into Cmd Prompt.
2) Press Windows Key+R (open the Run command.) and type cmd, Click OK or hit Enter

To get 'Open Command Window here' in context menu use the following method.

Note : Make a backup copy of you registry before doing anything in registry.

1) Press Windows key + R (open the Run command)
2) Type regedit, and click OK  or hit Enter to open the Registry.
3) Go to the key location HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd
4) Right-click the cmd (folder) key, and select Permissions
5) On "Permission for Cmd" window, Click the Advanced button
6) On "Advanced Security Settings" window, Click the Change link next to "Owner."
7) Type your account name in the provided field, click Check Names to verify you're typing the account name correctly, and click OK.
8) Check the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects option.
9) Click Apply.
10) Click OK.
11) On "Permissions," select the Administrators group.
12) Under "Permissions for Administrators," select Allow for the Full Control option.
13) Click Apply.
14) Click OK.
15) Inside the cmd (folder) key, right-click the HideBasedOnVelocityId DWORD, and click Rename.
16) Change the DWORD name from HideBasedOnVelocityId to ShowBasedOnVelocityId, and press Enter.

Once you completed the steps, using the Shift + Right-click combo will now display the "Open command window here" option. But this work only when you select a Folder(Directory). If you wand to open Command prompt from inside a Folder (Directory) without selecting any file or folder use the following steps.

1) Go to the key location Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\cmd
2) Right-click the cmd (folder) key, and select Permissions
3) On "Permission for Cmd" window, Click the Advanced button
4) On "Advanced Security Settings" window, Click the Change link next to "Owner."
5) Type your account name in the provided field, click Check Names to verify you're typing the account name correctly, and click OK.
6) Check the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects option.
7) Click Apply.
8) Click OK.
9) On "Permissions," select the Administrators group.
10) Under "Permissions for Administrators," select Allow for the Full Control option.
11) Click Apply.
12) Click OK.
13) Inside the cmd (folder) key, right-click the HideBasedOnVelocityId DWORD, and click Rename.
14) Change the DWORD name from HideBasedOnVelocityId to ShowBasedOnVelocityId, and press Enter.

Now its ready.

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