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Command Prompt - Personalize

How to Personalize the Command Prompt Window
Published 29 Dec 2009
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How to Personalize the Command Prompt Window

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This tutorial will show you how to personalize the Command Prompt window with the items below:
  • Fonts
  • Colour
  • Cursor Size
  • Layout
Example:
Command Prompt - Personalize-capture4.png




Here's How:
1. Open a Command Prompt Window by going to Start and typing CMD and then pressing enter.
Command Prompt - Personalize-capture.png
2. Right-click the top of the windows where it says "Administrator: C:/Windows/System32/cmd.exe".

3. Click "Properties".
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4. From the pop-up windows personalize what you want, by going to the different tabs.
Command Prompt - Personalize-capture2.png
5. Press OK to save your changes.
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30 Dec 2009   #1
Dom

Windows Seven Home Premium SP1
I Live At Home
 
 

This is good! Makes the command prompt look a lot better than black and white

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31 Dec 2009   #2
derekimo

Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1
East Bay Area, CA
 
 

Nice tutorial, I had no idea you could customize that as well. Thanks.
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31 Dec 2009   #3
whs

Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany
 
 

Here is some more of the same - plus a few additions: Make the Command Prompt GUI look nicer
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31 Dec 2009   #4
PooMan UK

Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit (Build 7600)
Wales
 
 

I quite like this ver. of cmd pretty cool

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31 Dec 2009   #5
whs

Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany
 
 

That's pretty cool too.
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06 Jan 2010   #6
zqding

win7
 
 

excellent tools. Thanks for the proposal
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29 Nov 2012   #7
ICit2lol

Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 7 Home Prem / Laptop 7 Pro all 64bit
 
 

Wow Shawn now I have a 24" command screen I can read it - awesome
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