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Command Prompt has no window
When I run Command prompt from accessories (using a shortcut) I see cmd.exe as a process using task manager. However it does not appear under the application tab and there is no window.
Cmd.exe will run ok directly from c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe or pressing the windows key and typing cmd.exe into the search field.
I read somewhere that HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console\Fullscreen must be set to zero. I did that but it made no difference.
Another suggestion was delete the following registry keys. However that made no difference either.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy] mode
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
If I start up in safe mode or login as a different user it works perfectly.
I have a feeling it is a carryover from Windows Easy Transfer when I migrated from xp.
Up till now I have lived with it by just using cmd.exe directly. However I have a new application that that uses cmd.exe and is being effected by it.