Solved Command Prompt missing File Menu

MaxRabbit

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Hello! Any help would be appreciated: my command prompt window does not have a file menu. I also cannot manually resize the window. I am not sure what caused this, and I have tried F1-F12 to see if that would toggle a setting, but it did not make a change. Thanks for any help!
 

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My command prompt windows has always opened at about half height as far as I can remember. See pic below.

You can maximize it through maximize control at the upper right, but I see no reason to do it.

What do you mean by "file menu"?
 

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The command prompt has never had a file menu, I assume you mean like this:

lol.jpg

I had to make that one in paint for you.

EDIT: as for resizing, I am unlimited vertically but am unable to make the the width greater than 80 characters, regardless of resolution.
 

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The command prompt has never had a file menu, I assume you mean like this:

View attachment 181915

I had to make that one in paint for you.

EDIT: as for resizing, I am unlimited vertically but am unable to make the the width greater than 80 characters, regardless of resolution.
That picture is what I mean, I am missing the menu with File, Edit, etc.
 

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The command prompt has never had a file menu, I assume you mean like this:

View attachment 181915

I had to make that one in paint for you.

EDIT: as for resizing, I am unlimited vertically but am unable to make the the width greater than 80 characters, regardless of resolution.
That picture is what I mean, I am missing the menu with File, Edit, etc.
As Sub Styler told you, he made that pic with Windows Paint to show you he knows what you mean but those menus are not nor have they ever been in Command Prompt.

Command Prompt can have up to 9999 characters in a row (I hope I had that big display ;)):

CommandPrompt_1.png

To change properties of the Command Prompt you have to right click the Title Bar and select Properties from context menu:

CommandPrompt_2.png

The width and hight (in characters and rows) can be chosen from Layout tab:

CommandPrompt_3.png

Font and font size from Font tab, background and text color from Colors tab.

CommandPrompt_4.png

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Okay, I'm just silly! Thanks so much, guys :)
 

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