Open the Command Prompt From Any Location

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Open the Command Prompt From Any Location

If you've ever worked in the Command Prompt for very long, you know that it can be really frustrating executing the cd/chdir command over and over (and over) again to get to the right directory you want to work from.

Fortunately, there's a super easy Command Prompt trick that will let you open a Command Prompt window from whatever folder you're viewing in Windows.

All you have to do is navigate, in Windows, to the folder you'd like to start working from once in Command Prompt. When you're there, hold down the Shift key while you right-click anywhere in the folder.

Once the menu pops up, you'll notice an entry that's not usually there: Open command window here.

Click that and you'll start a new instance of the Command Prompt, ready and waiting at the right location!

If you're a Command Prompt power user, you'll immediately recognize the value in this little trick.