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  1. What is the Command Prompt? is a command line interpreter application available in most Windows operating systems. It's used to execute entered commands. Most of those commands automate tasks via scripts and batch files, perform advanced administrative functions, and troubleshoot or solve certain kinds of Windows issues.

  2. How do I access the Command Prompt? via the Command Prompt shortcut located in the Start menu or on the Apps screen, depending on your version of Windows.

  3. What are some of the most commonly used commands?

Append: The append command can be used by programs to open files in another directory as if they were located in the current directory. The append command is not available in 64-bit versions of Windows 8.

Arp: The arp command is used to display or change entries in the ARP cache.

Assoc: The assoc command is used to display or change the file type associated with a particular file extension.

Attrib: The attrib command is used to change the attributes of a single file or a directory.

  1. What is Windows Power Shell? an advanced command line interpreter available in recent Windows versions, supplements the command executing abilities available in Command Prompt.

  2. What is Windows Terminal? is another Microsoft-approved way of using Command Prompt and PowerShell within the same tool. In fact, Terminal has replaced Command Prompt in Windows 11.