Command Prompt AWOL Update

Command Prompt AWOL Update

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Command Prompt is Missing

The recent Windows 10 Creators Update has struck again. This time, it is in the form of a missing Command Prompt entry in the WinX Menu (Windows Key + X). It has been replaced by the Power Shell and that is not what I want. If you, too, want the Command Prompt back, then this Quick Tips article is for you. Read on…

Return of the Command Prompt

Getting the Command Prompt back to its rightful home is dead simple. Here’s what you need to do:

• 1. Use the Windows Key + I Hotkey to open the Settings App

  2. Choose Personalization

  3. Choose Taskbar

  4. Drill down the list of options in the right-hand panel until you see Replace Command Prompt with Windows PowerShell in the menu when I right-click the start button or press Windows key+X

  5. Toggle the switch to the Off position

Here’s a quick image to show you what you should be looking at:

I told you it would be simple!