You can stop or prevent Command Prompt from closing immediately after opening or executing a batch file using Pause, cmd /k or editing Registry.

Command Prompt and Windows PowerShell are also simple and built-in options covered in this post for this purpose. We have already seen how to open a file or folder using Command Prompt or PowerShell.

If you want to execute a task from the command line in Windows, you first have to open Command Prompt. Here are 11 ways to do that.

Open a universal command prompt in the folder with the files you want to compare. Type fc textfile1.txt textfile2.txt into the command window, then press Enter.

Command Prompt lets you create all kinds of files on your Windows PC. Here's a guide explaining all the different methods to create a file using Command Prompt.

Batch files let you automate tasks, and in this guide, we'll show you how to use them on Windows 10.

If you want to export a command output to a file, in this guide, we'll show you how on PowerShell and Command Prompt.

If you want to open an Elevated Command Prompt, which is one that runs with Administrator privileges, you can see the How to open a Windows 10 Elevated Command Prompt article instead.