Second, you can use the Local Group Policy Editor to use the Run these programs at user logon setting to set things up. Third, you can use Task Scheduler to add Command Prompt on startup.

Through Command Prompt, you can run different programs manually by typing specific commands. Although DOS is no longer part of the Windows OS, newer versions to embed the Command Prompt application.

Make sure the Command Prompt result is selected. Click on the Run as administrator option. Click the Yes button in the UAC prompt. To learn more about these steps, continue reading.

This is where the Windows 8 Elevated Command Prompt comes in handy. When you use an elevated command prompt, any command you type in and execute will run with administrative privileges.

You can open the Command Prompt on a PC by right-clicking the Start icon, by searching for it, or by opening the Windows System folder.

Like the Windows Vista Recovery Command Prompt, the Windows 7 version also allows you to run graphical programs such as Notepad, Regedit, and possibly some anti-malware programs.

The "open" program is specific to OS X and lets you basically drag and drop a file with the -a command onto an application. This way it overrides the per-user OBJ open-with settings.

Dear Lifehacker, I'm familiar with the Unix command line on Linux and OS X, but I've recently switched to Windows and the Command Prompt (cmd.exe) feels, well, kind of crappy. How can I make it a ...