Command Prompt (or CMD) is Microsoft’s command-line interpreter for its Windows operating systems. It enables you to use commands for performing various operations on your computer — everything from ...

Buried deep within Windows’ bosom is a carbon-crusted fossil from the ancient days of computing. This aged wart on Windows’ soul harkens back to a more primitive time, when computers lacked the oomph ...

Making changes to Windows Registry can have catastrophic effects on your system’s performance, if not done accurately. The Windows Registry houses the settings for system processes and apps so that ...

Bash is fairly easy to install, but using it is another matter. Here are some commands to help IT pros dip their toes in Bash. I have written quite a bit lately about the Bash shell that exists within ...

The Command Prompt or Console has been one of the best tools ever. It was built before GUIs and is way more flexible and usable. There are a few things that can only be performed from the console and ...

Microsoft Windows may be the dominant player on the desktop, but the rapidly increasing open source software market—especially for admin and dev tools—clearly favors Linux. Not to mention the mobile ...