This article is about using MS-DOS command prompt to find files on the computer. It also show some of the MS-DOS commands.

Learn how to copy files using Command Prompt (copy and xcopy). You can also use parameters to perform some specific tasks while copying.

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.

Do you have a batch file that must run as admin? Use this trick to save some extra steps on Windows 11.

Open the folder containing the batch file, right-click on the batch file > Show more options. Click Edit on top of the context menu in order to open the batch file in your default text editor.