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.

With the Terminal, Windows has a common interface for Powershell, Command Prompt, and Azure Cloud Shell. This allows you to start the terminal directly with the 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.

Open your Python program in your editor of choice. Go to the section of your code where you want to invoke the Windows command prompt application.

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.

To open Windows 11 Command Prompt with Administrator privileges, you need to open the Command Prompt in a certain way. First, click the Start Menu and type cmd into the search field.

Ways to open an elevated command prompt in Windows 10 There are 4 different methods that users can do to open and elevated command prompt: via Start bar on Start Menu, via Power user menu, via RUN ...