The other day, I had to run a WMIC command to get my PC’s serial number. However, the Command Prompt threw the “wmic is not recognized as an internal or external command” error despite running the correct command. After some research, I came to know that WMIC, or Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line tool, is not […]
Fix: USB Drive Shows Up As Two Drives In Windows 11/10
Is your Windows 11 PC showing two drives when you connect a USB drive? Would you like to see one drive when you connect a USB drive? Read on to know why a USB drive shows up as two drives and how to fix it. Why does a USB drive show up as two drives? […]
How To Format USB Drives In Windows 10/11
Do you want to erase all data on your USB drive? Would you like to format the USB drive connected to your Windows 10/11 PC? This guide talks about the top three ways to format USB drives in Windows 10/11. NOTE 1: Formatting your USB drive will erase all data on it. So, make sure […]
How To Format USB Flash Drive Via Command Prompt In Windows 10
Formatting a USB flash drive is a straight-forward job in Windows operating system. In the File Explorer, right-click on the USB drive, click Format, select a file system for the drive, and then click Format button to format the USB drive. At times, you might not be able to format a USB drive by following […]
Add Command Prompt To Win+X Power User Menu In Windows 10
Up until build 14959 of Windows 10, the Command Prompt had been part of the Win+X or power user menu, which appears when you right-click on the Start menu or simultaneously press the Windows logo and X keys. With Windows 10 build 14971, Microsoft replaced Command Prompt and Command Prompt (Admin) entries with Windows PowerShell […]
Burn ISO/IMG File From Command Prompt In Windows 10
Like its predecessor Windows 8, the new Windows 10 also supports burning and mounting ISO and IMG image files. PC users can burn and mount ISO and IMG files in Windows 10 without the help of third-party software. As you likely know, Windows 7 allows you to burn ISO files, but it’s not possible to […]
How To Change Command Prompt Background Color In Windows 10
Earlier this week, we showed you how to make the Command Prompt transparent in Windows 10. A PC user who read the guide asked if it’s possible to change the background color of Command Prompt as well. Everyone knows that the default background color of Command Prompt is, well, black. We are used to the […]
How To Make Command Prompt Transparent In Windows 10
The Command Prompt has been part of the Windows operating system for a long time, but the Command Prompt had not seen any major update in the past two decades. The Command Prompt has finally been updated in Windows 10 with several small but useful features. The most prominent feature is, of course, the ability […]
How To Open Microsoft Edge From Run Or Command Prompt
UPDATE: These instructions work with both legacy Edge and Chromium-based Edge. The Start menu search in Windows 10 is unpredictable. It works at times, but very often, it either doesn’t open or doesn’t show search results. A large number of Windows 10 users have been experiencing issues with the Start menu since the first day […]
How To Compress Windows 10 Installation Files & Folders
If your Windows 10 drive is running low on disk space, there are plenty of ways to free up some valuable space on the drive. The best way is to run a junk cleaning software like CCleaner (if not done already), and uninstall unwanted software. If that’s not possible, extend your system partition size. If […]