Have you ever used File Explorer? This question may seem somewhat inappropriate to you at this precise moment, since we also handle it any time we want to manage all types of files. This situation involves copying, pasting, moving, deleting or any other similar task, from one location to a completely different location.
The anecdotal part of everything is that This File Explorer can be used for other types of additional options, same ones that we would use more intelligently whenever we are going to work with more specialized functions within Windows. Among them, the possibility of executing internal commands of this operating system is one of the most interesting variants that we could mention.
Use File Explorer to run cmd
Perhaps you have accidentally noticed that at this File Browser It can be used to open our Internet browser; It doesn't sound very logical to some people while for others, this is simply an addition that Microsoft has added to this native tool.
If, for example, you place the cursor pointer at the top (where the locations are located), you will notice that said address is marked as if we had selected it; there you could eliminate said selection and write for example: Google.com; We will immediately jump to a new window, which would be the Internet browser tab that we have as default and with the address that we have placed (Google.com).
What we have mentioned is a small reference that we have wanted to suggest to the reader, since from there we will start to be able to mention the oafter functions that we could execute from this same File Browser; If instead of having placed Google.com in said upper space we write to: cmd, our command terminal window will immediately open.
That's not the most interesting part of it all, but rather, by using this function within the File Browser We would avoid having to use "cd.." to go back to a previous directory. To better explain what we have mentioned, we recommend the user follow the following steps:
- We open our File Browser.
- We navigate towards a specific direction (as complex as this can be).
- Once there, we click with the mouse at the top (where the chosen route is located).
- We write "cmd" and press ENTER.
Having done this we will jump to the Command Terminal window as we suggested previously, but with a small difference; If we review the address that the "promt" shows us, we will be able to notice that we have automatically located ourselves in the place where we are pointing with our navigation.
It is for this reason that we mentioned previously, that under this work modality the "cmd" within the File Browser It would make our work easier when executing some type of command that is found in an address too complicated to find by the conventional method. We could mention as practical applicability the fact of locate those fake executable files to eliminate them using these commands.
Run various commands from File Browser
Any type of commands can also be executed from this File Browser, something that is a great advantage depending on the work we are going to do. For example, we might suggest the reader try create a new simple text document at a specific address; To do this, we should navigate to a specific place within our local hard drive (as we suggested previously), and then:
- Click on the address.
- Write a specific command (for example: notepad test.txt).
In the first instance we will be warned if we want to create a new document with the suggested name, being able to choose "YES" if we wish or simply deny the action to place a different name later.
What we have mentioned in this article are only 2 examples of the many that exist when it comes to using the File Browser for different actions, being a good alternative to work in specialized functions within the same Windows environment.
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