This method is unlikely to work on most average school computers, but computers used for programming classes or other advanced material may allow default access to the Command Prompt.

If Command Prompt doesn’t open, you’ll need to try one of the work-arounds listed in this article. If Command Prompt opens but won’t allow you to type, it’s administrator-locked, meaning you won’t be able to use Command Prompt on your current account. Try using an installation drive instead.

If you receive an error message saying that you can’t open Run, try running a batch file version of this command.

If Command Prompt opens but won’t allow you to type, it’s administrator-locked, meaning you won’t be able to use Command Prompt on your current account. Try using an installation drive instead.

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In most cases, the text in the address bar will say “Quick access”.

If Command Prompt opens but won’t allow you to type, it’s administrator-locked, meaning you won’t be able to use Command Prompt on your current account. Try using an installation drive instead.

If Notepad is blocked on your school computer, you’ll instead need to perform this task on your own computer.

For example, if you name your file “cmd”, you’d type in cmd. bat here.

If you’re performing this step on your own computer, plug a flash drive into your computer and select it as a save location before clicking Save.

If you can’t run the program on your school computer, plug your flash drive into the computer and then double-click the batch file. If Command Prompt opens but won’t allow you to type, it’s administrator-locked, meaning you won’t be able to use Command Prompt on your current account. Try using an installation drive instead.

Access blocked computer options by using an installation drive. Replace the Utility Manager icon’s target file with the Command Prompt file. Open Command Prompt on the lock screen by clicking the Utility Manager icon. Use Command Prompt to create a new admin account on which you can use Command Prompt freely.

Insert the flash drive into your computer. Go to the Windows 10 download page. Click Download tool now Double-click the downloaded file. Follow the setup instructions, making sure to select your flash drive as the installation location.

If your school computer attempts to auto-run your flash drive, close the auto-run window(s) before proceeding.

The BIOS key varies from computer to computer, but you’ll usually see it flash across the bottom of the screen (e. g. , “Press F12 to enter startup”). If you don’t know the BIOS key, try all of the function (e. g. , F12) keys, Esc, and Del. If your computer’s BIOS is locked with a password, you won’t be able to use this method to open Command Prompt.

Find the “Boot Order” (or similar) section. Select your flash drive’s name (or “USB Drives”, etc. ) by using the arrow keys. Press + to move the flash drive up to the top of the list. Press the “Save and Exit” button as indicated by the legend on the right side (or bottom) of the screen. Restart the computer if it continues to the login screen.

Type move c:\windows\system32\utilman. exe c:\windows\system32\utilman. exe. bak into Command Prompt, then press ↵ Enter Type copy c:\windows\system32\cmd. exe c:\windows\system32\utilman. exe into Command Prompt, then press ↵ Enter

Type in net user name /add making sure to replace “name” with a username of your choice, then press ↵ Enter. Type in net localgroup administrators name /add again replacing “name” with the name of the user you just created, then press ↵ Enter. Restart your computer. Select your new user on the login screen.