How to Replace PowerShell with Cmd in Windows 10?

By Ezat Last updated Jul 26, 2020 0

With the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update remove the Command Prompt command from context menus. It has replaced with Powershell for the command line. You can use Command Prompt shortcut by clicking Window-key+X for this shortcut you need to activate it first. So, what about opening Command prompt in file explorer by Shift+Right-click? You can see how we replace Powershell with CMD in this article.

Replace PowerShell with CMD Process:

Open registry editor.
Navigate to [su_highlight background=”#eeece9″]Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell.[/su_highlight] find “cmd” right-click select Permissions and click Advanced.
Click on “Change” next to Owner user information and enter your username/email
Select Administrator in the top field in the permissions window and allow Full Control by checking the Allow checkbox and apply the changes close the window.
Delete the DWORD “HideBasedOnVelocityId” in cmd folder from the registry editor.

Note: Using registry editor requires some knowledge of the basic structure of the Registry so be aware not to change anything wrong otherwise it may harm your system.

Remove PowerShell from File Explorer

Windows 10 Update forces you to use Powershell instead of Command Prompt command. The above method will put Command prompt command back in file explorer. By Shift+right click in file explorer, but it will not remove Powershell. Both Cmd and PowerShell show up in the menu if you want to get raid of Powershell? First, navigate to the same directory that you put back the Command Prompt command follow all these steps.

Open registry editor.
Navigate to [su_highlight background=”#eeece9″]Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell.[/su_highlight] and now change the permissions for “PowerShell” with the same method you did for Command Prompt.
After you apply new Permissions for PowerShell, then rename “ShowBasedOnVelocityId” to “HideBasedOnVelocityId” and hit enter.
After you do all steps properly, you will see that Command Prompt back in file explorer while holing Shift+right-clicking and you have removed PowerShell also from file explorer.

All right we are going to put cmd back like the following screenshot.

Replace PowerShell with CMD

Search for “Regedit” in your Windows and open Registry editor.

Replace PowerShell with Command prompt command

Now, find the following registry path in the Windows, registry editor. See the screenshot that shows the current path.

Replace PowerShell with CMD in Windows 10 using Windows Registry

Remember you can scroll down then navigate the directory. You can also copy and paste the address in the address bar and hit enter it will open the directory for you. Don’t forget to look above methods if you face any problem.

Assign Permission to CMD directory in Windows registry

The above screenshot as you see we are changing the permission of cmd by Right clicks and select permissions. Then in the permission field select administrators and check “Full Control” and click Ok to apply changes.

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Now Right-click on “HideBasedOnVelocity” and Delete it. Go to file explorer or your desktop hold Shift+right-click to see Command prompt back.

Add PowerShell to right-click in Windows 10

But you also see PowerShell. If you want to hide PowerShell, then follow these steps.

Hide PowerShell from Right-Click

You can remove the PowerShell form right-click of your Windows 10 using the following method.

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Navigate where you had changed permission for cmd. This time change permission for Powershell with the same method you did for cmd. After that on the right side, you can see “ShowBasedOnVelocityId” change it to “HideBasedOnVelocityId” hit enter. Now on the desktop test the “Shift+ Right-click” to the result.

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That’s all you need to know how to replace PowerShell with CMD in Windows 10. The latest update of Windows 10 automatically replaces the CMD with PowerShell.