Is DOS still at the core of Windows 10?
If so, can you still get to the DOS Command Prompt and execute utilities from the “command line” such as ipconfig?
(I’m asking this because I don’t Win 10 yet; I’m still on Win 7.)
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Ever since XP, Windows is based on NT, not DOS.
But it still has a command line interface.
Just type “cmd” when you bring up the start menu.
Does “cmd” still work in Win 10?
Yes, as others have said.
However, it’s not your grandfather’s DOS. The old DOS has been rewritten a couple of times since the 1980s and, although the commands are pretty much the same, the functionality has been updated massively.
And just earlier this week, Microsoft announced a huge departure from the old CMD environment – in the next version of W10, they will be replacing CMD with Powershell as the command line interface. link
Now thats cool but I’m skeptical I’ll be able to remove cygwin anytime soon
I’ve been a Mac guy for decades, but I found this to be an interesting question with interesting comments. I learned DOS when I bought my first PC back in the dark ages—had to, no graphic interface then—and I think I could still use it if I had to. Thanks for the memories.
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