But unlike other apps, the Command Prompt isn't always easy to find. Here's how to open Command Prompt on your PC, no matter which version of Windows 10 you have.

On Windows 10, a batch file typically has a ".bat" extension, and it is a special text file that contains one or multiple commands that run in sequence to perform various actions with Command Prompt.

This is where the Windows 8 Elevated Command Prompt comes in handy. When you use an elevated command prompt, any command you type in and execute will run with administrative privileges.

On Windows 10, you have different ways to launch an app as an administrator to perform elevated tasks, and in this guide, I'll show you how.