How to make Windows10 CMD to run a certain command each time I bootstrap it?

Question

There is a certain command I want to run each time I open a new CMD window in Windows10 home.

How could this be done?

In Ubuntu for example, I would just type this command in /etc/bash.bashrc, but how can this be done in Windows10?

Thanks,

Possible duplicate of [Automatically executing commands when a command-prompt is opened](https://superuser.com/questions/302194/automatically-executing-commands-when-a-command-prompt-is-opened) — phuclv, Jun 26 '18 at 14:51
[Can I run a script every time the cmd program is run?](https://superuser.com/q/804378/241386) — phuclv, Jun 26 '18 at 14:53

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '17 at 02:15

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The shortcut to the command line literally runs cmd.exe and nothing else.

If you want to run a batchfile file when you open cmd, find the Command Prompt shortcut in the start menu, and right click / properties.

You'll see

%windir%\system32\cmd.exe

Change this to

%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /k c:\path\to\batch\file.bat

Replace the file location with your file.

When you run CMD, it will run the batch file. Normally the process exits once the batch file is complete, but the /k switch keeps it open for use.

answered Jul 13 '17 at 02:15

Paul

@Benia The single command can be appended instead of the batch file, it will work the same way. You can use this approach to add cmd.exe to your menu as a proper short cut, https://superuser.com/questions/948088/how-to-add-exe-to-start-menu-in-windows-10 then pin the result to your taskbar. – Paul Jul 13 '17 at 02:24
Hmm this seems to work but I need this solution for the taskbar icon. I went to the original file location instead editing the shortcut but there I didn't have any field to insert `/k MyCommad`... – Jul 13 '17 at 02:32
After changing the CMD shortcut as you said, I had to replace it with the taskbar shorcut that already existed in taskbar and referenced the original file. So, now it works fine. Thanks. – Jul 13 '17 at 03:04

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 26 '18 at 14:52

Based on Paul's answer that I accepted, this is what I did:

Note: You might want to delete any non bash-oriented taskbar shortcuts you might have had. (You can always access CMD quickly by executing exit.)

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