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Open a full-screen Command Prompt window.

By: Wahine

Create a desktop shortcut:
   (A.)  R.click on the desktop and select New>Shortcut
   (B.)  In the dialog box type:
          %comspec% /t:1f/e:on/v:on/f:on/k cls & prompt $e$p$g
           Click Next
   (C.)   Name the shortcut and click Finish

Set up the shortcut:
   (E.)   R.click on the shortcut created above and select Properties
   (F.)   In the Shortcut tab (1) change Start in to C:\
                              (2) change Shortcut to Ctrl+Alt+C (holding the keys down does this)
                              (3) change Run to Maximised
   (G.)   In the Options tab Display options pane bullet Full screen
            Click Apply>OK

Usage:
Clicking the desktop shortcut or pressing Ctrl+Alt+C will open a full-screen Command Prompt window.  
Use Alt+Enter to toggle between full-screen and normal window.

When using full-screen as described above it is possible to Copy the contents of the Command Prompt 
window to the Clipboard using Ctrl+Print Scrn for later Pasting to a text editor, forum etc.

For Cmd.exe switches (used in the Target dialog box) at the Command Prompt enter Cmd/? 


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