After 20 years, this is the first time CMD.EXE has been upgraded to a new Windows 10

After 20 years of existence on Windows platforms, Microsoft recently announced that it will upgrade CMD.exe (aka Command Prompt) in the new Windows 10 version - specifically Windows 10 build 16257.

After 20 years of existence on Windows platforms, Microsoft recently announced that it will upgrade CMD.exe (aka Command Prompt) in the new Windows 10 version - specifically Windows 10 build 16257.

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However, in CMD improvements this time, Microsoft just changed the Console color, not added any new features.

According to Microsoft, this is a necessary change because the Windows Console is currently using a lot of background colors and the character color is really hard to read on high-contrast screens.

Microsoft representative, Craig Loewen, said: " Over the past 20 years, display and display technology, contrast and resolution have changed dramatically, from CRT screens to TFT LCD monitors and now to displays. 4K nano image. The traditional colors of CMD are not built for modern displays and do not display well on new LCD monitors with higher contrast. Therefore, the new color for CMD interface will be changed as shown below.

After 20 years, this is the first time CMD.EXE has been upgraded to a new Windows 10 Picture 1After 20 years, this is the first time CMD.EXE has been upgraded to a new Windows 10 Picture 1

Loewen also said: We will soon offer a tool to help users apply new colors to Windows Console.

Hopefully Microsoft will soon release this upgrade on Windows 10 build 16257.

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