By default you need to SHIFT + right-click a folder, in order to access "Open command window here" context menu option. You can enable it permanently by following steps: Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe Navigate to the following locations and delete "Extended" key with REG_SZ value: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\cmd HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd Tip: You might want to take a backup of these keys, in case you want to revert to old setting.