How do I enable/disable command extensions?
John Savill
January 8, 2000
1 Min Read
A. A. When you use CMD.EXE, there are various extensions which are enabled by default. To enable/disable perform the following
Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
Move to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftCommand Processor
Double click on EnableExtensions
Set to 1 for them to be enabled, or set to 0 for extensions to be disabled
Click OK
You can also enable/disable them for a specific command session by using the appropriate qualifier to cmd.exe
cmd /y disables command extensions for this cmd session
cmd /x enables command extensions for this cmd session
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