Command Prompt and Windows PowerShell are also simple and built-in options covered in this post for this purpose. We have already seen how to open a file or folder using Command Prompt or PowerShell.

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You can open the Command Prompt on a PC by right-clicking the Start icon, by searching for it, or by opening the Windows System folder.