Commander

When you first start working on a PC, your first actions are limited to cautiously installing a security solution and maybe a game, then ask for our friends’ help whenever you stumble across something you are not familiar with.

If would also like to experiment with the functions of Command Prompt but its dark interface is discouraging, you can try Commander.

It is a portable software solution that you do not even need to install on your PC, and you can simply delete it once you no longer want it.

The interface of the app is user friendly and you can customize its colors as you see fit - you can modify the text color, as well as the background one until you are satisfied with the result. You can experiment with the app’s buttons without worrying that you might break something within your PC.

For instance, you can press the IP Config button (which is also a function that can be run within the traditional Command Prompt) and you will see that a list with IP-related details is displayed. More precisely, you will get the IPv4 address, Subnet Mask or default gateway - even if you do not need to know these things, some applications you install at a later time might require them, so it will come in handy to know how to get them.

You can press the Ping button after you have previously entered a domain name in the box above it; depending on the results you get, you can tell if the website you specified can be reached or if it is currently down.

Commander can serve as a reliable starting point for all users who want to learn how to use Command Prompt, but who like apps with graphical interfaces better.