How to re-install command prompt in windows 10, if it’s suddenly missing from the system?
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This morning, cmd.exe is missing from my computer (Windows 10), from the regular path C:windowsSystem32cmd.exe. Please don’t advice on location check. My query is –
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Is this a serious issue? Like some kind of malware attack?
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Is it possible to get back / re-install command prompt (results from google / youtube are not helpful). I don’t have a recovery partition.
Answer
- Yes it could be evidence of a virus or malware
- Yes you may be able to get back the command prompt by doing the following:
- Run powershell as admin
- Run the command
sfc /scannow
It will repair missing or corrupted system files.