How to Reset PowerShell and Command Prompt to default settings

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Microsoft allows users of the Windows Command Prompt and the Windows PowerShell on Windows ten to have the User Experience of the consoles customized. This customization brings in different color combinations, irresolute the font blazon, font sizes and more than. Only some times, these actions mess up the command line applications and hence result in difficulties in rolling back the changes or to reset PowerShell and Control Prompt to default settings. Due to the lack of a Reset my settingsbutton, it is about impossible for an average user to revert back these customizations to the defaults.

Before yous proceed, nosotros recommend you creating a System Restore Point so that whenever such errors have place, you can just coil back to the previously known stable country of your computer.

Reset PowerShell to default settings

There are two variants of Windows PowerShell that are installed on an x64 installation of Windows 10 namely:

Windows PowerShell.
Windows PowerShell (x86).

If you apply an x86 installation, there will just be Windows PowerShell.

If you lot wish to reset Windows PowerShell, yous need to supersede the shortcut as default. For that, download the default versions of shortcuts for Windows PowerShell from our servers. The link is given at the end of this mail.

Now, navigate to the following path:

C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Offset Card\Programs\Windows PowerShell

Here,<USERNAME>defines the user account for which you lot wish to reset the Windows PowerShell control line.

At present, get any shortcut from our archive and replace it on your reckoner.

Windows PowerShell on your reckoner has now been reset to the default settings now.

Reset Control Prompt to default settings

Download this file from our servers. You lot will get a .reg file within it.

Run the file and if it gives you a security warning, selectRun.

SelectYepto the UAC or the User Business relationship Control prompt you lot get.

And selectYesto the Registry Editor warning prompt that you lot get.

Y'all volition go a message that the registry configuration has been modified.

Reboot your computer and have the Windows Command Prompt with default settings on your computer.

If you wish to exercise information technology manually, you can do that also.

Hit the WINKEY + R button combination to launch the Run utility, type inregedit and hit Enter. Once Registry Editor opens, navigate to the following key-

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console

Now, right-click on the binder named Consoleon the left side panel and click Delete.

SelectYes for the confirmation prompt that y'all become.

Reboot your computer and y'all volition find Windows Command Prompt reset to default settings on your computer.

Read: PowerShell has stopped working.

That's it!

Ayush has been a Windows enthusiast since the solar day he got his kickoff PC with Windows 98SE. He is an active Windows Insider since Day 1 and is now a Windows Insider MVP. He has been testing pre-release services on his Windows 10 PC, Lumia, and Android devices.