Customising Windows CMD terminal [Guide]

Hello everyone, i hope you all are doing well. Today i am going to write about customising windows CMD terminal without using any third party software or application. For this tutorial i will be focussing more on making cmd transparent and changing screen background colours like in Kali Linux. So let us get started.

STEP1: Go to windows search bar and type cmd.

STEP2: After opening cmd go to top most corner at left side where there is an icon of cmd. (See image below)

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STEP3: Now right click on the icon and click on properties. You will be greeted with a box as shown in the image. (See image below)

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STEP4: Go to colors column and adjust opacity (transparency of the console) level by using your PC’s mouse. Mine is adjusted to 65% yours may vary according to your need.

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Additionally you can also change the screen background colour of cmd window by clicking on Screen Background and selecting the colours shown below. (See image below)

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Screen background colour: light blue. :arrow_up:


Screen background colour: white. :arrow_up:

Note:
1.) You don’t need to have access to administrator account in order to customise cmd windows as i did in this tutorial.

2.) By default black colour is selected in cmd window and if you lower the opacity it will become like this :arrow_down:

Notice the difference between default and customised cmd window.

Note: You can use the same way to customise Windows Powershell

I hope this helps you in making your cmd window more better. Hope to see you soon in another post. Till that stay happy and healthy. :smiley:

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I never noticed the opacity setting on the bottom, Thanks, :smiley:

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Nice guide buddy!! covers everything in detail and easy to understand. :+1:

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