The Command Prompt available in Windows 8 contains access to around 230 command line commands. These commands are used for a variety of purposes, including diagnosing and correcting certain Windows problems, automating tasks, and much more.

Availability of Command Prompt Commands

A number of these commands are very similar to MS-DOS commands. However, the Command Prompt in Windows 8 is not MS-DOS, so the commands are not correctly referred to as MS-DOS commands. We do have this Complete List of MS-DOS Commands if you really are using MS-DOS and are interested.

Similarly, not all Command Prompt commands are carried over to new Windows operating systems as they are released. So while the CMD commands listed in the table below apply to Windows 8, some might not be available in Windows 11, or Windows XP, etc.

See our Command Availability Across Microsoft Operating Systems list for every command ever available, from MS-DOS through Windows 11. It clearly shows which versions of Windows supports which commands. We also have lists detailing commands that are specific to other versions of Windows: Windows 7 commands and Windows XP commands.

List of Command Prompt Commands for Windows 8

Below is a complete list of commands, sometimes called CMD commands, that are available from the Command Prompt in Windows 8:

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