Using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), you can launch Linux applications directly in a Windows 10 command prompt or PowerShell prompt.

A Command Prompt allows you to run programs, manipulate Windows settings, and access files by typing in commands that you wish to execute. To start a Command Prompt you simply need to type cmd.exe ...

That tradition is still alive and well in both Windows 10 and Windows 11. In addition to running commands at the prompt, you’re able to control and customize the command window itself.