How can I access the "Open command window here" option in Windows without holding shift?
Write up on How To Geek, they also include downloadable reg files to make the edits for you, or open regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd
Change the name of the key "Extended", or just delete it, this will give you “Open Command Window Here” on right clicking drives.
For directories do the same thing as above here:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd
Start / regedit
Browse to each of the following keys in the registry tree:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\cmd
Delete the file 'value' called 'Extended'.
Alas the Registry Editor doesn't have a URL bar before Windows 10, so navigating to find those three folders is more tedious than it could be.
I like using the small CmdOpen shell extension. It will replace the built-in functionality and enhance it by adding an Open Elevated Command Prompt Here
option. It also adds entries to the context menu of the folder background, so you don't have to mouse over to the tree view and hit a small target (or go up a folder if you have the tree hidden).