Win11 Command-line Global Smaller Font Size Setting?

Hi! I use the command line of Win11 often and want a small font size. I managed to decrease the font size of some command line programs but want the change for every such program. How can I do that?

 

Try Windows key + R to open a command window. Click on the down arrow on the right and select Settings. I do not know if changes made there will be persistent.

 

I believe I tried that except a different method of opening the command prompt but was only able to change the setting for two specific batch files. I'd better try Wimdows+R later today.

 

You might want to try using Powershell or Terminalthere should be a font-sizing walkthrough at https://www.fortect.com/windows-opt...ze-windows-11-terminal-for-better-efficiency/ butas a user of Pale MoonI'm banned from that site by Cloudflare.

 

DangitallReduxI just tried to open just the command promptand the font settings were goodbut most batch files have a larger font size.

 

Try reading the article at the link posted above by @satrow. You might find what you're looking for there.

 

I just started reading itbut the changes I want are there already for the defaultbut I want them for a particular batch file. I'd better do it for the problem batch files specifically. BTWI'm glad for the other information there. IIRCI tried the colors before and liked them. I think I have a third-party command prompt with more colors but forgot its name.

 

Uhh...how do I change the colors used to display the text and background? I can change the color scheme but not the individual colors.

 

If you are asking about a command prompt windowright-click on the window's title bar and select 'Properties'. Have fun...and try not to break anything.

 

Thank you.

 

I tried that and got access to the settings to which I already had access. The most I got were dark and light themes.

 

Even though the image was pulled from Windows 10a quick check of Windows 11 gives the same options. This has been consistent from at least Windows 98.

 

I was able to find that on Win7 but not Win11. I'm sorry for the stupid questionbut how do I get there?

 

Open a command prompt window. Right-click on the window's title bar. Select 'Properties'.

 

I right-clicked the title bar and didn't see Propertiesand Settings gave me what I already had.

 

This is not what you see?

 

No. I see "settings."

 

Could you please post a screenshot/snip? I would like to actually see what it is that you're getting.

 

I attached a screenshot of the menu and one of what I found.

 

Whatever that isit is not a command prompt windowso of course the instructions given - for what you were asking - would not work. I'm sorrybut it seems that I cannot help you with this.

 

It is the command prompt window--I just changed the background to a SMB3/NES screenshotand the background window is something else. I used Greenshot to get the screen shotsand I think I pressed the wrong key to get the whole screen rather than just the active window.

 

Why does the menu bar say 'Tools'and why is the prompt not open at C:\WINDOWS\system32?

 

I used Win11/64's sort-of Start Menu and searched for "Command Prompt," and this is what I found. As for the open folderit must be the default folder.

 

Is this a machine that you own? That is definitely not a Windows default command prompt window.

 

Yesit is a machine I own. If this is not a command prompthow do I get the command prompt?

 

Try this:

https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/how_to_reset_powershell_and_command_prompt.html

 

Maybe I need to run it in Administrator mode? I'll try now. If that doesn't workmaybe I should try "cmd.exe" instead of "command prompt."

 

I have it! I needed to run it in Administrator mode. Thank you for your efforts.

 

Uhh...the settings didn't affect my batch files.

 

The settings are persistent in my systembut I do not have any sample *.bat files on which to test the changes.

 

Maybe the settings are local to the batch file? Becausewhile the background image I set on one batch file affected othersthe font size didn't. I find it annoying that folder settings appear to be stored in the Registry instead of a local .ini fileas every time I make a new folderI have to change its settings.

 

Found a testing example andsurpriseit doesn't reflect my change. Hmmm....

I wouldn't think that they're part of the batch file itselfbut I could be wrong (it happens on occasion)and you could perhaps try recreating the file in a modified command prompt window to see if your surmise is correct.

Oddlythe persistence is only in a command prompt opened as an administrator: it does not carry over into a regular command prompt...and running the *.bat as an admin doesn't show the changeeither. Againhmmm...