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How to Reset the Color of the Command Prompt in Windows 10

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Hi everyone!

Recently bumped into an issue regarding the classic command prompt (CMD).

 

Problem:

CMD colors are changed so that you are unable to see the text, and cannot change back (for whatever reason)

 

Solution:

Change the REG_DWORD DefaultColor to “7”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor
Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor' -Name DefaultColor -Value "7"

 

Voila!

Procmon saves the day!