# How to prevent Command Prompt (CMD) from opening automatically when starting Windows 10?
**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-prevent-command-prompt-cmd-from-opening-automatically-when-starting-windows-10/23224
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 15, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-prevent-command-prompt-cmd-from-opening-automatically-when-starting-windows-10/23224 "2024-11-15T22:21:46Z")
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### Author:  [@Vince44](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Vince44)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-prevent-command-prompt-cmd-from-opening-automatically-when-starting-windows-10/23224/1 "2024-11-15T22:21:46Z")
Hi, I use Syncthing-GTK.
Thx for the help.
I can read this:
```plaintext
[start] 2024/11/15 23:05:33 INFO: syncthing v1.28.0 "Gold Grasshopper" (go1.23.2 windows-amd64) builder@github.syncthing.net 2024-10-04 19:47:57 UTC
[KQXNW] 2024/11/15 23:05:33 INFO: My ID: KQXNW75-B3GF2FK-G4DIQWE-K6GBQFI-TDDCCZ7-ZKTHZVZ-QYBXSRG-EEUTNAS
[KQXNW] 2024/11/15 23:05:34 INFO: Hashing performance is 1341.96 MB/s
[KQXNW] 2024/11/15 23:05:34 INFO: Overall send rate is unlimited, receive rate is unlimited
[KQXNW] 2024/11/15 23:05:34 INFO: Relay listener (dynamic+https://relays.syncthing.net/endpoint) starting
[KQXNW] 2024/11/15 23:05:34 INFO: Using discovery mechanism: global discovery server https://discovery-lookup.syncthing.net/v2/?noannounce
[KQXNW] 2024/11/15 23:05:34 INFO: Using discovery mechanism: global discovery server https://discovery-announce-v4.syncthing.net/v2/?nolookup
[KQXNW] 2024/11/15 23:05:34 INFO: Using discovery mechanism: global discovery server https://discovery-announce-v6.syncthing.net/v2/?nolookup
[KQXNW] 2024/11/15 23:05:34 INFO: Using discovery mechanism: IPv4 local broadcast discovery on port 21027
[KQXNW] 2024/11/15 23:05:34 INFO: Using discovery mechanism: IPv6 local multicast discovery on address [ff12::8384]:21027
[KQXNW] 2024/11/15 23:05:34 INFO: Ready to synchronize "Obsidian " (aq1t7-7abuk) (sendreceive)
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[KQXNW] 2024/11/15 23:05:34 INFO: Ready to synchronize "Piano " (suotv-u2a9v) (sendreceive)
```
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### Author:  [@chaos](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/chaos)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-prevent-command-prompt-cmd-from-opening-automatically-when-starting-windows-10/23224/2 "2024-11-15T22:42:13Z")
Use the “—-no-console” command line switch. See [Syncthing — Syncthing documentation](https://docs.syncthing.net/users/syncthing.html) .
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### Author:  [@tomasz86](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/tomasz86)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-prevent-command-prompt-cmd-from-opening-automatically-when-starting-windows-10/23224/3 "2024-11-15T22:57:02Z")
> [@chaos](#):
>
> Use the “—-no-console” command line switch.
I’d strongly suggest to use code formatting on the forum 😅.
Just in case, it should be:
```plaintext
--no-console
```
Please keep in mind though that this only works when using the old Command Prompt as the default console and not the new Windows Terminal.
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### Author:  [@Vince44](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Vince44)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-prevent-command-prompt-cmd-from-opening-automatically-when-starting-windows-10/23224/4 "2024-11-15T23:01:17Z")
Thx for the help. How I do to use the old command prompt as the default console? 🙂
I have created a shortcut with “R:\Installation\Office\syncthing\syncthing.exe --no-console”, but the apply doesn’t remain.
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### Author:  [@tomasz86](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/tomasz86)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-prevent-command-prompt-cmd-from-opening-automatically-when-starting-windows-10/23224/5 "2024-11-15T23:09:02Z")
You can do it in the Windows Settings:
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### Author:  [@Vince44](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Vince44)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-prevent-command-prompt-cmd-from-opening-automatically-when-starting-windows-10/23224/6 "2024-11-15T23:13:01Z")
It works! Thx you very much!
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### Author:  [@chaos](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/chaos)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-prevent-command-prompt-cmd-from-opening-automatically-when-starting-windows-10/23224/7 "2024-11-15T23:25:37Z")
Thank you for that correction sir! I will strive to remember to use code formatting in the future.
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### Author:  [@239](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/239)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-prevent-command-prompt-cmd-from-opening-automatically-when-starting-windows-10/23224/8 "2024-11-16T21:58:38Z")
Try this, works for me: [Win 10 and 11 updates breaks –no-console](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/win-10-and-11-updates-breaks-no-console/20290)
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### Author:  [@billstewart](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/billstewart)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-prevent-command-prompt-cmd-from-opening-automatically-when-starting-windows-10/23224/9 "2024-11-21T16:01:21Z")
Also, in case it might be helpful: [Syncthing Windows Setup](https://github.com/Bill-Stewart/SyncthingWindowsSetup/) can create a scheduled task that runs at logon and doesn’t display the console (it does this using the [**stctl**](https://github.com/Bill-Stewart/stctl/) utility).
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-prevent-command-prompt-cmd-from-opening-automatically-when-starting-windows-10/23224/10 "2024-12-21T16:02:19Z")
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