MS-DOS Autocomplete in Microsoft Windows 2000 and Above
To activate Autocomplete in Windows 2000 and later versions, follow the steps below.
1. Open the Microsoft Windows Registry editor by clicking Start, Run, type Regeditand click Ok.
2. In the Microsoft Windows Registry editor open the below folders.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Software
Microsoft
Command Processor
3. In the command processor open the below two Registry keys and change their value to 9.
CompletionChar
PathCompleteChar
4. Once the above steps have been completed close out of the Registry editor and open the command window by typing cmd in the Run window. To use the auto complete feature press the Tab key any type you want to complete a directory. For example, if the directory you are currently in contains the "Program files" directory you could type cd pr and press Tab, to have the auto completion option automatically type cd "program files".
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