Windows 10: Command Prompt gives a blank black screen unless I use legacy console

So one day, I turned my CMD to legacy mode, and restarted, and then I was like, "That's cool that they have that, now let me turn back to normal mode." And nowevery time I try to start CMD without legacy mode on, I get a blank black screen. I have confirmed that CMDis running and it can still process commands, but I can't see anything.

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Command prompt only works in legacy console mode

I tried enabling legacy console just to see what it would do (I'm not very familiar with the option). After seeing that it limits the font options, I disabled it again. Reloaded console and then all the text was invisible. The console is still set to the
default colors. What is going on and how can I fix it?

 

Installation media boots to command prompt

I've just booted from known working install media to see exactly what it does when booting. The sequence of events is...

1. Windows logo on a black screen
2. circling dots appear beneath the logo
3. light blue 'Please wait' screen with circling dots
4. a command prompt window (very briefly)
5. the initial Setup page appears

Do you see steps 1-3? If so, it appears you have stopped at step 4, suggesting that something on the disc cannot be read.

Does the disc boot properly in another machine? If so, try cleaning the laptop's drive lens then try booting from the disc again.

If not, make new install media with Microsoft's Media Creation Tool, either as a bootable USB, on an ISO that you can burn to another disc. At Step 8 in Option One of this tutorial you can choose between making a USB or an ISO.

Download Windows 10 ISO File

 

I hosed my Command Prompt

Hi,

I was messing around with the color scheme, font size, etc., on the command prompt, and I managed to hose it big time. The screen appears to come up blank. I right click the top bar, and try to change the text color, but it keeps setting it back to black.
I have gone into both defaults and properties menus, and no matter what I change, I cannot see the prompt or the text.

At one time, I hit use the legacy console. That did not seem to do anything so I set it back.

There is text there: it is just the same color as the background. If I hit the prompt a bunch of times, the scroll bar starts to move.

Self inflicted wound, I am sure. I hope someone can tell me how to fix this.

JC