Windows 10: Windows Command Prompt Window Buffer Size won't change

Every time I open my Command Prompt and look at the Layout Tab in Properties, it will always have the Screen Buffer Size height equal to 30, even if I previously set it to something else. In the Defaults window I set it to 9999 but it doesn't seem to do anything. I have even set the height to 999 in the Command Prompt shortcut properties, but it still doesn't work. I checked the Registry Key for HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console and set the ScreenBufferSize for it and everything in it, so that the Height would be 999 and it still doesn't seem to work. This issue mostly bothers me because when using Visual Studio, my console window also opens with default height 30, so I lose most of my output.

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Change Command Prompt Screen Buffer Size in Windows


Shawn, just a note, for Option 2.

The command:
mode con:cols=<Width Size> lines=<Height Size>
or
mode <Width Size>, <Height Size>

has a slight problem, which you have already noted “the width size you set under Screen Buffer Size will also be applied to the width size under Window Size”.

So if somebody just wants to change the Screen Buffer Size (Height size) without altering the size of the window the only solution I found was to run from the command prompt, the following PS commands, as PowerShell can alter just the buffer size, without changing the window size:

Code:

Code:

%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.exe -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NonInteractive -Command "& {$NewBufferSize=$Host.UI.RawUI.BufferSize;$NewBufferSize.Height=3000;$Host.UI.RawUI.BufferSize=$NewBufferSize;}"

OR
Run the bat file Change_Buffer_Size.bat

This will open a PS session, change the Screen Buffer Size of the current Command Prompt window, and will close, without the user noticing anything.

 

Resizing Command Prompt

Hello,

Thank you for your patience on this issue.

From the description provided, I understand that you want to change the font settings used in Windows Command prompt.

Please follow the below steps.

1. To open command prompt, type "cmd" in the Search Bar and press Enter.

2. Right-click on the top (the title bar) of the command prompt window and select "Properties". 3. When you open the "Options" tab, check "Quick Edit Mode".

4. Click on the "Layout" Tab. You will see two sets of options: "Window size" and "Screen buffer size".

• Window size controls the size of the window you're working with.
• Screen buffer size controls what's kept in your computer's buffer memory while you're running the command prompt, which can be up to 9999. It can be viewed using the scroll bar on the side of the window.

5. Set a proper buffer size according to how much space you will need to keep at any given time.

6. Choose the color of your text, background screen, and pop-up windows by selecting the "Colors" tab.

7. Open the "Font" tab to choose the font you would like to use

Hope the above information was helpful. If you need further information, please feel free to write to us and we will be glad to help you.

Thank You

 

Command prompt font size is tiny and can't be changed

Hi,

To resolve your concern regarding the Command Prompt font, follow the steps below:

• Right click on the Start button on your computer.
• Select Command Prompt (Admin).
• Type sfc /scannow, and then press Enter.
• Wait for the scan to finish.
• Try changing the font size again.

Let us know how it goes.