Console/Command Prompt Full screen in Windows Vista/7

Question

Is there a way to get the console windows full screen in Windows Vista/7?

I'm looking for a distributable C/C++ solution, library, or emulator.

Microsoft's " solution " is to install a VM which is pretty ludicrous.

The relevant super user's question doesn't have good answers.

For those interested, the full screen console mode isn't available due to WDDM drivers which don't support int10 intercepts.

Answer 1

Take the Console2 source code, modify it to strip toolbars and other visual garbage you don't need and run it in full screen mode.

What it does is starts a command-line shell, redirects the output to its own internal buffers, and then draws the text from those buffers using GDI to a bitmap. Same thing the Virtual PC solution would do, excluding the whole "emulating another OS" layer. :-)

Answer 2

Sadly it is not possible any more , even if you copy and install the Full screen video driver for console from XP.

Like you said, the new driver model won't allow/support it. (So you can also kiss DOS games running without an emulator/VM goodbye.)

Answer 3

Yahh .. Its bit noisy ..but its possible. Simple trick is to go to exact file ,ie, cmd.exe in C:/ and copy the cmd.exe and paste it in desktop. The refer this steps,

cmd.exe >Properties > Compatibility > (Then change the mode to Windows 7) > And Save it.

Again,

Open cmd console > Properties > Layout > Width:300 , Height:300 (change to this).

And enjoy full screen mode(full window) !!