Actually, the command history is a feature built in many operating system shells, like Windows PowerShell commands.
By using this feature, users can recall, edit and rerun the commands executed previously.
In this post, I will show you how to check and use the command history easily on Windows.

What Is Command History?
In 1978, the command line history was firstly introduced to Unix in Bill Joys C shell.
After that,command historybecame a standard feature in common shells.
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Windows PowerShell, the task automation and configuration management framework, also contains the history feature.
How do you use Command Prompt as a data recovery tool?

How to recover files using CMD?
This post gives you detailed steps for data recovery in different situations.
* 1.

F8 Button
This method works under the condition that you’re free to remember the certain command partially.
This method can help you search the PowerShell commands for the one that matches the text you punch in.
* 3.

Get-History
you’ve got the option to typeGet-Historyinto an opening Windows PowerShell window.
* 4.
This is very useful when you want to execute a certain command again.

