How can I open a cmd window in a specific location?

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This might be what you want: 

cmd /K "cd C:\Windows\"

Note that in order to change drive letters, you need to use cd /d. For example:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /K "cd /d H:\Python\"

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