title: Command for opening serial port in Windows 7
body: <p>Is there a Windows command for opening serial ports, say COM3 via the command prompt in Windows 7? For example:</p>
  
  <pre><code>OPEN "COM6" AS #1
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I cannot use pyserial or any other utilities that are not distributed with Windows 7.</p>
  
  <p><strong>Preferred solution</strong>
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19317679/opening-a-com-port-in-qbasic-on-windows-7/19860784">Opening a COM port in QBasic on Windows 7</a></p>