How do I run a command when opening cmd.exe with shortcut?

Question

I'd like to change the encoding of the command prompt when being opened rather than typing the command at the start of my session each time.

Below is the command I enter each time the command prompt starts now:

chcp 1252

How can I have this command run automatically when opening with the shortcut?

Answer 1

In the target box of your shortcut, use

cmd /K "chcp 1252"

This should run your program and leave the cmd window up when complete

Answer 2

Per the docs on cmd.exe,

The registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\AutoRun\REG_SZ 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\AutoRun REG_EXPAND_SZ

should do what you want.