Change working directory for Jupyter Notebook Introduction This article explains how to change the working directory in Jupyter Notebook in Virtual Computer Services (VCS). Applicability This article is intended for anyone using Jupyter Notebook. Procedure Change the working directory for Jupyter Notebook in VCS Click Start>Anaconda3 (64-bit)>Anaconda Promote (Anaconda3). In the command line enter jupyter notebook --generate-config and press Enter. A new configuration file (jupyter_notebook_config.py) will be created in C:\users\\.jupyter. Close the command prompt. Open File Explorer and browse to C:\users\\.jupyter. Right click jupyter_Notebook_config.py and select edit with Notepad++. Search the file for #c.NotebookApp.notebook_dir = ' '. Delete the # at the start of the statement and between the single quotes enter the path you would like to start in. NOTE: if your path includes a backslash you will need to add a second backslash to each due to the files syntax. Click File>Save when complete. Close NotePad++. Launch Jupyter Notebook and it will now start in your desired path. Note: You must launch Jupyter from the Anaconda Navigator or Anaconda Command prompt and type jupyter notebook Log out of your VCS session to save the changes to your profile. Keywords: Jupyter Notebook, Anaconda, VCS, Virtual Computer Services