Ctrl+R did nothing for me either in Windows 8.1 or Window 10. This has nothing to do with Spyder, this is Windows specific.
To get the Windows command line prompt in Windows 10:
a. Right Click the Windows Icon at the Bottom Left of the Screen
b. Select 'Command Prompt' (or Powershell)
Lewis
To get the Windows command line prompt in Windows 10:
a. Right Click the Windows Icon at the Bottom Left of the Screen
b. Select 'Command Prompt' (or Powershell)
Lewis
To paraphrase: 'Throw out your dead' code. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs Forward to 1:00