How can I open a command line prompt in Windows 8 (Consumer Preview)?
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1This hasn't really changed since Windows XP..– Simon SheehanMar 6, 2012 at 3:34
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2@SimonSheehan: It has, see my answer. :)– Tamara WijsmanMar 6, 2012 at 4:16
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1i.qkme.me/36gn98.jpg– user541686Mar 6, 2012 at 8:36
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see my question superuser.com/questions/396751/…– Lukasz MadonMar 6, 2012 at 9:54
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@Tom it "fits" better shutdown since it is moved to.... settings(sic!)– Lukasz MadonMar 6, 2012 at 9:55
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Go to the search in metro (Or open the start menu, if you have one) and type cmd
or cmd.exe
. This can also be entered in Run, which can be launched with Windows Key + R
It should be listed under your apps as "Command Prompt."
It's still located in C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
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@thilo perhaps you don't have it enabled; some users do. That's why I also said search in metro Mar 6, 2012 at 3:38
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@SimonSheehan: There is no start menu in Windows 8 Consumer Preview, you can't enable it either. Unless you where to install a third party start menu, but the majority doesn't... Mar 6, 2012 at 18:06
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4Ctrl+Esc is interpreted as hitting the Windows key, if you don't have one. :) Mar 6, 2012 at 19:59
Windows+X or right clicking the lower left bottom is an faster way to get to a lot of handy things.
Then just click on the item using your mouse, arrow keys or hit the first letter till you get to the entry.
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7+1. Nice. But so many options to do things. Microsoft has now officially entered the same realm of confusion as Apple with Dashboard, Launchpad, Spotlight, Mission Control, Recent Items Menu etc. I suppose this is what one would call a transitional period. We'll have to wait for a few years for things to shake out, I guess.– ThiloMar 6, 2012 at 5:10
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@Thilo: I disagree with that, if I wouldn't have told you you might not have discovered this quick way of accessing a lot of configuration options. I'm too bored to type
Serv
and clickSettings
, instead I can just right click and open Computer Management and see Services right there. And that counts for every option listed there. It's not like they made so much different applications like Apple here... Mar 6, 2012 at 18:05 -
So many options because W8 is optimized for a touchscreen Tablet and Microsoft knows it will also be deployed on Desktops.– MoabMar 7, 2012 at 4:45
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This is a variation on @Simon Sheehan's answer to "search in metro" I guess, but I just found out that in the Metro start screen, you can type any letter to start a search, without moving the mouse anywhere special. And the search defaults to Apps, so a simple c takes me to "Command Prompt". (And if not, you can continue typing omm, that should do it).
Press the Win+X key combo on the Metro screen or Desktop and you can open a command prompt or an admin command prompt from the context menu.
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