Introduction
Many users use the "Run" Command to perform tasks such as checking the version of Windows 8 you installed. Windows 8 provides many options to use the "Run" Command. The Command Prompt is available in the Windows 8 and Windows 8 provides many options to show and use the Command (cmd) Prompt.
Run Command
Most Windows users are familiar with the "Run" Commands. We use the "Run" Command for many purposes. There are a large number of "Run" Commands available. Using the "Run" Command, we can find many such as Calc, Control, Cmd, Cleanmgr, Diskpart, Fonts, Firefox, Control Folders, Control Keyboard, Mspaint etc. Use the "Run" Command with the shortcut key Windows Key + R.
From the Desktop Mode
Move the mouse cursor to the exact lower left corner and click on the right mouse button and you will see the shortcuts menu on the screen.
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From the Charms Bar
Move your mouse to the upper right corner until the Charms Bar pops out. Select an application from the list and type "Run" in the search box. Click on Run in the search results.
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Use Windows + R Shortcut Keys
In Desktop Mode, press the Windows + R at the same time, to show the "Run" Command line.
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Use cmd Prompt (DOS Mode)
MS-Dos is an Operating System for x86 based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of Operating System. All version of Microsoft Windows have had an MS-DOS like command line interface. This could run many DOS and variously Win32, OS/2 1.x and Posix command line utilities in the same command-line session, allowing piping between commands. The user interface, and the icon up to Windows 2000, followed the native MS-DOS interface. The Command Prompt is often called the MS-DOS Prompt, but that is incorrect; a Windows Command Prompt window is not a DOS window. The DOS Mode is available in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. [Editor's note: 64-bit Windows does not support DOS.]
From the Desktop Mode
Move the mouse cursor to the exact lower left corner and click mouse button and you will see the shortcuts menu on the screen. Select like Command Prompt or Command Prompt (Admin). The latter runs as a local administrator.
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From the Charms Bar
Move your mouse to the upper right corner until the Charms Bar pops out. Select Apps from the list and type "cmd" in the search box. Click on cmd from the search results.
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From the Command Line
To open the "cmd", click on the searching cmd.
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From Metro UI
If you installed Visual Studio Express (beta), you will see a developer Command Prompt in one tile group.
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