Getting to the command line in Windows 8
How can I open a command line prompt in Windows 8 (Consumer Preview)?
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
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.
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).