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Open Command Prompt via Metro User Interface
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Developer Preview was released that users wanted to start
monkeying around with the registry. The question was, how do
you actually get to the registry, or a command prompt, or
anything else that was readily available in previous
versions from the start menu. Actually, it's easy - if you
know at least part of the name of the name of the executable
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Let's start with opening a
command prompt. The name of the executable to open a command
prompt is cmd.exe, but all you need to know is the letter'c'
- just type the letter while the mouse pointer is hovered
over any part of the metro interface. Exactly what you see
next will depend on the screen resolution of the device in
use, in this case an 800x600 device, but the screen will be
divided into two sections as shown below.
The [Search] area is on the right and you can see the 'c' I
typed initially on the screen above. On the left half of the
screen is a detailed list of the search items returned based
on the 'c' entry focused on [Apps] results. Look on the
right and you'll see there are 13 results for apps. If you
switch the focus to [Settings] in the right pane you'll see
the 302 results. |
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on the Command Prompt item visible in the right column of
the left hand part of the screen and a command prompt would
be displayed, but instead of doing that right now, just
single click one time in the left hand pane - but in an open
area, not on any specific item. The split screen will
disapppear and the [Apps] results become fullscreen. |
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Command Prompt item and one would open, but instead of doing
that, right click on the Command Prompt item and the screen
changes as shown below. At the lower right you'll now see
two additional options, [Advanced] and [Pin]. Clicking
[Advanced] opens additional options, the most important
being Run as Administrator which is often needed. Clicking
the [Pin] option will pin the item to the taskbar in the
non-Metro interface. |
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| As soon as you click [Run],
[Run as Administrator], or click on [Command Prompt] in the
previous screen, you are whisked away to the desktop where
the command prompt will be opened. If you chose [Run as
Administrator] you'll have to approve the User Account
Control (UAC) prompt. You can see the Command Prompt icon on
the taskbar. If you pinned it in the Metro interface it will
remain here the next time you return to the desktop. If you
forgot to pin it earlier, right click the taskbar icon at
this point and there is an option to pin it to the start
menu. |
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focused on Command Prompt, the same basics apply to anything
you might be looking for such as the Registry Editor
(regedit.exe) or notepad, or anything else. If it's
something you use frequently, definitely consider pinning it
to the taskbar. |
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The Elder Geek sites contain many articles and suggestions for
modifying the Windows operating system. I've tried these
tweaks and tips on many systems. Sometimes they work,
sometimes not. The point is, ensure you have a current,
tested backup of all system and data files and understand
how to restore the system in case something goes very wrong.
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