Windows 2012 Server Core: How To Get Back The Command Prompt?

Many of us are used to type exit to close off the Command Prompt.  In older versions of the Windows OS, it is easier to get back the Command Prompt.  This is not so for those Server Cores, the Command Prompt will not re-appear even if you tried to logout of the server and logon again.

In order to get back the Command Prompt, the following steps need to be carried out:

1.     Press and hold all the 3 keys; [Ctrl] + left [Shift] + [Esc]

2.     When the Task Manager will opened up, click File > Run new task.

3.     Key cmd and click the OK button

The Command Prompt will then appear.