Windows Server – Open New CMD Console on Windows 2012 Server Core After Closing Last One

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On my new test server, which is a Windows Server 2012 core server, I've closed the only open cmd console with the exit command.

How do I open another prompt now? Am I going to be forced to reboot the machine?

Best Answer

From the Technet article titled Manage a Server Core Server:

If you close all command prompt windows and want to open a new Command Prompt window, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, click Start Task Manager, click More Details, click File, click Run, and then type cmd.exe. Alternatively, you can log off and log back on.

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