Below is a picture of Powershell in the Windows 8 Start window:
The Command Prompt is in the Start window too.
You can click a shortcut to it or open the Run window & type in CMD & click OK.
Follow the instructions in the next 3 pictures:
To open Powershell click a shortcut to it or in Run type in - powershell.exe
& click OK.
Below is a picture of the same process in Windows Powershell:
The picture below shows the options for customizing the CMD window.
The same applies to the Powershell window:
Very simple & easy to use. :)
This is a good thing for people with poor eyesight !