[CamperBob2]

For rarely launched apps, hit the Win key and start typing the name

There should be an app for that. It could be called... oh, I don't know, how about COMMAND.COM?

[archangel_one]

Not many application executables in Windows are in your PATH, so cmd is not going to find them. Even for the ones that are, you have to type the name of the .exe which is not necessarily obvious; eg. Visual Studio -> devenv.exe.

[CamperBob2]

It was a joke, son

[drivebyacct2]

What are you talking about? This is how every person I've ever observed ever uses the Start Menu in Windows Vista or 7.