Is there a command that exists that will open any application from PowerShell?
When typing in "notepad", this will open Microsoft Notepad. However, other applications do not seem to open this way.
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Look: stackoverflow.com/questions/651223/…Fusseldieb– Fusseldieb2016-11-08 17:38:15 +00:00Commented Nov 8, 2016 at 17:38
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Notepad runs in this way not because of any Powershell magic, but because notepad.exe exists in one of the directories specified in your $env:PATH environment variable. The system behaves the same as when using cmd.exe (Command Prompt) in this regard.
You can start any application by specifying the full path to its executable: C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe. You can optionally use Start-Process with the EXE if you want to capture a reference to the executable to gain more control over it from Powershell.
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JDavila
Thanks @alroc, this works great, though is there something I could use to pipe the results? This might require another question to be posted.
alroc
@JDavila that depends on what those "results" are, what the app is, and how the output is generated. You should open a new question.
JDavila
Well, am trying to display results from a log, specifically, certain columns CSV format.
alroc
You're not making it any clearer. Post a new question for this.
Start-Process -FilePath "path.exe"
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I know this is an old thread, but if you are trying to open a file you can do it like this
& .\filename.ext
It will use the standard program to open the file
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fractal80y
This is using Windows cmd shell. Prepend this with start this works!
Jason Doucette
Thank you! This is the proper answer, and works great.
Start-Process is the commandlet you are looking for.
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The simplest method that I know of is using the AppId of the application:
Open powershell as Administrator
See all the App-IDs via this command
Get-StartAppsNote the AppID of app you want to open
in our case we have to open VoiceRecoder
Finally, open Voice Recorder via AppId
explorer shell:appsFolder\Microsoft.WindowsSoundRecorder_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
AppIds are mostly the same between systems
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Shub
For me it was
Start-Process shell:AppsFolder\<app-id>.This same PowerShell script can be put in a shortcut.
I right-clicked on an empty spot on my desktop and then clicked New => Shortcut
and pasted:
explorer shell:appsFolder\Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
and named the shortcut "Clock"
Now I can start the Clock app with the shortcut.
No need for Powershell or pinning another icon on my Taskbar.
