Windows 10: Method to open any Windows 10 Apps from command line

Hi everyone, I am here to share how to open any Windows 10 Apps from command line.

1. Open Code: shell:AppsFolder[/quote] 2. Find your app
3. Right click and choose "Create Shortcut"
4. Yes, placed the shortcut on desktop
5. Right click the shortcut and choose "Properties"
6. Take a look on the Target Type
7. Open powershell (by opening start and type powershell)
8. Type Code: get-appxpackage > 123.txt[/quote] 9. Win-key + r then put "%UserProfile%" in the box and enter
10. Open 123.txt
11. Find the PackageFamilyName in the txt that matches with the Target Type you from the properties (You can use ctrl + f)
12. Browse to the InstallLocation corresponded to the PackageFamilyName
13. Open the AppxManifest.xml
14. Look for "Executable=" for the app you want. (As some app package contains more than one app, such mail and calendar are under the same packetage)
15. On the same line, find the ID of the app
16 Then your command line is :
Code: explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\put-your-PackageFamilyName-here!put-your-app-ID-here[/quote] Such as mail:
Code: explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_8wekyb3d8bbwe!microsoft.windowslive.mail ^Here is the PackageFamilyName !^Here is the app ID[/quote]

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How to launch / load Coratna from the DOS command line ?

This statement is not just unhelpful but also blatantly false; It is
entirely
possible to run UWP apps from command line.

 

When I click on the 'Get Windows 10' icon it will not open.

I have tried method 1 and 2 but that did'nt solve the problem.

I did run the System File Checker on the Command Line which found some corrupt files.

Would that cause the Windows 10 app not to open?

 

really? *Sleepy
followed all the steps to have a shell code to launch mail app from rainmeter.
then i saw your example
MAIL

 

Have you done it? It seem fine on my side.

 

yes, it worked very well. thank you

 

So far so good, but what about shortcuts, which were pinned to the start-menu from inside an app?
For example, I'm using the "Zattoo" live-stream app.
Command, which works well:
Code: explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\ZattooEuropaAG.ZattooLiveTV_cwpjhwd4pd0ma!App[/quote] But, this app allows me to pin several channels to the start menu, to run them directly, without starting the app itself first.
So I need to run the above command line with parameters...
Where are these kinds of shortcuts stored?



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I don't know, but the solution seems to be related to something like this:
https://www.howtogeek.com/227232/how...in-windows-10/

But you have to find the parameter after the semicolon first, which I don't know where can I find.

 

In addition: *Smile

App Commands List for Windows 10 - Windows 10 Apps Features Tutorials

 

Could someone please post how to do this in a vbscript, for those of us who prefer vbs? Thanks!

 

This is great and all, however it seems that when you launch a Win10 App this way that it create additional 'Windows Explorer' processes that doesn't seem to terminate after you've closed the Win10 Apps. Any way to get around this?

 

It shouldn't using the command below.

App Commands List for Windows 10 Windows 10 Apps Features Tutorials

 

Ah okay, thanks.
It says it works with shortcuts also, how does one do this? Do you have to first create a script with the command and then create a shortcut of the script which allows you to change the icon also?

 

You can create a shortcut using the command as the target location.

 

When I try it this way it says that the Target box is invalid, IDK what I'm doing wrong?