How to run any program using Run in Windows 10 and 11

 

The Run tool available in the Windows operating system is one of the most important and useful tools, through which you can quickly execute a lot of commands, and the Run window also allows you to easily run any program available on your computer by just writing its name inside the window, however You may not often be able to run programs with this ease depending on the Run window.

 

The reason for this is that the window does not support running all the programs installed on your device automatically, as third-party programs will not be supported by default in the tool, in addition, many programs for the operating system also will not work through the Run window after writing the name of the program but what is the reason for that? In this topic, we will get to know you in detail about how to run any program on the computer by simply writing its name in the Run window, and this will certainly provide you with speed and flexibility while using Windows 10 or 11.

 

How to run programs using Run in Windows

 

In order to run any program using the Run tool in Windows 10 or Windows 11, you will simply need to enter the name of this program in the window, then click on the Enter button, and the program will open immediately, and this method will work with many applications, for example for Run the calculator, type "Calc", and in order to run the Google Chrome browser, type "Chrome", and in order to run the Registry Editor, type regedit, and in order to run the Excel program, write Excel.

 

However, this method will not work with all programs installed on your device, and here we are not only talking about third-party programs, but even Microsoft programs may not work either, for example, write Word and the Word program will not open for you, or write Edge and Microsoft browser will not open for you Edge, the reason for this is that you will need to enter a slightly different command depending on the name of the program's EXE file.

 

You can find out this name by entering the system disk (C:) and then opening the Programs Files folder. Here, search for the folder of the program you want to run, then enter the folder in order to find out the name of its EXE file, and this is the name that must be entered. In the Run window, in order to run the program, for example, in order to run the Edge browser, type “msedge” and not Edge, and in order to run PowerPoint, type “powerpnt” and not Powerpoint, and in order to run the Word program, write “Winword” and not Word, and so on for all programs other.

 

But what if you tried this method and you can't run the program either? In this case, you will need to make some minor modifications within the Registry Editor, and here is an explanation of this in the following steps.

 

Run external programs through Run

 

First, enter the Registry Editor by typing the command "regedit" in the Run window or by searching for it in the Start menu, and then you will need to enter the following path in the Registry window:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths

 

After that, right-click on App Paths, then choose New, then Key. Here you will need to enter the EXE file name of the program, which you can get through the "Programs Files" folder, but it is important that you enter the exact name of the program with its extension (.exe), for example, Photoshop.exe and after entering the name of the program, click on Ok.

 

In the next step, click on the registry key that you just added, such as (Photoshop.exe), then double-click on the Default option that appears on the right in order to modify it. Here, enter the full path of the program with the EXE extension also in the Value data field, for example : C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop\Photoshop.exe Then click on Ok.

 

After that, right-click again on the registry key that you added, then choose New, then String Value, set the name to Path, then click on Ok, and then double-click on the Path series that will appear on the right, and here enter the path of the program Again, but without the exe extension this time, for example, C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop, then click OK.

 

Now all you have to do is restart your computer, and then launch the Run window by clicking on the Windows button and the letter R from the keyboard, then write the name of the program, for example, Photoshop.exe, whether with or without the extension, and Windows will run the program Immediately, of course, you will need to add each program separately to the registry in order to be able to run it using the Run window.