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Type start and the name of the program into Command Prompt. Did this summary help you? Yes No. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers. Please log in with your username or email to continue. No account yet? Create an account.

Edit this Article. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Article Summary. Method 1. Doing so will search your computer for the Command Prompt program. Type start into Command Prompt.

Make sure you place a space after start. Type the program's name into Command Prompt. This must be the file's system name, not its shortcut name for example, Command Prompt's system name is cmd. You should see the program open within a few seconds of entering the command. If your selected program won't run, it is most likely in a folder that isn't in the Command Prompt's search path. You can add the program's folder to the Command Prompt path to fix this problem.

Method 2. Open the folder your program is in. Navigate to the folder that has the program you want to open by clicking on any folders needed to get to it. When the icon for the program you want to open in Command Prompt displays in the middle of the File Explorer window, you're in the correct folder. If you don't know the location of the program, many programs are often located in the "Program Files" folder on the hard drive, or you can search for it in the search bar at the top.

Select the program's folder's path. Click the right side of the address bar that's at the top of the File Explorer window. You should see a blue box highlight the address bar's contents.

Copy the path. Press Ctrl and C at the same time. Click This PC. This folder is on the left side of the File Explorer window. Click This PC again. Doing so will de-select any folders in the This PC folder, which will allow you to open the This PC folder's properties.

Click Computer. It's a tab in the upper-left side of the page. A toolbar will appear. Click Properties. This icon resembles a white box with a red checkmark in it.

Clicking it prompts a pop-up window to appear. Click Advanced system settings. It's a link in the upper-left side of the window. Doing so opens another pop-up window. Click the Advanced tab. Improve this answer. Callum Watkins 2, 2 2 gold badges 30 30 silver badges 44 44 bronze badges. Chris Schmich Chris Schmich I never knew this could have been a part of Windows and so didn't look in that direction! Any equivalent for the poor xp users?

It's not built-in, but it might do what you need. From the command-line, just run listdlls -d foo. Alternatively, you can just do a Windows file search for the file name. Kenny: What you are asking for is very different from the answer posted here. You should create a new Stack Overflow question with what research you've done and post a link to it in these comments. Show 3 more comments. Eugene Eugene 9, 4 4 gold badges 39 39 silver badges 60 60 bronze badges. Source will respond with just the path to npm for the example instead of the whole table of all the properties.

That'll rem help diagnose situations with a conflict of some sort. Michael Burr Michael Burr k 49 49 gold badges silver badges bronze badges.

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