Windows 10 – How to Run Webstore Apps in a Batch File

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I have downloaded an app on the Microsoft webstore named Trello.

Because this app has no directory or .exe what I can find I am struggling to work out the right command I need to use in the batch file in order to run / start up this program in my batch file?

Does anyone know how I would do this?

I managed to find it in: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\45273LiamForsyth.PawsforTrello_2.11.4.0_x64__7pb5ddty8z1pa\app\Trello.exe but running with or without administrator mode it comes up with:

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You can open a Windows Store ("Metro style") app by having Windows Explorer do it for you:

In Explorer, in the location bar, enter shell:AppsFolder.
Browse to the location of the app, e.g. Snip & Sketch. [On my PC, it took some time for all applications and apps to be fully displayed.]
Right-click on the shortcut, drag to the Desktop, and select Create link in Desktop.
Right-click the new link and select Properties.
Open Notepad, enter explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\, append the Target shown in the Properties dialog, and append to that !App. In the case of Snip & Sketch, the text in Notepad should be:

start explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\Microsoft.ScreenSketch_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App
Save the file with extension .bat.

Note the character before App is exclamation point (bang).

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Edit 2: You can pipe the output to "| more" if you want

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