Windows – Start->Run vs CMD

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So I have this application installed on my computer that have independently added sort of a prefix to allow IE/Any browser to link directly to that app.

For example:

appname://open/555890405

Will launch the application and do some stuff with the ID at the end of the string

So if I place that bit in Start->Run, it works. It successfuly launches the app. But if I paste the same string in cmd.exe window it fails to launch.

Best Answer

Prefix it with start when you use it in cmd.exe, i.e. start http://www.google.com, start appname://open/555890405.

cmd.exe expects the first space-delimited token you enter to be an internal command, drive letter specification, or filename - not a URL. But the start command supports that.

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