A Windows 8 run command is simply the name of the file used to execute a program. Knowing the run command for a program can be useful if you’d like to start the program from a script file or if you only have access to a command line interface during a Windows issue.

For example, write.exe is the file name for the WordPad program in Windows 8, so you can start that program by executing the write run command. Similarly, the run command Windows uses for Command Prompt is simply cmd.

List of Run Commands in Windows 8

Most of these commands can be executed from Command Prompt and the Run dialog box, but some are exclusive to one or the other. There are also a few warning notes, so be sure to read them below the table.

[1] The netproj run command is only available in Windows 8 if Network Projection is enabled from Windows Features.

[2] The fontview run command must be followed with the name of the font that you want to see.

[3] This run command can not be executed from the Command Prompt because the file is not in the default Windows path. However, it can be run from other areas in Windows 8 that allow execution of files when typed, like Run and Search.

[4] The regedt32 run command forwards to regedit and executes it instead.

[5] This run command is not available in 64-bit versions of Windows 8.

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