Questions tagged [application-launch]
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How do I pass command line arguments to Dock items?
I'm attempting to follow the instructions for pinning startup tabs in Chrome. On OS X how do I add command line arguments to items that persist in my dock?
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Pin same app multiple times in Windows 7
I use some programs with command line arguments and like to have shortcuts for launching those programs with those arguments. For example, I keep several Firefox profiles around and like to specify ...
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Check if an app is running as admin
How can I check in Windows if application is launched with administrative privileges? I see no corresponding column in Task Manager.
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Launch Windows program with custom environment variable
My JAVA_HOME on my dev machine - which is Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit - points to a 64-bit Java, and that's fine in general. However, I just installed a program - to wit, the FlashDeveloper IDE - for which ...
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Windows 10 Programs start without visual Interface
I recently had the problem, that when you tried to start Chrome, you could see the program running in the Task Manager, but there would be no window visible on the desktop. No icon is visible no the ...
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Launch Google Chrome in Fullscreen mode
How can I launch Google Chrome in fullscreen mode from a shortcut?
I have tried the CLI arguments --start-maximized and --kiosk, but both do not activate the regular fullscreen mode (i.e. when you ...
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Opening VLC media player 3 takes a long time to open
VLC Media Player 3.0.8 is taking a long time to launch on my Windows PC. It typically takes 6 seconds or more. I have a Win 10 machine with a class 50 SSD, Six Core Xeon 2.90GHz, etc. VLC launch ...
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Why does Windows 8 application search no longer match substrings?
When I first installed Windows 8, I could start an app by hitting the Windows key once to bring up the Start screen, and then typing a substring of the app's name.
At some point since then, the "...
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Run 32-bit application on Ubuntu on Windows subsystem for Linux
I have a pretty simple application that was compiled with g++ -m32 flags.
Unfortunately, when I try to run it I am getting error:
bash: ./a.out: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
If ...
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Open Run... dialog from command
I would like to run the Run... dialog (the Win+R) from a batch command? There is an shotcut to it in C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools but that shotcut ...
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How do you run an application as TrustedInstaller or SYSTEM without using external programs?
Using only the Command Prompt and/or PowerShell, but without external programs or commands, how can you run an application as TrustedInstaller or SYSTEM?
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After forced quit, “killall Finder” says “No matching processes…” but PID still exists?
Here's one for ya. Upon a forced quit of the Finder with unsuccessful relaunch, "killall Finder" in terminal returns:
"No matching processes belonging to you were found"
Oddly enough, the PID for ...
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Prevent Discord From Updating Automatically
How do we prevent Discord from Updating Automatically on Linux (point in step by step)?
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Windows 10 - launch and position applications upon startup
In windows 10, every time, I startup the computer. I launch 3 applications (2 chrome browsers and 1 visual studio) and position them in a certain place on my monitor.
Instead of doing it manually ...
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Start an application with specific regional settings
I have to work with different applications which are, in my opinion, not wisely-coded; they require the user to use specific regional settings. For example, some applications I use require that the ...
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Open address in external application from inside Chrome Browser
After Chrome browser has abandoned NPAPI-based extensions (which included addons for this purpose, similar to Openwith and Flashgot from Firefox) is there a way of sending a link from the browser to ...
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How to make a launch command set focus to an already running app instance in ubuntu / linux?
I'm using a program called easystroke to invoke commands from mouse gestures - typically to launch an application. 'gnome-terminal', for example. If I already have a gnome-terminal window open, and ...
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Is there an application launcher for Windows similar to Synapse from Linux/Ubuntu?
I like to use the Synapse launcher in Ubuntu (Xfce) - I think I would prefer it even to Dash from Unity.
Is there something close to that for Windows 7?
I use the Start search/launch feature of ...
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How to enable Java Quick Starter (JQS) on Windows 7
I remember that Unix (Sun blades and Linux) did launch java apps instantly, especially if we compare to Windows. This was cool but now I call a java utility millions of times per second in the batch ...
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Always open applications in associated workspace in awesome window manager [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
awesome-wm: binding programs to workspaces
Is it possible to open a particular application always in an associated workspace in awesome window manager? For e.g. I want to open ...
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How to have XnView MP open images in browse mode, rather than fullscreen mode, when opening images from outside XnVew MP?
When opening XnView MP via an image (e.g. drag & drop or double-clicking the image), it opens in fullscreen mode, rather than windowed mode. How can XnView MP be configured instead to open the ...
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Disabling SmartScreen in Windows 8.1?
SmartScreen was introduced to warn users about malicious installs on computers running Windows 8.1.
It was designed to help protect users from the threats that come from unauthorized or malicious ...
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Task Scheduler always launches applications in background. How to launch in foreground?
It is a problem I encountered in Windows 10 task scheduler.
I created a basic task whose action is start a batch file as follows:
start "BitComet" "C:\Program Files\BitComet\BitComet....
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How can I bind a keyboard shortcut to start a specific application in Windows 7? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Keyboard shortcut to start Calculator in Windows 7
I would like to bind a keyboard shortcut to the applications I use most so I can start them fast only using the keyboard.
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All applications but Microsoft Edge will only start as background tasks
An application I wrote crashed, and because it was controlling a hidden Chrome window I went in to task manager and killed all the 'Chrome' tasks and a few with 'Background' in the task name that ...
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Overriding specific exe with another one in Windows
I am running a Windows 7 machine. Recently I found an application that did this:
I had a.exe prior to the installation. The application installs b.exe on my computer. Also it sets things up, so that ...
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How can I start any application with Guest permissions by default?
Here are my two questions:
How can I start any application with Guest permissions by default?
How can I set certain applications not to launch with Guest permissions?
For the first bullet, any non-...
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macOS: how to enable "All Applications" in Application chooser dialog (Open with > Other...)
I am trying to find the correct configuration command to enable "All Applications" by default when in the application chooser dialog (after selecting "other" from the "open with" context menu).
I am ...
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Startup applications automatically depending on day of the week
Is there any way to automatically startup an application on Windows 10 depending on the day of the week?
For example, I might want to launch Skype on Thursday and Chrome on Friday automatically.
I ...
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Automatically save screenshot and copy file path to clipboard
I have to use a bug report app where the only way to add an attachment is selecting a file in my computer. To do it I must click Alt-Print Screen, Open Word, Create new doc, Paste document, select ...
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Windows' MSN Zone internet games will not launch due to error
I keep getting this error when trying to launch Internet Spades on a Windows XP machine:
Spades is unable to start. Close some other programs and try again, or
try reinstalling Spades using Add/...
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osx: launch a program when another program opens
I would like a method for starting a program when another program starts. Specifically, I’d like a to open a MS Word document and have my citation manager open simultaneously (EndNote supports this ...
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Windows Devices Flow
In my Windows 10 start menu I have a Devices Flow.lnk element whose target is
%windir%\DevicesFlow\DevicesFlow.exe
By running it, I do not see any visible effect.
Do you know what is it for?
The ...
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Linux Mint: How to launch a new version of a program
I'm running Linux Mint and an application called anki (flash card app). The software repositories for Linux Mint are a few versions behind. When I download the new program it just runs from the ...
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Search for installed applications execution path
I do not only want to find what is installed, but also show the path to execute the application as results of my search.
So I thought about using dpkg -l combined with the which command.
I would like ...
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Launch directory for Windows 7 application
I have a program installed on a Windows 7 machine which reads a start up config file. The program also opens up a Tcl console window.
The problem I am having is that when I launch the application ...
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My application always starts on the primary monitor
I am running Visual Studio 2019 (Windows GUI application) on the 2nd monitor. When I build and start the application, it always appears on the primary/main monitor.
I want it to appear on the same ...
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Few Applications in Program Files(x86) couldn't start
While starting a few application on my Laptop I get an error dialog saying: Windows cannot find 'address/to/exe/file'.
I am attaching two snips of two different applications. They were working fine. I ...
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How I disable "one" desktop application to not use the microphone
Even after I go to the Setting>privacy>microphone, I am still unable to disable any of the "Desktop application" from using the mic.
I have tried searching for answers, everywhere it's suggesting me ...
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Create an application specific user on windows
I need to create a specific user for an application, and I want to know what kind of user I should create, and best way to use it on current logged user account.
Context:
I’m working on a software ...
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Make a program execute at Windows startup only once
We have a program that sits on a server and should always be running, but it is important that only one instance of it should be running. We added a registry key in 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/...
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Can I stop an OS X application getting focus after it has loaded?
If a program takes some time to load, I like to continue working on something else. But then when that program finishes loading, it gets focus.
Specifically, I am working in Eclipse, and then also ...
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Why are user-specific startup items starting for all users?
On my Win7 machine I have a number of programs in my user's startup folder (%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup). A few of them like ZumoCast and OpenDNSUpdater pop up at logon ...
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Installing a program on Linux: providing a short command
Suppose you're distributing a program to run on Linux, call it Foo, and the program executable is called foo.exe (because it's a CLR program so it runs under Mono) and it needs a couple of DLLs in the ...
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Launch a program when another program opens
I would like a method for starting a program when another program starts. Specifically, I’d like a to open a MS Word document and have my citation manager open simultaneously (EndNote supports this ...
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Why don't applications launch right after I boot WIndows?
I have a few applications in my task bar on Windows 7.
Right after the machine boots, the task bar is unresponsive: When I move my mouse over an icon, nothing happens. Very shortly after boot however,...
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How to be sure that application does autostart on Windows boot?
I used some application (CrystalDiskInfo) - portable version (directory, without installing into system), I placed it into C partition. I marked autostart option in there. But I wanna be sure that it ...
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Is there a way to launch apps automatically upon login on OS X with no open windows?
I have several apps that I have configured to open upon login (mail, calendar, skype).
The problem is that I have to close their windows every time I power up the system so that they are running but ...
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Windows10: Why is the Winamp application not minimized automatically when I click anywhere else on a different application?
since yesterday I have this problem.
The Winamp application is no longer minimized automatically when I click anywhere else on a different application. Basicaly, Winamp stays in the air, in the front ...
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How do I show all custom shortcut keys in Windows 10?
How can I see a list of all shortcut keys assigned in Windows?
I’m talking about the shortcut you can assign to launch an application by choosing its icon, going to properties, and then “Shortcut Key” ...
