How to Manage App Execution Aliases on Windows 11/10 [Tutorial]
27How to Manage App Execution Aliases on Windows 11/10 [Tutorial]
In Windows 11/10, we can run many apps from Command Prompt using their alias. Eg. The default alias to open Notepad through Command Prompt is notepad.exe. Simply type it, and press Enter and the Notepad application would open.
The alias names of the applications are usually similar to the name of the original application, but at times, two different applications might have the same alias leading to a conflict. In such a situation, trying to open the intended application through Command Prompt by entering its alias might open the other one. Eg. We have 2 applications named Spot Music which might have the same name but were designed by two different brands and have a different size and structure. Possibly, the default execution name for both of them could be spotmusic.exe since both are program files. Upon attempting to open one of them, the other application opens. This is both annoying and limits our work.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
app execution aliases windows 11
manage app execution aliases windows 10
On Windows 10, apps can declare alias names that you can use to run apps using Command Prompt. However, sometimes apps may declare a name that's already taken by another app, and when this happens, trying to run an alias may execute the incorrect application.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.