App URI Commands List for Windows 10 Store Apps (ms-settings URI List)

Default Microsoft store apps in Windows 10 can be opened using their app URI commands. Here’s the list of all useful store apps URI commands.

If you want to open store apps from Command Prompt, Run dialog box, or create store app desktop shortcut, you need to know its app uniform resource identifier (URI) command. Unlike the traditional win32 applications, there is no exe file for the store apps. As such, you have to use the app URI commands.

Along with opening the applications, URI commands can also be used to launch a specific section or perform a specific action within the app. For instance, by slightly modifying the ms-settings URI command you can personalization page, network page, devices page, etc. These app URI commands are implemented by the respective developers and each app has a unique URI command to perform any action you want.

Here are the built-in Windows 10 app URI commands you should know.

Jump to:

1. URI commands for built-in apps
2. App URI commands for build-in third-party apps
3. How to use URI commands in Windows 10

Windows 10 App URI Commands

Below are the URI commands for built-in first-party Microsoft store apps.

Built-in Third-party App URI Commands

Windows 10 comes preinstalled with some third-party apps like Candy Crush, Facebook, etc. These the URI commands for those third-party store apps.

Note: I’ve included Solitaire and Minecraft in this list because they are both paid applications. Moreover, they function as a third-party app even though they are developed and maintained by Microsoft.

For other store apps, you should be able to find the app URI commands on the developer website. If not, ask the developer.

How to Use the App URI Commands in Windows 10

Using the commands to open the store app in Windows 10 is quite easy. In fact, all you have to do is copy the app URI from the above table and execute start <appURIcommand> in the command prompt, PowerShell, or the Run dialog box.

From the command prompt

To run app URI command in the Command Prompt.

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Search for “Command Prompt” and open it.
3. Execute “start <appURICommand>:” command. Replace <appURICommand> with the actual app URI command.

For example to open the calculator app with URI command, execute start calculator:.

From PowerShell

To run app URI command in the PowerShell.

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Search for “Command Prompt” and open it.
3. Execute “start <appURICommand>:” command. Replace <appURICommand> with the actual app URI command.

From the Run dialog box

To run app URI command in the Run dialog box.

1. Press “Windows Key + R” to open Run window.
2. Type “<appURICommand>:“. Replace “<appURICommand>” with the actual URI command.
3. Click on the “Ok” button.

For example to open the calculator app with URI command, type “calculator:“. As you can see, when executing the store app URI command in the Run dialog box, there is no need to use the “start” keyword.

I hope that helps. If you like this post then you might also like to know how to uninstall build store apps and reset or reinstall store app when you are facing problems with the store app.