Beyond the Mouse: Unlocking the Secret Power of the Windows ‘Start’ Command

## Syntax

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### Windows, ReactOS

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“`
start [“title”] [/D path] [/I][/B][/MIN][/MAX][/WAIT] [command/program] [parameters]
“`

“title” Title of the window.

Path Specifies the startup directory.

I Use the original environment given to cmd.exe, instead of the current environment.

B Starts the command or program without creating any window.

MIN Starts with a minimized window. […] In computing, `start` is a command “Command (computing)”) of the IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows and ReactOS command-line interpreter cmd.exe (and some versions of COMMAND.COM) to start programs or batch files or to open files or directories “Directory (computing)”) using the default program. `start` is not available as a standalone program. The underlying Win32 API is `ShellExecute`. […] The command is also one of the basic commands implemented in the Keyboard Monitor (KMON) of the DEC RT-11 operating system. The TOPS-10 and TOPS-20 operating systems also provide a `start` command. It is used to start a program in memory at a specified address.

## Other environments

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