start

Windows CMD · Processes · available in the simulator

What it does

Starts a program or opens a new window.

Syntax

start ["título"] [/d ruta] [opciones] [comando] [parámetros]

Options and parameters

• /min

  opens minimized

• /max

  opens maximized

• /wait

  waits for termination

• /b

  without a new window

• /D

  Startup directory for the program.

• /I

  Passes the original CMD environment to the new window.

• /MIN

  Starts the window minimized.

  start /min notepad
• /MAX

  Starts the window maximized.

• /WAIT

  Waits for the program to terminate before continuing.

  start /wait setup.exe
• /B

  Runs the application without creating a new window.

• /LOW

  Low priority (IDLE).

• /NORMAL

  Normal priority.

• /HIGH

  High priority.

• /REALTIME

  Realtime priority.

• /ABOVENORMAL

  Above normal priority.

• /BELOWNORMAL

  Below normal priority.

• /AFFINITY

  Processor affinity hexadecimal mask.

Usage examples

• start notepad
• start https://lovable.dev
• start /min notepad
• start /wait setup.exe
• start /wait programa.exe

Related commands

• taskkill
• tasklist