JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser .
App EXE, where do I find them?
I was about to attach an APP I regularly use to a Hotkey on my Keyboard when suddenly I realized don't even know where to find the Executable to do so.
Where can one find these Executable and do they even look like a x86 type EXE?
OS
Microsoft Windows 10 Professional
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Homemade
CPU
Intel Core i7-5930K
Motherboard
ASUS RAMPAGE V Extreme
Memory
32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum
Graphics Card(s)
2x EVGA GTX 980 SC
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster ZxR
Monitor(s) Displays
3x Dell UltraSharp U3011 / 1x Wacom Cintiq 24HD Touch
Screen Resolution
3x 2560x1600 / 1x 1920x1200
Hard Drives
1x Kingston HyperX Predator 480GB M.2 SSD
4x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB
PSU
Corsair AX1200i Digital ATX Power Supply
Case
Corsair 900D
Cooling
EKWB / Aquacomputer Custom Water Cooling
Keyboard
2x Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard / 1x Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard
Mouse
Logitech G700 Wireless Gaming Mouse / 3DConnexion Space Pilot PRO
Internet Speed
250'000 / 15'000kbit
Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
YOLO
Active Member
VIP Member
Pro User
Is it one of the built-in Windows Store apps?
If so then have a search through the Tutorials section as there are a bunch of tutorials showing how to create a Shortcut to them (which can include a shortcut key) - for instance this one is for the News app:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/16295-news-store-app-shortcut-create-windows-8-a.html
If it's not a built-in app then I guess the same pattern might work (?), but you'd need to find out the correct name to refer to it.
Edit: Actually I'm not sure about that now - I saw somewhere that this method only works for built-in apps.
Network Enthusiast
VIP Member
Power User
For third party applications you will most likely find the .exe's stored under C:\Program Files
From there you can manually find the executable file or use the following search command to find it
Place this in the search bar:
For system applications like Task manager, Calculator and Microsoft Paint , those are normally found in System32 and can be in various locations.
Hope This Helps,
Josh!
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit ; Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom Built
CPU
Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.10GHz
Motherboard
Foxconn H67MP-S/-V/H67MP (CPU 1)
Memory
8.0GB DDR3 @ 665MHz (2GBx4)
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (Sapphire/PCPartner)
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
SMB1930NW + AOC 2243W
Screen Resolution
1440x900 + 1920x1080
Hard Drives
977GB Seagate ST31000524AS ATA Device (SATA)
250GB WD iSCSI attached drive
PSU
750W PSU
Case
Novatech Night
Keyboard
Dell Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
R.A.T 7 Gaming Mouse
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Optiarc DVD RW AD-5260S ATA Device