How to Launch Microsoft Store Apps with a URI in Windows 11

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The article details the process of launching Microsoft Store apps on Windows 11 using Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). It mentions two types of apps: Microsoft Store apps exclusively available from the store, and Transitional apps from the Windows installer or third-party sources. Apps can be opened via Command Prompt, Run dialog, scripts, File Explorer, and…

This article explains how to launch Microsoft Store apps using Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) in Windows 11.

Two categories of apps can be installed on Windows: Microsoft Store apps and Transitional apps available via Windows installer and from third parties outside the Microsoft Store.

Microsoft Store apps are available from the Microsoft Store and can only be installed there.

URIs allow you to launch another app to perform a specific task. For example, using URIs, users can open Microsoft Store apps via the Command Prompt, Run (Win+R) dialog, scripts, File Explorer address bar, and web browser address bar.

You can use URIs via the Command Prompt or PowerShell. Howerver, you must begin the command with a Start. For example, to open the calculator app via URI on the command line, you will type, start calculator:

List of URIs for Microsoft Store apps

As described above, URIs allow you to launch another app to perform a specific task.

Below is a table of URIs for the Microsoft Store apps in Windows 11.

APPURI COMMAND
Available Networksms-availablenetworks:
Calculatorcalculator:
Calendaroutlookcal:
Cameramicrosoft.windows.camera:
Castms-settings-connectabledevices:devicediscovery
Clockms-clock:
Feedback Hubfeedback-hub:
Groove Musicmswindowsmusic:
Mailoutlookmail:
Mapsbingmaps:
Media Playermswindowsmusic:
Microsoft Edgemicrosoft-edge:
Microsoft Newsbingnews:
Microsoft Solitaire Collectionxboxliveapp-1297287741:
Microsoft Storems-windows-store:
Movies & TVmswindowsvideo:
Notification Centerms-actioncenter:
Peoplems-people:
People settings​ms-people:settings
Photosms-photos:
Projectms-settings-displays-topology:projection
Settingsms-settings:
Snipping Toolms-ScreenSketch:
Snipping Tool – screen snipms-screenclip:
Tipsms-get-started:
Weatherbingweather:

msnweather:
Windows Securitywindowsdefender:
Table of URI for the Microsoft Store apps

That should do it!

Reference:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/launch-resume/launch-app-with-uri

Conclusion:

This post listed URIs for the Microsoft Store apps in Windows 11. If you find any errors above or have something to add, please use the comments form below.

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