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

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.

APP	URI COMMAND
Available Networks	ms-availablenetworks:
Calculator	calculator:
Calendar	outlookcal:
Camera	microsoft.windows.camera:
Cast	ms-settings-connectabledevices:devicediscovery
Clock	ms-clock:
Feedback Hub	feedback-hub:
Groove Music	mswindowsmusic:
Mail	outlookmail:
Maps	bingmaps:
Media Player	mswindowsmusic:
Microsoft Edge	microsoft-edge:
Microsoft News	bingnews:
Microsoft Solitaire Collection	xboxliveapp-1297287741:
Microsoft Store	ms-windows-store:
Movies & TV	mswindowsvideo:
Notification Center	ms-actioncenter:
People	ms-people:
People settings​	ms-people:settings
Photos	ms-photos:
Project	ms-settings-displays-topology:projection
Settings	ms-settings:
Snipping Tool	ms-ScreenSketch:
Snipping Tool – screen snip	ms-screenclip:
Tips	ms-get-started:
Weather	bingweather: msnweather:
Windows Security	windowsdefender:

That should do it!

Reference:

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

Conclusion:

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