Starting affinity programs from command line

[Thiagarajan]

Pls refer to the gif attached.
With command 'start illustrator' in cmd prompt, illustrator program opens. How can we do the same for Affinity programs, in Windows 10/11.

[David in Яuislip]

try with the full path, this is for V1

start "" "C:\Program Files\Affinity\Photo\Photo.exe"

edit-

the above command is for cmd, for powershell do

start "C:\Program Files\Affinity\Photo\Photo.exe"

edit2:

create a new key in App Paths thus:

start photo works in cmd & PS, not for the faint hearted, don't edit the Registry if you're unsure

[v_kyr]

See also related for MSIX installed Win apps ...

... and the little aflaunch helper utility ...

Quote

Usage: aflaunch -a name -b build [args]

-a name    : One of the following
    Designer2
    Photo2 [Default]
    Publisher2

-b build   : One of the following
    Retail [Default]
    Beta
    MSStore

args       : [Optional] All remaining arguments to be passed onto the target application (must be last)

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