How to open “Internet Explorer” with “RUN”

Windows RUN command is the place to be if you want to cut down on clicking with your mouse and wasting your time. You just enter short-cuts like cmd (for command prompt) or %temp% (for opening the folder containing temporary files) and voila the app/window is open. But how to open Internet Explorer from RUN? Read on.

Note: The following tutorial assumes that your Windows installation directory as well as Internet Explorer has been installed on the C drive. If not, just change the drive letter.

Well its pretty simple, just enter the following in the RUN text-box:

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

Huh, don’t you think it’s pretty long? Well there’s a simple work-around. You need to do the following steps (just once).

1. Just go to the the RUN box again. (Keyboard Shortcut : Win + R)
2. In the text-box type:
   

   C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\

3. Copy the file named ‘iexplore’ or ‘iexplore.exe’
4. Again open the RUN box (Win + R)
5. Now in the text-box type:
   

   %systemroot%\system32\

6. Now just paste the the iexplore file (which we had earlier copied) in this folder.

That’s it your done! Now to open Internet Explorer from the RUN box, just open it up and then type ‘iexplore’ (without quotes). How’s that!

You could do the similar for Firefox (firefox.exe) or any other related software.