If you’re a Windows 10 user, you can open Google Chrome using the command prompt by running the following command: netstat -a | grep “Chrome”
You can do almost anything from the Command Prompt on Windows 10—even open the Google Chrome web browser. You can also open Chrome in incognito mode or jump straight to a website. Here’s how it’s done.
Open Chrome Using Command Prompt
First, open the Command Prompt by typing “command” in the Windows 10 search bar and then selecting “Command Prompt” from the search results.
In Command Prompt, run the following command:
start chrome
Chrome will now open. You can also do the same thing from the “Run” window.
Open Run by typing “Run” in the Windows 10 search bar and selecting the “Run” application.
Here, type Chrome and then select the “OK” button.
The web browser will now open.
Open Chrome as Administrator
You can also open Chrome as an admin. You’ll need to use the runas command to achieve the aforementioned. Run the following command in the Command Prompt:
You’ll then be asked to enter your computer’s admin password. Type the password and press the Enter key to proceed.
You’ll now be running Chrome as an administrator.
Open Chrome in Incognito Mode
To open Chrome in incognito mode from the Command Prompt, run the following command:
Start chrome /incognito
To do this from the Run program, enter this command instead:
chrome /incognito
Chrome will now open in incognito mode.
Jump Straight to a Specific Website
If you want to save yourself a step and open a specific website in Chrome from the Command Prompt, you can do so by running this command:
start chrome www.
So, if you wanted to go straight to How-To Geek, you’d run this command:
start chrome www.howtogeek.com
Or, you can go to a specific website in incognito mode by appending the /incognito command. For example:
start chrome /incognito www.howtogeek.com
You can achieve the same goal using Run by using this command:
chrome www.howtogeek.com
Or, to open the site in incognito mode, use:
chrome /incognito www.howtogeek.com
That’s all there is to it!
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