How To Open Google Chrome Using Command Prompt On Windows 10

When using the Command Prompt in Windows 10, you have the ability to do almost anything, including launching the Google Chrome web browser. Apart from that, you can use Chrome to open websites in incognito mode or navigate directly to a specific page. This is the method by which it is accomplished.

The Command Prompt Is Used to Open Google Chrome

To begin, type "command" into the Windows 10 search bar and then click on "Command Prompt" in the search results to bring up the Command Prompt.

The following command should be entered into the Command Prompt:

Chrome has been launched at this point. Alternatively, you can carry out the same procedure from the "Run" window of your operating system.

You can access the Run application by typing "Run" in the Windows 10 search bar and selecting the "Run" application from the results.

In this field, type Chrome and then click the "OK" button to confirm your entry.

The web browser has now been launched for your convenience.

Open Chrome as Administrator Mode

Also available is the option to run Chrome as an administrator. You'll need to use the runas command in order to accomplish the aforementioned tasks. The following command should be entered into the Command Prompt:

After that, you will be prompted for the administrator password for your computer. To proceed, type the password into the text box and hit the Enter key.

Chrome will now be running in the administrator's mode by default.

Open Chrome in Incognito Mode

In order to open Chrome in incognito mode, execute the following command from the Command Prompt.

The following command must be entered into the Run program in order to accomplish this:

Chrome will now launch in private mode when it is first launched.

Navigate to a specific website as soon as possible

In order to save time and open a specific website in Chrome directly from the Command Prompt, you can use the following command:

Start chrome:/www.websiteURL>.com

If you wanted to go directly to How-To Geek, you would type the following command into the command prompt:

To visit a specific website in an anonymous mode, you can use the /incognito command instead of the /visit command. As an illustration:

Start Incognito mode in Chrome http://www.howtogeek.com

When working with Run, you can achieve the same results by using the following command:

chrome www.howtogeek.com

Alternatively, you can open the site in incognito mode by running the following command: