Now, open the Command Prompt and run it as administrator. We will make use of the ‘cd’ command to change the operating directory on the Command Prompt to the one where your Java program is stored.

In past versions of the Windows, the Command Prompt would typically not allow you to run any of your Windows programs that require a graphical user interface.

How to run Linux programs in a Windows 10 command prompt Last week we explained how you could launch Windows 10 programs within a WSL Linux distribution.

If so, you can follow this guide to learn how you can use the Task Scheduler, the in-built utility, to run any command via Command Prompt on startup on Windows 11 and Windows 10 computers.