Most likely the caller is a scam artist who will try to convince you that your computer has a virus or is otherwise doing bad things, and then magically they happen to know this information somehow, and also magically they happen to be able to sell you a solution. Just hang up on them and ignore the call. As a rule of thumb, even if the command is safe, NO ONE FROM A COMPANY CALLED “WINDOWS” WILL EVER CALL YOU ABOUT A VIRUS. So then you know what to type next time.ĮDIT FOR JUNE, 2013: From the comments below, a lot of you are getting suspicious calls telling you to run various commands using the Win+R key. If you look in your Microsoft Office folder (such as C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14) you will see Applications, such as POWERPNT.EXE. If you view the properties of the shortcuts, you can find the program name.
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What happens is that Windows will look through a list of directories (known as your “ path“) for an application (that is, a program file ending in. There is not an easy way, because there’s no definitive list. More recent versions of Windows also let you type in a URL, such as and it will open in a browser automatically.ĮDIT FOR FEB, 2012: Megan asked in the comments how you know what to type. You can also open directories by pressing Win+R, then typing the directory name (such as C:\TEMP) and pressing Enter.
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