{"id":12250,"date":"2018-07-19T03:50:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T03:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=12250"},"modified":"2018-07-19T03:55:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T03:55:09","slug":"easy-ways-to-open-calculator-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/easy-ways-to-open-calculator-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Ways to Open Calculator in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

How can I create a keyboard shortcut to open the Calculator? Calculator is the built-in app included in all versions of Windows, which lets you quickly calculate the numeric value of expressions. There are many easy ways to open Calculator in Windows 10 — use the Start menu, Cortana, Command Prompt, keyboard shortcut, or pin Calculator to the taskbar.<\/p>\n

Method 1: Open Calculator via Run or Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press the Windows key + R together to open the Run box, type calc<\/strong> and hit Enter. The Calculator app will run immediately.<\/p>\n

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You can also open Calculator by executing the calc<\/strong> command in a Command Prompt window.<\/p>\n

Method 2: Open Calculator via Start Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click the Start<\/strong> button. Scroll down to the “C<\/strong>” section in the All Apps list, and you can then access the Calculator program.<\/p>\n

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In Windows 7 or earlier versions, you can find the Calculator program under the the Accessories<\/strong> folder on the Start menu.<\/p>\n

Method 3: Open Calculator via Cortana Search<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click the Cortana Search box in the taskbar, type calc<\/strong> and you can open Calculator from the search result.<\/p>\n

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If Calculator is one of the most frequently used apps, you can right-click on it and pin it to the Start Screen or the taskbar.<\/p>\n

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Method 4: Create a Desktop Shortcut to Open Calculator<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Right-click any empty space on your desktop and then select New<\/strong> -> Shortcut<\/strong>.\n

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  2. Paste the following into the location box an click Next<\/strong>.
    \n%WinDir%\\System32\\calc.exe<\/code><\/p>\n

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  3. Give a name for the Calculator shortcut, and click Finish<\/strong>.\n

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  4. From now on, you can use the newly-created desktop shortcut to open Calculator.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Method 5: Create a Keyboard Shortcut to Open Calculator<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Before getting started, make sure you have created a desktop shortcut for Calculator using the Method 4 above.<\/p>\n

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    1. Right-click the Calculator shortcut on your desktop, and then select Properties<\/strong>.\n

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    2. A Properties window will open. Under the Shortcut<\/strong> tab, click the textbox next to Shortcut key<\/strong> and then tap ‘C<\/strong>‘ on your keyboard. The new shortcut will appear as Ctrl + Alt + C. Click Apply<\/strong> and then OK<\/strong>.\n

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    3. Now, you can press the Ctrl + Alt + C keyboard combination to quickly open Calculator in Windows 10.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      How can I create a keyboard shortcut to open the Calculator? Calculator is the built-in app included in all versions of Windows, which lets you quickly calculate the numeric value of expressions. There are many easy ways to open Calculator in Windows 10 — use the Start menu, Cortana, Command Prompt, keyboard shortcut, or pin […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10,1894],"tags":[3883,3882,3884],"class_list":["post-12250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-others","category-tips-tricks","category-windows-10","tag-keyboard-shortcut-to-open-calculator-windows-10","tag-open-calculator-in-windows-10","tag-windows-10-calculator-keyboard-shortcut"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12250"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12270,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12250\/revisions\/12270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}