Whether you want to calculate your daily expenses or do a scientific calculation, the built-in Calculator app is easily available in your Windows 11 computer. Normally, you can access the Calculator app by searching for it in the Start Menu.
To everyone’s surprise, some users can’t seem to find or open the Calculator app on Windows 11. We have some quick ways to open the Calculator app on Windows 11.
1. Open Calculator with Start Menu
Whether you want to open Control Panel or any other built-in tool, the fastest way to do so is to use the Start Menu. All you need to do is type the tool name and press the Enter key.
Here’s how to use the Start Menu in Windows to search for the Calculator app:
Step 1: Press the Windows key to open the Start Menu.
Step 2: In the search bar, type Computer and press Enter key.
2. Open Calculator with Run Tool
While the Start Menu method will mostly help you stay organized, you can try another trick to open the Calculator app. The Run tool is specially designed for quick access to programs, folders, documents and Internet resources. The best part is that you can open the Run tool with the keyboard shortcut Windows + R.
So let’s see the steps to use the Run tool to access Calculator on Windows 11.
Step 1: Press the Windows + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run dialog box.
Step 2: In the Run tool search bar, type computer and click OK.
3. Open Calculator with Your Browser
Did you know that your Browser can also open some Windows 11 native apps? Yes, you can use your browser (Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge) to open the Calculator app in Windows 11.
Here are the steps on how to use your browser to open Calculator on Windows 11:
Step 1: Open Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge on your computer.
Step 2: Enter ms-computer:// in the URL address bar and press Enter.
Step 3: Click the Open Calculator option in the prompt that appears.
4. Open Calculator with Task Manager
The Task Manager provides detailed information about the performance and status of the applications and processes running on your computer. You can use that extra information to boost your system’s performance.
Task Manager also has a ‘Run New Task’ option from where you can quickly create and launch new tasks. Here’s how to use this Task Manager option to open the Calculator app:
Step 1: Right-click the Windows icon on the Taskbar and select Task Manager from the list.
Step 2: In the Task Manager, click the . icon Run new quest options at the top.
Step 3: Enter computer in the Create New Task window and click OK to open Calculator.
5. Open Computer with File Explorer
File Explorer is Windows’ built-in file manager. Usually, you use it to navigate and access files and folders stored on your computer or network. But if you know how to drill properly, you can also make it your next option to open tools like Calculator.
Follow these steps to use File Explorer to open Calculator:
Step 1: Press the Windows + E keyboard shortcut to open File Explorer.
Step 2: In File Explorer, type computer in the address bar at the top and press Enter.
6. Open Calculator with Command Line Tools
Command line tools are applications you can use to interact with your computer with text-based commands. There are many different command line tools, but the most popular are Windows PowerShell and Command Prompt.
Whether you want to uninstall built-in apps or reset your computer, you can do it all using either of these tools. Similarly, you can also use these tools to open Calculator on your system.
You can follow these steps to use Windows PowerShell to open Calculator:
Step 1: Press the Windows key to open the Start Menu.
Step 2: In the Start Menu search bar, type Windows PowerShell and select Open from the right pane.
Step 3: In the PowerShell window, type computer and press Enter.
The calculator will pop up on your screen. For whatever reason, if you prefer Command Prompt to Windows PowerShell, here are the steps to open Calculator with Command Prompt:
Step 1: In the Start Menu search bar, type Command Prompt and select Open from the right pane.
Step 2: In the Command Prompt window, type computer and press Enter.
7. Open Calculator with Shortcuts
Do you find yourself frequently using Calculator on your computer? If so, you can create a desktop shortcut for quick access. To create a Computer shortcut on your desktop, follow these steps:
Step 1: Right-click a black space on your desktop, hover your cursor to New, and select Shortcut from the context menu.
Step 2: In Enter the location of the item field, enter %WinDir%\System32\calc.exe, and click the Next button.
Step 3: Give the shortcut an appropriate name. You can enter anything. We suggest, name it Computer, because it makes more sense. Then click Finish.
The Calculator shortcut is created on your desktop. You just need to double-click it to open Calculator.
Calculate within few clicks
These are all the ways to open Calculator on Windows 11. Let us know which method above is easier to open Calculator on your Windows 11 computer.
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