<p sourcefile="7.0/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Start-Process.md" sourcestartlinenumber="1">The <code sourcefile="7.0/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Start-Process.md" sourcestartlinenumber="1">Start-Process cmdlet starts one or more processes on the local computer. To specify the
program that runs in the process, enter an executable file or script file, or a file that can be
opened by using a program on the computer. If you specify a non-executable file, <code sourcefile="7.0/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Start-Process.md" sourcestartlinenumber="3">Start-Process
starts the program that is associated with the file, similar to the <code sourcefile="7.0/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Start-Process.md" sourcestartlinenumber="4">Invoke-Item cmdlet.
<p sourcefile="7.0/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Start-Process.md" sourcestartlinenumber="6">You can use the parameters of <code sourcefile="7.0/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Start-Process.md" sourcestartlinenumber="6">Start-Process to specify options, such as…