Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe

Wetin you need know

E safe?

Check the running file path, signature, and publisher. Name alone no fit confirm say e safe.

Shey na PowerToys Run?

No. PowerLauncher na Run

I suppose end am?

Di palette go close

Feex tok say

If Win+Alt+Space open palette, I dey inside CmdPal. I no dey end PowerLauncher to close dat UI.

Wetin be Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe?

Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe na Command Palette, no be PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe. Run na di older Alt+Space launcher. CmdPal na di newer palette.

Wetin e dey do?

E dey show commands, apps, and extensions inside di palette UI. E no dey snap windows. FancyZones dey do dat one. E no be di PowerToys settings runner.

Wetin make am dey run?

Command Palette dey enabled inside PowerToys, or dem install di Microsoft.CommandPalette package. Di process fit stay so dat Win+Alt+Space go dey instant.

Inspect the running instance

Inside Windows PowerShell, this read-only query show matching process IDs, creation times and executable paths on this PC. (pcm)

Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe' } | Select-Object ProcessId, ParentProcessId, CreationDate, Name, ExecutablePath | Format-List Copy

No result or a path we no fit access is inconclusive. Protected processes fit restrict access, and process IDs fit be reused. Keep personal paths local. (pcm)

Use the file-identity guide to compare signatures and product metadata. A filename alone no fit establish safety. (pcm)

E dey safe?

One Microsoft-signed Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe under PowerToys\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal or WindowsApps\Microsoft.CommandPalette na di palette. One CmdPal exe inside Temp no be am. Dis one still no be PowerLauncher.

Compare the recorded location with the actual file. A familiar folder alone no fit establish identity. (pcm)

C:\Program Files\PowerToys\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe Copy

• Dem still dey see am under WindowsApps\Microsoft.CommandPalette_*
• Default activation: Win+Alt+Space
• Run na PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe (Alt+Space)

I fit end am?

To end Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe dey close Command Palette. PowerToys Run fit stay. Disable Command Palette inside PowerToys Settings if you no want make e come back.

I fit comot am?

Disable Command Palette inside settings. To delete PowerLauncher.exe no dey remove CmdPal.

E suppose start with Windows?

PowerToys dey start CmdPal when di module dey on. E no be Startup Apps row wey dem name PowerLauncher.

Measure resource use

File information

Common wahala dem

How to troubleshoot

Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things.

Technical details

Check the identity of running file

A filename alone no fit establish safety. Verify the actual path, signature and product identity. (pcm)

Related

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Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

• Microsoft Learn: Command Palette · Win+Alt+Space palette, no be PowerToys Run
• Microsoft Learn: PowerToys Run · Run na PowerLauncher / Alt+Space
• Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.
• Microsoft Sysinternals: Sigcheck · Dey explain how to check file signatures. Dis reference no establish the identity or safety of any particular running file.
• Microsoft: Get-CimInstance · Read-only local process-query method. (pcm)
• Microsoft: Win32_Process properties · Documents process IDs, executable paths, creation dates and parent-ID reuse. (pcm)