# Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe Application Process: Microsoft Corporation Catalog search terms cmdpal, command palette, microsoft.cmdpal.ui, powertoys command palette Windows, Application PowerToys Command Palette UI. Di default shortcut na Win+Alt+Space. E no be PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe (Run / Alt+Space). ## Wetin you need know CmdPal na Command Palette, no be PowerToys.PowerLauncher (Run). Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe na Command Palette. Win+Alt+Space na di documented default. PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe na Run, Alt+Space. To end Run no dey close Command Palette. Di runner na still PowerToys.exe. - **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` 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](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/verify-executable-path-signature/) to compare signatures and product metadata. A filename alone no fit establish safety. (pcm) ## E dey safe? Check dis running file 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` - 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? Di palette go close until di runner start am again 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? Turn off Command Palette, or uninstall PowerToys 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 | CPU and memory | Compare several observations for the same PID and workload. This entry get no independently measured universal baseline. (pcm) | | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Disk and network | Attribute activity to the actual process and current task; a filename alone no fit establish expected destinations or transfer volume. (pcm) | ## File information | Executable name | Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe | | -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Recorded installation path | C:\Program Files\PowerToys\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe | | Publisher | Microsoft Corporation | | Signature check | Inspect the actual file; this entry no dey certify its certificate identity. (pcm) | ## Common wahala dem ### Alt+Space versus Win+Alt+Space Alt+Space na Run (PowerLauncher). Win+Alt+Space na CmdPal. Two shortcuts, two exes. ### Palette dey miss when PowerToys dey run elevated Microsoft dey track CmdPal issues when di runner na admin. Na dis UI, no be FancyZones. ## How to troubleshoot Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things. ### PowerToys Settings > Command Palette Enable di module and check Win+Alt+Space. PowerToys Run settings no go show dis UI. ### Open file location if both launchers dey run WinUI3Apps\CmdPal\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe na dis article. PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe na Run. ## Technical details Technical details | Image name | Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe | | ---------------- | ---------------------------- | | Role | PowerToys Command Palette UI | | Default shortcut | Win+Alt+Space | ## Check the identity of running file A filename alone no fit establish safety. Verify the actual path, signature and product identity. (pcm) ## Related Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link. 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[How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/). - [Microsoft Learn: Command Palette ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/command-palette/overview)· Win+Alt+Space palette, no be PowerToys Run - [Microsoft Learn: PowerToys Run ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/run)· Run na PowerLauncher / Alt+Space - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark. - [Microsoft Sysinternals: Sigcheck ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sigcheck)· Dey explain how to check file signatures. Dis reference no establish the identity or safety of any particular running file. - [Microsoft: Get-CimInstance ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/cimcmdlets/get-ciminstance)· Read-only local process-query method. (pcm) - [Microsoft: Win32_Process properties ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/cimwin32prov/win32-process)· Documents process IDs, executable paths, creation dates and parent-ID reuse. (pcm) ## Dis article make sense to you? Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note. Quick facts The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article. - **Type**: Application Process **Publisher**: Microsoft Corporation **Executable**: Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe **Typical path**: C:\Program Files\PowerToys\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe **Record context**: Feex Wiki reference entry **Related process**: [PowerToys.PowerLauncher.exe](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/powertoys.powerlauncher.exe/) Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. 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