# Exec node (shellexecute)

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exec-node-shellexecute/22607>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [4 March 2020 09:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exec-node-shellexecute/22607 "2020-03-04T09:28:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![kuema](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kuema/32/6542_2.png) [@kuema](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kuema)\
**Post date:** [4 March 2020 09:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exec-node-shellexecute/22607/2 "2020-03-04T09:41:53Z")

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That topic came up several times now. Maybe you can find some pointers there.

> [@Open a web browser with EXEC node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/open-a-web-browser-with-exec-node/5163):
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> Hello, I'm attempting to use Node-Red to open a web browser UI on the Windows 10 PC which hosts Node-Red. I've tried using the EXEC node in spawn mode for this purpose with the command powershell start chrome, however chrome launches as 7 background processes rather than a chrome application with a desktop UI (i.e. no browser UI is visible in Windows). Node-Red is running under the admin user account, on a single user PC. My goal is to use Node-Red to open / close Chrome UI, and to control t…

> [@Chrome, web page and move windows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chrome-web-page-and-move-windows/21963):
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> Hello, I have to use node-red for several things: First, I have to succeed in launching chrome, I used "Exec" function for this Second, and this is where I block, I have to open a web page on it. And lately, I have to be able to move the window to another screen if it detects a screen and put it in full screen. All this to do on node-red and everything has to be done automaticly.

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