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title: Starting Desktop Client from Command Line
slug: end-user-guide/starting-desktop-client-from-command-line
description: Learn how to easily start and connect devices using the Desktop Client application on Windows. This comprehensive guide provides step-by-step instructions, including the command to open the application from the command line and details the default directo
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createdAt: 2022-08-12T14:13:16.000Z
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The Desktop Client is a Windows application, but you can also start and connect devices from the command line. You open the desktop client by executing the desktop client exe from the command line.

By default, the exe is in the following directory: C:\Users\\{user}\AppData\Local\Krontech\SingleConnect Desktop Client\Krtsc.exe

When you execute the command below, the  Desktop Client application opens. Be sure to replace the {user} with the actual value. 

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/8vlMtlavH236o2DbwgKpZ_image.png "Starting Desktop Client from Command Line")

The Desktop Client exe also accepts the following parameters:

…\Krtsc.exe -s={10.10.10.10} -d={20.20.20.20} -u={user} -p={password} 

- **-s** parameter represents the Single Connect server.
- **-d** parameter represents the device you want to connect.
- **-u** is the user that you connect to Single Connect.
- **-p** is this user’s Single Connect password.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/2QciLpyr7Jq64VOhQYUZv_image.png "Starting Desktop Client from Command Line with Parameters")