For example, instead of finding the path for Microsoft Word which will be buried in Program Files, one can simply input “winword” into the input box for the path to the executable as shown above. I would like to run a Power Automate flow created with PowerBI on a schedule. PAD supports the usage of the same short application names or nicknames one can utilize in the Windows + R run dialog. Lets say you wanna start a desktop flow by a http request (a post request for example). Power Automate uses the gateway to access your on-premises device so that it can trigger your desktop flows from an event, schedule, or button. exe path isn’t always easy to find, luckily there’s a handy trick to avoid having to hunt down the executable’s path for most applications. there are several ways for you to do this.

For most Windows applications, except for Excel (Excel has its own Action to launch directly), you will need to tell PAD where the application’s.

A common Action in Power Automate Desktop is to run an application.

Power automate desktop schedule run