# Unquoted path handling in Windows When Windows encounters an unquoted path it tries *all* possible paths, from shortest to longest. Thus `C:\Program Files\Application Path\App.exe` will cause Windows to look for the following executables, in order: - `C:\Program.exe` - `C:\Program Files\Application.exe` - `C:\Program Files\Application Path\App.exe` If an executable is found on a shorter path, then the remainder of the (unquoted) path is treated as command line parameters.