How to open "Visual studio command Prompt" using "Windows + R"?

Go to Start->All Programs-> Microsoft Visual Studio 2010->Visual Studio Tools
There you will find Visual Studio Command prompt, right click on that and open the properties
In properties, open Shorcut tab, within that you can find Shortcut key field, put the focus in that field and press, Ctrl + K, it will create a shortcut Key for you...

Target for Visual studio command prompt: %comspec% /k ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat"" x86

Hi Try this

%comspec% /k ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 2008\VC\vcvarsall.bat"" x86

Hi All, %comspec% /k ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 2008\VC\vcvarsall.bat"" x86
this is working fine, but is there a way to invoke the same using C# code.
I am using the following code

Process genrate = new Process();
string openVisCmd; openVisCmd = "%comspec% /k " + @"""""D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat""""" + " x86"; genrate.StartInfo.FileName = openVisCmd;
//genrate.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd"; 
genrate.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
genrate.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
genrate.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
genrate.Start(); 

it is throwing "The system cannot find the file specified" exception. But when I use the same in windows + R, i am able to open visual studio command prompt.

Hi Dinesh,

You should change your code and try this oneline code

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("COMSPEC"),  " /K " + @"""""D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat""""" + " x86");

Sure this will work