classic35mm
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I'm running Windows 11 Enterprise, 23H2, 22631.3527 (64-bit). I wish to determine the location of an application on the start menu, namely, the "new" notepad, which has this icon:

Once I have the application's location, I can create additional shortcuts to it.
If I right-click the icon on the start menu's "front" page, I see these context options:

If, on the other hand, I right-click the "new" notepad's icon in the "All apps" section of the start menu, I see these context options:

But, none of these context options -- not even "App settings" -- appears to provide me with the application's location or application executable's location. How can I find it? Or does the "new" notepad not have an executable associated with it, because it's a Microsoft Store app? In the Windows world, I'm unclear whether there is a meaningful distinction between the terms application and app.
Please note that I have followed Brink's steps in this tutorial to to disable app execution aliases for notepad.exe:


Once I have the application's location, I can create additional shortcuts to it.
If I right-click the icon on the start menu's "front" page, I see these context options:

If, on the other hand, I right-click the "new" notepad's icon in the "All apps" section of the start menu, I see these context options:

But, none of these context options -- not even "App settings" -- appears to provide me with the application's location or application executable's location. How can I find it? Or does the "new" notepad not have an executable associated with it, because it's a Microsoft Store app? In the Windows world, I'm unclear whether there is a meaningful distinction between the terms application and app.
Please note that I have followed Brink's steps in this tutorial to to disable app execution aliases for notepad.exe:

- Windows Build/Version
- 23H2, 22631.3527
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- Windows 11 23H2 22631.3527
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- Lenovo ThinkStation P3