diff --git a/MainWindow.axaml b/MainWindow.axaml
index a4fa8ff..7e8d99b 100644
--- a/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -66,12 +66,14 @@
           <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
           <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
           <ColumnDefinition Width="170" />
+          <ColumnDefinition Width="170" />
         </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
         <TextBox x:Name="InputScriptTitle" Watermark="Script Title" Margin="10,10,10,0" Grid.Column="0" TextWrapping="NoWrap" VerticalAlignment="Top" LostFocus="InputScriptTitle_LostFocus" KeyDown="InputScriptTitle_KeyDown" />
         <CheckBox x:Name="CheckOperationName" Grid.Column="1" Content="Path as operation name" Margin="0,0,10,0" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Checked="CheckOperationName_Checked" Unchecked="CheckOperationName_Unchecked" />
         <CheckBox x:Name="CheckStartup" Grid.Column="2" Content="Run on Startup" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Checked="CheckStartup_Checked" Unchecked="CheckStartup_Unchecked" />
-        <Button x:Name="ButtonCommit" Content="Commit to File" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="3" Width="150" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,0,10,0" IsEnabled="False" Click="ButtonCommit_Click" />
+        <Button x:Name="ButtonCommit" Content="Commit to File" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="3" Width="150" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,0,0,0" IsEnabled="False" Click="ButtonCommit_Click" />
+        <Button x:Name="ButtonRun" Content="Commit &amp; Run" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="4" Width="150" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Margin="0,0,10,0" IsEnabled="False" Click="ButtonRun_Click" />
       </Grid>
     </Grid>
   </Panel>
diff --git a/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/MainWindow.axaml.cs
index 9373fe2..f9c0769 100644
--- a/MainWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/MainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public MainWindow() {
           InputFilePath.Text = lastFile;
           currentFile = lastFile;
           ButtonCommit.IsEnabled = true;
+          ButtonRun.IsEnabled = true;
           ReadFile();
         }
       }
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ private async void ButtonPickFile_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
         RenderList();
       }
       ButtonCommit.IsEnabled = true;
+      ButtonRun.IsEnabled = true;
     }
   }
   private async void ButtonReloadFile_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ private async void ButtonReloadFile_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
         ClearOperationsList();
         RenderList();
         ButtonCommit.IsEnabled = true;
+        ButtonRun.IsEnabled = true;
       } else {
         InputFilePath.Text = currentFile;
       }
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ private async void InputFilePath_LostFocus(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
         currentFile = fileName;
         ReadFile();
         ButtonCommit.IsEnabled = true;
+        ButtonRun.IsEnabled = true;
       } else {
         DialogMessage message = new DialogMessage(
           "The file / path you've entered does not exist.\nDo you want to create it?",
@@ -149,6 +153,7 @@ private async void InputFilePath_LostFocus(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
           ClearOperationsList();
           RenderList();
           ButtonCommit.IsEnabled = true;
+          ButtonRun.IsEnabled = true;
         } else {
           InputFilePath.Text = currentFile;
         }
@@ -490,7 +495,7 @@ public void RenderList() {
     GridOperations.Children.Add(addArbitrary);
   }
 
-  private void ButtonCommit_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
+  private void ButtonCommit_Click(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
     // MessageBox.Show("Inspect!");  // set breakpoint here for convenient variable inspection
 
     StreamWriter file;
@@ -524,6 +529,11 @@ private void ButtonCommit_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
     file.Close();
   }
 
+  private void ButtonRun_Click(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
+    ButtonCommit_Click(sender, e);
+    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(currentFile);
+  }
+
   private void Window_Closing(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e) {
     Regkey.SetValue("Width", MainWindow1.Width);
     Regkey.SetValue("Height", MainWindow1.Height);
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2b482ac..67f6e08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ Important: the program is targeting Windows 10.0.18362 and *might or might not*
 
 ## To-do
 
-- re-check default operation settings
-- button to run script now
 - dialog for default settings of new operations, save to registry
 
 #### Delayed indefinitely