I have been trying to find the wow-exe in the world of warcraft folder but have not been able to find it. It is not in the retail folder either. I have done the scan and repair twice and have now uninstalled and in the process of installing the game completely again right now. Any help would be appreciated
It should be the last thing in this file: C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft
It says World of Warcraft Launcher.
Here is where mine is located, mind you, my installation is on a SSD, so not under the Windows file structure.
E:\World of Warcraft\_retail_\Wow.exe
That is for the Battle.net Launcher app. It sounds like OP is looking for just the WoW exe file to launch the game outside the Launcher.
Although, using the Launcher is the preferred method for running Blizzard games.
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@raynie
Is that the exe. file? i remember it use to say wow.exc or wow-64.exe which is what im looking for i believe
Here is a screenshot of my Windows Explorer. I have highlighted the location of the file (as it shows for me).
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Actually, that is just for the battle.net launcher, I apologize. The one you’re looking for, as Kyzera pointed out is in your retail folder labeled WoW with the icon next to it. If you right click it and go to properties it will tell you it’s an exe file 
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Hey Quickpudge,
Please check to ensure this is a 64 bit OS version. The game will not install a 64-bit exe file on a 32 bit system. Instructions.
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What is with the dash–>wow-exe<-- this file does not exsist but the wow.exe does