1. 5 Ways To Quickly Launch
Programs On Windows
By: Chheng Chiv

2.  Doyou still launch programs on Windows
by hunting down a desktop shortcut and
double-clicking it? There are better ways –
Windows has several built-in tricks for
quickly launching applications.
 Even if you know all the built-in tricks, you
may want to try out Launchy or another
third-party launcher – some people swear
by them. They offer more features than
the Start menu search built into Windows.

3. 5 Ways To Quickly Launch Programs On
Windows
1. Taskbar Keyboard Shortcuts
2. Start Menu Search
3. Custom Shortcut Key
4. Run Dialog
5. Launchy and Other Third-Party Launchers

4. • On Windows 7, you can press the Windows key along with a
number to quickly launch the corresponding application on
your taskbar.
• For example, WinKey+1 launches the first application pinned
to your taskbar, while WinKey+2 launches the second one.
• If the program is already open, pressing this shortcut will
switch to it. If the program has multiple windows open,
pressing this shortcut will switch between them – it behaves
just like clicking the taskbar icon.

5. • You can use the Start menu’s search feature
to launch a program with just a few key
presses. First, press the Windows key on
your keyboard.
• Next, start typing part of a program’s name
– you can start typing immediately after
pressing the Windows key. Typing a
program’s full name, such as Mozilla Firefox
will work, but you can also type part of a
program’s name to launch it even faster.

6. For example, you can press the Windows key, type fir, and
press Enter to quickly launch Firefox. (This may not work if you
have another application installed with fir in its name.)
 You can also use this trick to quickly open files on your
computer – just type part of their name.

7.  If you launch an application frequently, you can assign a custom
keyboard shortcut to it.
 First, locate the application in your start menu or on your desktop,
right-click its shortcut, and select Properties.

8. Click the Shortcut key box and type your
desired keyboard shortcut. Press the
keyboard shortcut you define here to
launch the application from anywhere in
Windows.

9.  You can also use the Run dialog to quickly launch applications. Open it by
pressing WinKey+R.
 In the Run dialog, type the name of a program’s .exe file and press Enter to
launch it. For example, type firefox and press Enter to launch Firefox or type
chrome and press Enter to launch Chrome.

10.  Launchy is one of the most popular launcher applications for
Windows, and it’s free.
 After installing it, press Alt+Space anywhere in Windows and
the Launchy window will appear (you can change this shortcut
in Launchy’s preferences, if you like.)
 Type a search and press Enter to launch an application, open a
file, or visit a website. It’s smarter than the Start menu in
several ways – for example, typing ffx into Launchy will match
Firefox.
 It also includes other features, such as a quick calculator and
plug-ins for searching your bookmarks.

11.  Launchy also works on Windows XP, where it’s even
more useful – it brings the quick application search
feature found in Windows Vista and Windows 7’s Start
menu to Windows XP users.

12. If you have any information you can go to link
below:
http://www.howtogeek.com/124109/5-ways-to-
quickly-launch-programs-on-windows/
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