5 quickly ways to launch programs on window

1. Puyhoung Loch
CS 101.3

2. Do you 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
Launch or another third-party launcher – some people swear by
them. They offer more features than the Start menu search
built into Windows.

3. 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.

4. 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.
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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. http://www.howtogeek.com/124109/5-ways-to-quickly-launch-
programs-on-windows/