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Keyboard shortcut to launch applications in Windows 7

I ran across this tip yesterday at Lockergnome and someone suggested that a video should be made…so here it is! The new Windows 7 taskbar, dubbed superbar, allows you to add any application you want there and then the same icon also acts as the taskbar icon as well. To quickly launch any application on the taskbar using your keyboard, hold down the Windows key plus the number of the location of the icon.

In my video example, Google Chrome was in position one, so I just held down the Windows key and the 1 key and it launched Chrome.

Have a look:

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1 thought on “Keyboard shortcut to launch applications in Windows 7”

  1. Brilliant thanks for the tip!
    I’ve been looking for an application launcher similar to quicksilver on the mac that will allow me to switch between application with keyboard shortcuts. This isn’t ideal but looks like it’ll do the job!

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