Sometimes we can wonder why Windows doesn’t make things a bit easier.

For instance, launching applications should be an area for cutting some time.

Launcher applications increase productivity and help us to streamline our Windows interface.

Gboard’s editing mode on an Android phone.

Then we have covered a bunch atTop 7 Unknown Free Launcher Applications For Windows.

Is there room for one more?

You bet, because when it comes to software, it’s more the merrier.

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This one’s called Key Launch.

The working of Key Launch is simplicity itself.

pop in in a few characters that stand for your program and Key Launch opens it.

The file explorer on the Dell XPS 14 9440.

While defining the alias, do test it out once by clicking on theTestbutton.

That covers the basic capabilities of this little software.

To further it, one can use DNM scripts but that’s a bit beyond the average user.

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That’s a help.

Key Launch and utility launchers of its ilk help us be more productive.

After a few uses, using the aliases becomes almost a subconscious habit.

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After a while aliases become more real than the shortcut icons themselves.

Which is your launcher app of choice?

Key Launch (v2.0) is a 1.3MB download and is supported on Windows XP/Vista.

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