Little secrets in Vista: Hotkeys for the Quick Launch Bar

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It's often the little things in life that make life easier. This also includes a feature that affects the quick launch bar.

[By Raimund Machacek]

The Quick Launch Bar has been around for a long time. However, this very practical feature is new in Windows Vista. With "Windows key + no." you can start programs directly from the quick launch bar.

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The following table gives you an overview of our sample quick start bar.

Key combination Started program
Windows key + 1 Firefox
Windows key + 2 Thunderbird
Windows key + 3 Miranda Instant Messenger

The combinations can be extended as required, the numbers are assigned in the order of the elements in the bar.

We hope that this little trick will make your work easier!