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Change hotkeys for taskbar's QuickLaunch programs in 64-bit Windows7 HP?

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Phillip Pi

Flightless Bird
Hi.

I noticed in Windows 7's taskbar, I could use winkey+1, winkey+2, etc.
to launch the assigned programs. Is there a way to change these hotkeys
to something else or is that hard coded?

Thank you in advance. :)
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Phillip Pi
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Partner Engineering/Internet Service Provider/Symantec Online Services,
Consumer Business Unit
Symantec Corporation
www.symantec.com
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Andy

Flightless Bird
Re: Change hotkeys for taskbar's QuickLaunch programs in 64-bit Windows 7 HP?

Phillip Pi <phillip_pi@symantec.comSYMC> wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I noticed in Windows 7's taskbar, I could use winkey+1, winkey+2, etc.
> to launch the assigned programs. Is there a way to change these hotkeys
> to something else or is that hard coded?
>
> Thank you in advance. :)


That appears to be a #1-#10 (10 being 0) taskbar fixed method.

You can use the win-1, win-2 etc., to switch around opened apps, if
they're already open. Shift-Win-1, etc., to launch a new instance of that
app. Win-T to the taskbar to get to item 1. Win-T to repeatedly advance
to others. CTL-shift-Win-1 to run as administrator, etc., etc.

You can drag/reorder the items to change their launch #.

Andy
 
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Phillip Pi

Flightless Bird
On 1/7/2010 3:54 PM PT, Andy typed:

>> I noticed in Windows 7's taskbar, I could use winkey+1, winkey+2, etc.
>> to launch the assigned programs. Is there a way to change these hotkeys
>> to something else or is that hard coded?
>
> That appears to be a #1-#10 (10 being 0) taskbar fixed method.
>
> You can use the win-1, win-2 etc., to switch around opened apps, if
> they're already open. Shift-Win-1, etc., to launch a new instance of that
> app. Win-T to the taskbar to get to item 1. Win-T to repeatedly advance
> to others. CTL-shift-Win-1 to run as administrator, etc., etc.
>
> You can drag/reorder the items to change their launch #.

Thanks. Bummer on how able to change their hot keys.
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Phillip Pi
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Partner Engineering/Internet Service Provider/Symantec Online Services,
Consumer Business Unit
Symantec Corporation
www.symantec.com
-----------------------------------------------------
Email: phillip_pi@symantec.comSYMC (remove SYMC to reply by e-mail)
-----------------------------------------------------
Please do NOT e-mail me for technical support. DISCLAIMER: The views
expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the
views of my employer. Thank you.
 
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Andy

Flightless Bird
Re: Change hotkeys for taskbar's QuickLaunch programs in 64-bit Windows 7 HP?

Phillip Pi <phillip_pi@symantec.comSYMC> wrote:

> Thanks. Bummer on how able to change their hot keys.


Maybe among single users but, for enterprise workgroups, consistency is a
good thing.

Not to mention, there are only so many key combinations to go around. I
figure MS thought best to not go too far.

Andy
 
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