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> The only additional customization I have is a little utility I wrote in C++ that runs in background and provides hotkeys to launch Chrome, Sublime Text, Total Commander and Cmder via Win+1, Win+2, etc hotkeys.

Why not just pin those programs to the taskbar?

Autohotkey is pretty cool. Aside from "hotkey" functionality, it also has a scripting language, and a way to make small GUI apps. https://www.autohotkey.com/

I prefer to use keyboard instead mouse.

But if you pin them on the taskbar you can launch them with win + x in the order you have pinned them. I’m assuming that’s why the other person asked.

Well TIL, thanks.

I didn't know this was possible, thanks!

shift-win-# opens a new instance/window of an app that is already open, and alt-win-# closes that app (which can be sorta weird with multiple windows of an app open.)

And if the application is already running you can use the hotkey to bring that window into focus.

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