Of course there is no problem in launching a program in Windows Computer by Double Clicking on the Program icon. You can just avoid looking for your favorite application in your drives and Start Menu Programs by creating a shortcut icon on desktop. But what about using the Keyboard to launch the program? Now Of course there’s no point in using keyboard over mouse, but you’ll have to, during the time when you have a damaged or not working mouse.

Now, we know that operating a computer using keyboard is quite difficult, which is on the other hand very easy using mouse. You’ll have to use Tab and Arrow buttons to toggle between desktop icons, Task bar and other options. But this problem can be eliminated by creating a unique Keyboard Shortcut for some different Programs and Applications. You can just use these keyboard shortcuts and can avoid pressing various other buttons. So in this article, we’ll learn to create Keyboard Shortcut to Programs in Windows.

Benefits:

• Easy: These shortcuts are easy to create and use.
• Quick: These shortcuts work quickly.
• Use of other various keyboard buttons to launch a particular program, which are difficult, is eliminated.
• These Shortcuts are useful in the absence of a properly working mouse.
• No Third Party Software is required.

How to Create a Keyboard Shortcut:

Creating a Keyboard Shortcut for a particular program is quite easy. All you need to do is a little change in Program’s Shortcut options. Below are the briefly explained steps:

1. Click on “Start Menu> All Programs” and then go to the program you want to make a keyboard shortcut of.
2. Right Click on the program and open “Properties”.
3. Choose the “Shortcut” Tab. Under “Shortcut” Tab, you’ll find a “Shortcut Key” option.
4. Write the desired shortcut letter for the program in the blank space. Like I’m using “C” for Google Chrome.
   Note: You only have to write the particular letter in the blank space, instead of writing the whole “Ctrl + Alt +” combination. The combination will be entered automatically when you’ll type the letter.
5. Click “OK”.

Now you’re done. You can just use these keyboard shortcuts to launch your favorite programs and applications quickly using keyboard instead of searching for them in drives and Start Menu Programs. But this solution is useful only when you wish to have keyboard shortcuts for few programs. Using Keyboard Shortcuts for lots of programs will be messy and will cause confusion. Check out our other articles like Windows 8 Shortcut keys and learn how you can get a Start Menu in Windows 8. So I hope this will be helpful for you. Precious feed-backs of our lovely readers are warmly welcomed below in comments.