The
Run command on Microsoft Windows operating system
allows you to directly open an application or document with just a
single command. Just press windows key and R to open run in windows. However, it only works for some of
the inbuilt Windows programs such as
Command prompt (cmd), Calculator (calc)
etc. So, have you ever wondered how to create your own customized Run
commands for accessing your favorite programs, files and folders? Well,
read on to find out the answer.
Create your own run command
Here for example i create a shortcut for Mozilla firefox. by this you will be able to open mozilla firefox by typing 'M' without quotes in run dialog box. Here is how can you do that.
1.Right click on your Desktop and select New -> Shortcut.
2. You can see a "Create shortcut" dialog box as shown
3. Click on “Browse”, navigate to: Program Files -> Internet Explorer
from your Root drive and select “Mozilla firefox” as shown in
the above figure and click on “OK”.
4. Now click on “Next” and type any name for your shortcut. You can
choose any name as per your choice; this will be your customized “Run
command”. In this case I name my shortcut as “M”. Click on “Finish”.
5. You will see a shortcut named “M” on your desktop. All you need to
do is just copy this shortcut and paste it in your Windows folder
(usually “C:/Windows”). Once you have copied the shortcut onto your
Windows folder, you can delete the one on your Desktop.
6. That’s it! From now on, just open the Run dialog box, type
M and hit
Enter to open the Mozilla firefox.
To create shortcut for different application select different application when you browse
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