Windows Desktop Shortcut — Switch !new!

: Hold Alt and tap Tab to see a row of open windows. Release Alt to open the highlighted one.

Use Win + Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow to instantly slide between your different virtual desktops. windows desktop shortcut switch

$registryPath = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer" $valueName = "NoDesktop" $current = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $valueName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).$valueName : Hold Alt and tap Tab to see a row of open windows

: Press Win + Ctrl + D to instantly create a new virtual desktop and switch to it. windows desktop shortcut switch

Now that shortcut will launch the app from anywhere.

$WshShell = New-Object -comObject WScript.Shell $Shortcut = $WshShell.CreateShortcut("$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\MyApp.lnk") $Shortcut.TargetPath = "C:\Path\To\App.exe" $Shortcut.Save()