Run Skype://
Run fb-messenger://
Run calculator://
Yeah I will add this asap -- moving to top of my todo list.
Yeah I will add this asap -- moving to top of my todo list.Awesome. This will help keep FARR my one-stop place to launch apps.-mouser (March 28, 2017, 10:41 AM)
The only reason FARR wouldn't show your new shortcuts and bat files would be if they aren't located in one of the folders that FARR searches. You can edit that folder list in the options.Awesome! Perfect!! That totally works for me. Thanks!-mouser (May 11, 2017, 06:32 AM)
@joes_garage:How about Launching Windows Apps (Edge, etc)? Will it be in V3 or will it make it to FARR before that? Mouser, you said like 6 months ago that this feature was coming in soon. :-)I thought it was possible to launch Win10 Apps with FARR already, no?
____________________________-joes_garage (October 19, 2017, 03:08 PM)
Apps normally seem to have to be be loaded by the Windows Explorer Shell, which I find to be a pain.
Take MS Edge, for example.
Open the FARR window, Type/paste this string:
run shell:Appsfolder\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge
- into the FARR search box, and then press Enter.
MS Edge will load.
Open the FARR window again, and repeat the type/paste of the string:
run shell:Appsfolder\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge
The first search result will be the same string that you just entered previously.
Select this result and Right-Click it, choosing Add to Group Alias, then select New Alias Keyword/Group..
You can then add this as a new alias. (You can call it whatever you want, but I used $Edge)
You will see that FARR will have interpreted and recorded the string slightly differently, as:
shellexec shell:Appsfolder\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe!MicrosoftEdge
[ You are not allowed to view attachments ]Spoiler(Source: C:\UTIL\Windows utilities\FindAndRunRobot\Plugins\Clipboard Help+Spell\Database\Files\2017\10\20_710x571_23FD7004.png
Right-Clicking the same result will now show the newly-added alias in the menu:
[ You are not allowed to view attachments ]SpoilerSource: C:\UTIL\Windows utilities\FindAndRunRobot\Plugins\Clipboard Help+Spell\Database\Files\2017\10\20_763x495_AC976BC6.png
(Was this the sort of thing you were looking for?)-IainB (October 19, 2017, 10:22 PM)
Try the following link --
https://winaero.com/blog/desktop-shortcut-store-app-windows-10/ (https://winaero.com/blog/desktop-shortcut-store-app-windows-10/)
After opening up a Special Hidden Applications folder, you create a Shortcut for each Application you want to search for in a place that FARR would search, such as your desktop.
I too hope that Mouser will be able to help with this problem.-warrenrh (March 28, 2019, 01:53 AM)