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Windows Shortcuts Via Start, Run Menu

Personally I don’t like to use the mouse to start programs I frequently use. I am too use to using linux/unix based operating systems that use tab completion across all know paths. So what I find myself doing is creating my own shortcuts with simple names (two to three characters long), putting them in a folder and adding that folder as the first entry in my path. This way I can WindowsKey + R => tiny shortcut name => enter and away I go running my favorite Windows program. The steps are outlined below: