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Microsoft in the Enterprise March 16, 2016 Windows tip of the week Open your favorite programs instantly with this shortcut trick By Ed Bott We all have our favorite programs, and of course the easiest way to get to any of them is to pin its shortcut to the taskbar. In Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, you can assign a keyboard shortcut to your 10 favorite programs just by dragging them to one of the first 10 positions on the taskbar. Pressing the keyboard shortcut Windows key + # (where # is a single digit 0-9) opens the program associated with the corresponding taskbar button (or switches to it, if it's already open). By default, Internet Explorer is in the first spot and File Explorer is in the second spot, so you can always open File Explorer with Windows key + 2. Drag a pinned shortcut to one of those first 10 spots and then memorize its position to open it quickly. (Windows key + 0 opens the 10th pinned shortcut.) Latest on Microsoft How to print one or more labels for one or more Access records This comprehensive yet simple Access solution lets you print one or more labels for one or more records. Resource of the day Whitepaper: Seven Ways to Reduce Waste and Accelerate Software Delivery This paper will explore best practices for identifying and eliminating seven types of waste: Waiting, handoffs and task switching, motion, extra processes, extra features, partially completed work and defects. More TechRepublic stories Windows 10: Businesses are ready to upgrade The 7 biggest myths about artificial intelligence Why security execs are living in denial about cybersecurity and how they can stop Election Tech Poll: Which presidential campaign is the most tech-savvy? Posts from ZDNet The one thing Microsoft must do -- but won't -- to gain open source trust Microsoft readies first preview of its Windows 10 Edge extensions Windows 10 tip: Reclaim precious disk space with these storage tools Featured multimedia Amazingly gorgeous pens and notepads for when your laptop dies Today's recommended downloads Whitepaper: Seven Ways to Reduce Waste and Accelerate Software Delivery (IBM Corp.) Leveraging the Cloud for Big Data Workloads (IBM Cloud) Forrester: The Total Economic Impact™ of Application Performance (CA Technologies) Evaluating file sync and share solutions - 12 questions to ask about security (Sweden) (Dropbox) E.P.I.C. Application Performance Management (Italian) (CA Technologies) A special feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet Internet of Things: The Security Challenge The Internet of Things is feeding us countless new streams of data to quantify and analyze things in ways that were never before possible. It's also creating serious new security risks in the process. We examine the possibilities and the dangers. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Click the newsletter title below to subscribe. Apple in the Enterprise The Cloud Revolution 10 Things Connect with TechRepublic Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy © 2016 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.