Opening Visual Studio From the Task Bar

Posted Sun, Oct 23 2011 15:32 by Deborah Kurata

If you use Visual Studio often, you probably pinned it to the task bar so you can quickly access it. Here is a tip for opening Visual Studio from the task bar using the keyboard.

First, count the position of Visual Studio in the task bar. Mine is in position #10.

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Hold down the Windows Key + Alt + # of the item. On my system, this is Windows Key + Alt + 10. Then use the arrow keys to select the desired project.

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Use this technique any time you want to launch Visual Studio from the Task Bar using the keyboard.

Enjoy!

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# re: Opening Visual Studio From the Task Bar

Wednesday, November 09, 2011 1:09 PM by Richard

That should be Win+Alt+0; you can't use the shortcut with two-digit numbers.

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