Many of us at the moment in which we are in front of the computer, we always launch the same programs, since they are the ones we are going to use at all times. If there are only a couple of them there is no problem, but when there are more, it can become a nuisance to have to start all over again day after day. That is why we are going to show you how you can launch several programs at the same time with a single click in Windows 10 . It is very easy, you will see.
In many cases, to avoid having to open one program after another, we choose not to turn off the computer completely, that is, we leave it in Suspend Mode. The problem with this is that we waste electricity, so it is not a great long-term solution. That is why it is so necessary to know how we can make all the programs that we are going to use jump , all at once.
To carry out this task we are going to create a .bat file that will be in charge of executing all the applications that we indicate just by pressing it. The most interesting thing is that we will have a direct access to this file on our desktop, so it will be very handy and we can use it as soon as we turn on our computer.
We are going to see step by step how we can create it, you will see that it is much easier than it may seem at first.
Location of programs
Before we can create this file, we must know where each of the programs we want to launch at the same time is. We need to locate the path of the executable file of each of these applications, in order to incorporate this information in the file that we are going to create.
To know the exact location of the executable files of each of these programs, we must carry out the following steps:
- We locate the application icon on our desktop.
- Once we see it, we place the mouse pointer over it and press the right button .
- Within all the options that come out, we have to click on Properties . We can also choose to click on Open file location , which will cause the Windows file explorer to open in the path where the executable file of that program is.
- Now, inside the Shortcut tab , which is marked by default, we can see the path and name of the file that are used to run said program. Something that we must aim to keep it very present, since it will be necessary when we create our own file.
We must do this with all the programs that we want to open with a single click when clicking on the file and direct access that we are going to create. Anyway, if you forget one, it won’t be a serious problem to modify the file.
How to create our file
Once we have all the data of the applications that will be part of our file, it is time to create it. As you are going to be able to observe, it is not complicated or tedious, being much simpler than you might suppose.
- We open the Windows 10 Notepad. We can run it from the Start menu or by clicking on the desktop with the right mouse button, clicking New and then Text Document .
- Once we have the text document open, it is time to write @echo off on the first line .
- Then we make a page break (press Enter) and write cd «path of one of the applications» .
- In the next line we will write start aplicacion.exe , where application will be the name of the executable file of the program that we want to open.
- Now we must repeat these two commands in the same way for each and every one of the programs that we want to be included in our file.
- When we have all of them, we will write the word exit in the last line of Notepad .
Once we have finished, it is the moment in which we must save the file and create the one that we will use to open our favorite programs at the same time.
- Click on File and then Save As .
- Now we must open the drop-down where it says Type (at the bottom) and choose All files .
- Next, we decide where we are going to save it. Where it says Name we have to put the one we want as long as it is followed by .bat.
- At this moment we click on Save and we will have our file.
If we have created it on the desktop and leave it there, we just have to double-click and all the programs that we have selected when creating it will run. If we have chosen to put it in a folder on our hard drive, it will be really convenient for us to create a shortcut and place it on the desktop, to always have it at hand when turning on our device. We only have to perform a few extremely simple steps.
- Right click on the file we have created.
- Now we choose the option to create a shortcut .
- Once it has been created, we only have to click on said shortcut with the right mouse button and select Cut .
- Now we go to the Windows desktop, again we right-click (in an area where there are no icons) and then click on Paste .
In this way we already have a direct access to our file, which will be very useful, since as soon as we turn on the PC, we double click and all those programs that we use the most and that we need will be executed whenever we face the computer screen.
As you have seen, it is extremely easy to have a faculty like this one that is extremely useful for our day to day. Besides being easy, it is very quick to do so there is no doubt that we should all have it on our computer. We can configure a file for work days and another for those days when we want to enjoy the leisure provided by our PC. In any case, it is highly recommended.
