How to start Chrome with a keyboard shortcut in Windows 10

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Windows 10 it's packed with keyboard shortcuts, but it can also create your own keyboard shortcuts to start the applications to which they are assigned. Next, explains how to create one to start Google Chrome on Windows 10.

You will need to Google Chrome installed on your PC to do this. You will also need to create a desktop shortcut for Chrome if you don't already have one. To do this, open the menu “Beginning” by clicking the button “Beginning” en la esquina inferior izquierda de su escritorio.

Windows start button

Next, desplácese hacia abajo en el listado de aplicaciones hasta hallar “Google Chrome” y después arrastre y suelte el icono en el escritorio. A shortcut will be created.

Haga clic con el botón derecho en el acceso directo del escritorio de Google Chrome y seleccione “Properties (edit)”.

Properties option in the context menu

The window will appear “Properties (edit)” de Google Chrome. In the tab “Direct access”, verá una opción “Shortcut key” with “None” escrito en su cuadro de texto. This means that at this time there is no shortcut key assigned to this application.

No hotkey for Google Chrome

Click on the text box and press the key on your keyboard that you would like to assign as the shortcut key to Google Chrome. Ctrl + Alt will be added to the beginning by default. Because, if you want Ctrl + Alt + C be your hotkey to launch Google Chrome, just press “C”.

If a Ctrl combination already exists + Alt + (like Ctrl + Alt + Delete o Ctrl + Alt + Tab), you will not be able to assign that combination to this application.

When you are ready, aplique los cambios haciendo clic en el botón “Apply” in the lower right corner of the window. Next, click on “To accept”.

Apply the changes

Keyboard shortcut is now applied. Press the chosen keyboard shortcut and Windows will start Google Chrome.

To undo this change, elimine el acceso directo del escritorio que creó o abra la ventana Propiedades y elimine el acceso directo del cuadro “Shortcut key”.

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