On Windows 10, how can I quickly find and focus an already running application (by window name), across virtual desktops ?
Say I have 6 virtual desktops, if I'm on desktop #6 and Chrome Gmail is running on desktop #2 I'd like to quickly (2-3 keystrokes) find & switch to that Gmail tab, wherever else I am on my desktops.
Typically, I often have 6+ virtual desktops, with perhaps 5-10 windows on each. I'm visually impaired (brain damage), so I tend to avoid having to "look at things" and visually search for stuff (too many times things "hide in plain sight" in my case ;-P). I much rather prefer to type a few letters to find an exact match or use key bindings.
I've spent many hours searching for solutions, tried a few apps (Cortana
of course, Launchy
,PowerToys run
, Executor
and a Autohotkey script
, but none really solved my issue.
Related:
- AHK script, old. It's a start, there's gotta be some updates around (2010!).
- similar question - I posted this 2 years ago. Funny I forgot about it and kinda sad too. (insert mad pulling hair smily here)
autohotkey
specifically) with a close answer. it's an AHK script which lists all windows (system-wide) and switches & focus to the selected window. It lacks text search though.