Possible to make specific search to run .exe directly

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ratrider
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Possible to make specific search to run .exe directly

Post by ratrider »

Hi everyone!


As I love to have my desktop clean I don't want to use icons... and I figured, isn't there any search bar that can execute a .exe file when writing a specific word etc.

Thats when I found Everything and also Rainmeter to handle a skin on the desktop for Everything.

For example;
I want to run bf1.exe, in the search Everything Id write bf1 and it would execute the .exe?

I've tried to read the command list, FAQ, macros etc. but as I'm a COMPLETE novice in this kind of stuff I can't figure out IF it actually can be achieved or not? :?
So, does Everything support to run an .exe directly from the search bar using Rainmeter with a macro maybe(?)
void
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Re: Possible to make specific search to run .exe directly

Post by void »

Automatically running something might be a little dangerous.

Please try increasing the run count of bf1 so that pressing enter twice after searching for bf1 will launch bf1.exe:
  • In Everything, search for bf1.exe
  • Right click bf1.exe and click Set Run Count....
  • Set the run count to 100 and click OK.
  • Now all you need to do is search for is bf1 and press Enter twice.
To make Everything open the most run item with only one Enter press:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Keyboard tab.
  • Type in open most run for Show commands containing
  • Select File | Open most run
  • Click Add....
  • Press Enter and click OK.
  • Click OK.
So, does Everything support to run an .exe directly from the search bar using Rainmeter with a macro maybe(?)
No, there is no API/Macro in Everything to execute files like this.
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