Northglide Systems

The Workspace

SideSlide is a customizable workspace that can be docked to any corner of your screen or hidden when not in use. You can quickly show or hide it with your mouse or a hotkey.

Move It Around: Drag the title bar to relocate the workspace. It will automatically tuck away when it gets close to the edge of the screen.

Multi-Monitor Support: SideSlide works across multiple monitors.
Resize the Workspace: Adjust its size by hovering over the window borders with the mouse.
Customize Appearance: Press [F4] to open the Appearance dialog, where you can tweak nearly every visual aspect of the program. You can change themes, colors, buttons, fonts, and even the background image or gradient.

Here's an example of the workspace shown in different styles:

The title bar can be configured to display various types of information. Any text typed into the Title Bar field will be shown, in addition to the following macros:

%CPU_U%	CPU Utilization
%MEM_F%	Free Memory
%BAT_R%	Battery Remaining (percent)
%BAT_S%	Battery Status (Plugged in/Discharging)
%DISK_T%x	Total disk space available on drive X (replace X with the drive letter)
%DISK_U%x	Disk space currently used on drive X
%DISK_F%x	Free disk space remaining on drive X
%DATE_L%	Long Date
%DATE_S%	Short Date
%DAY_L%	Long day-of-week
%DAY_S%	Short day-of-week
%TIME%	Time (12 or 24-hour format)
%CLOCK%±##	Show a clock for a different time zone. Example: %CLOCK%+07 / %CLOCK%-05
%VER%	Program's version

Example:

To configure the Title Bar, open the Settings dialog [F3] and select General → Title Bar:

To position the workspace at the corner, drag it or right-click on the "Collapse Now" button located in the top-right:

Click Maximize [F11] to make the workspace fullscreen, or double-click the title bar to do the same.

Maximizing the window is another way to use SideSlide, especially if you turn off the 'on top' setting. This can be changed in [Settings → General → Keep On Top].
Use the Windows notification area icon or the Global Hotkey to toggle the maximized workspace.

Tip:

Center, which is also available from the notification area icon, will center the workspace on the desktop.
Lock Size/Position: Choose this option to prevent unintentional adjustments to the workspace's position and size. This option is especially useful when undocking the workspace with touch while working in tablet mode. The workspace will automatically unlock when altering the screen resolution or when the screen switches between horizontal and vertical orientations.
Suspend Auto-Collapse: Use this option when adding multiple shortcuts to the workspace (by dragging from the Desktop or an Explorer window) to keep the workspace from collapsing.
Keyboard navigation: Use [Alt]+[Space] to show this menu, [Alt]+Arrow to dock the workspace, [F11] to maximize/restore the workspace and Esc to tuck it away.

The screenshot below depicts the workspace in its typical "working mode," revealing only a slim segment of SideSlide's docking bar:

Choose between Large, Normal and Small size for the dock [Settings → Dock → Size]. Select the "Tab" option to display a small tab with a title, that can be used to identify the workspace when working with multiple instances simultaneously (see the "Extras" section for more details) or to make the dock more visible:

A workspace tab is showing with the caption Workspace 1.
When Normal, Small, or Tab is selected, use the Relative Position setting (Settings → Dock → Relative Position) to choose the docking bar's position relative to the workspace.
Other options within [Settings → Dock] can used to change the bar's color, make it completely invisible, set it to quickly flash for a couple of times when it tucks away and more.
The workspace springs into action as soon as the mouse is moved to the edge of the screen it is tucked in and is kept in the same position for half a second.
Click to undock the workspace immediately without waiting.
Use the Global Hotkey ([Win]+[Alt]+[S] by default) to invoke the workspace using the keyboard.
From Settings dialog, disable the delay before the workspace pops out [Settings → Dock → Undock Immediately] or select to ignore mouse movement when it hovers over the workspace and only show it on click [Settings → Dock → Undock on Click].
Select Center Mouse [Settings → Dock → Center Mouse] to move the mouse cursor to the center of the workspace when it's undocked with the mouse.
When the workspace is in focus it's possible to use the various keyboard commands and features, The workspace will grab the focus on mouse click, when using the Global Hotkey or simply by hovering with the mouse over the workspace when the Grab Focus option is selected [Settings → Dock → Grab Focus].
By default, the workspace will be on top of other windows and above the Windows Taskbar, in case it's positioned at the same location. Disable this option from the Settings dialog and completely hide it from the system-tray menu [Settings → General → Keep On Top].
Right-click an empty space inside the workspace to reveal the context menu from which almost every aspect of the program can be controlled. The menu can also be accessed by clicking the top leftmost button. When accessing the workspace menu from the title-bar button, it also includes items related to the RSS news feeds functionality.

Settings & Appearance

Use the Settings & Appearance dialog change most of the default behavior and completely change the way SideSlide looks.

Press [F3] to open the Settings dialog, [F4] to show the Appearance section and [Ctrl+Tab] to switch between them.
Choose the desired section from the list on the left and go over the options with the mouse to see short info tooltips that explain what each option does.
[Settings → Keyboard Navigation → Global Hotkey]: Enter [ _ ] (underscore) instead of a letter to use the spacebar key, or \ (down) / (up) < (left) > (right) for the arrow keys. Otherwise use A-Z or 0-9. For example, set [Alt]+[Ctrl]+[1] to show and hide the workspace using the keyboard.
All of SideSlide settings are stored in a single folder (press [F3] - "Open Settings Folder" when the Settings dialog is active). For backups, it's only required to copy SideSlide.ini and the files under the Containers folder to a safe location. Another way is to use the Backup option from the workspace right-click menu (Extra → Backup), the "/backup" command line argument or select the [Settings → General → Backup on Save] option.
- To restore from backup: Open the settings folder and exit SideSlide. Extract the *.con files from "SideSlide_Backup.zip" into the Containers sub-folder and SideSlide.ini into the main settings folder. Make sure to delete any previous *.con files from the Containers sub-folder before extracting the backed-up copies.
Changes made while the program is running are saved to temporary files until it's properly closed. If there is a system or program crash, the most recent changes will be automatically restored. Select [Settings → Misc. → Ignore Changes] to restart the program and restore the last saved session, ignoring all changes made to the workspace since the last time it was saved. Manually save the workspace [F8] to permanently write the latest changes to disk.

Adding Objects

Add different kinds of objects to the workspace by right-clicking an empty place inside the workspace to show the popup menu. Select New and the object you'd like to add from the menu:

Use the hotkeys shown in the menu to create objects with the keyboard. The new object will be positioned where mouse pointer is.

There are other ways of adding objects to the workspace, such as, using the Online Library, dragging and dropping from Windows Explorer (e.g. your desktop) or the web browser, copying and pasting and more. More info can be found below.

Once adding objects to the workspace is complete, there is an option to lock the workspace for editing to prevent accidental object movement:

When the workspace is locked for editing, the Lock button will be briefly shown above objects you are trying to move, allowing you to unlock it for 10, 15 or 20 seconds [Settings → General → Briefly Unlock] before locking up again. The workspace won't lock back as long as objects are being moved.
Right-click the Lock/Unlock button to show the menu:

Containers

The workspace is expandable beyond its limits by the use of containers. New containers' size is initialized to a default value that can be manually adjusted by holding down the left mouse button and dragging it from the bottom-right corner, or by right or middle-clicking the bottom right corner to auto-size it:

The container will be resized if there is space for it to expand to, and then revert back to the original size.

Containers offer a solution for organizing an array of elements. These include file and directory shortcuts, RSS news feeds, notes, URLs, images, and even the option to integrate folder connectors linking to physical folders on the disk (please note that this experimental feature is not covered in this tour). Containers have the ability to be detached from the workspace, shrunk and folded to occupy minimal space, repositioned, resized (with Ctrl+Z for undoing a move/resize operations and Ctrl+Y for redoing), renamed, rearranged, and even customized with varying colors, among other options. Add multiple shortcuts to the same container and group a bunch of them together using tags, or simply start multiple shortcuts at once.

- Using a container to manage a project

Tip: Rename a single container to #STARTUP (a hashtag followed by the word STARTUP in all caps) to automatically launch all the shortcuts inside it when SideSlide starts. This feature is ideal for quickly adding or removing startup programs when SideSlide is configured to launch with Windows.

The following clip illustrates the basic operations that can be performed with containers within the workspace:

- Container basics

Select Tag/Refresh RSS: Use this button to refresh RSS feeds in a news feed container or to list shortcuts with the same tag in a shortcut container (details below).
Besides the Fold/Unfold button, it's also possible to fold and unfold containers by double-clicking (or middle mouse click) the container name label. Once you double or middle-click to unfold a container, expand a shrunken container or click the workspace, the previously unfolded container will fold back, keeping the workspace clutter-free:
Move the mouse over the Shrink/Expand button to expand shrunken containers. Click the container icon to expand it, double-click an empty space to shrink it back.
Alternatively, you can deselect 'Double-Click to Shrink' under [Settings → Containers → Double-Click to Shrink]. This will make it so that double-clicking an empty space inside the container will keep it expanded, and double-clicking again will shrink it back. For the Note and RSS containers, double-click the bottom part of the container.
- Tip: Double-clicking to keep the container expanded is a great way to work with shortcuts inside the container, such as adding or editing them, while preventing it from shrinking back.
Start all shortcuts within a container by double-clicking the container icon when shrunk by enabling [Settings → Containers → Double-Click to Start All], or from the Container's Right-Click Menu → Shortcuts → Start all. When this option is unselected, double-clicking a container icon will immediately expand it, overriding the animation.
Add ready-made containers from the Container Library which is accessible by pressing [F6] or from the workspace right-click menu (under the Extra submenu):
- Click the Go button when the search field is empty to list all containers in the library sorted by date.
- Submit containers to the library by right-clicking a container and selecting Submit to Library. At this time, you can only submit RSS containers.

To add shortcuts to shrunken or folded containers, drag them to the container and hover for half a second over the container in its folded or shrunken state so that it will expand and allow you to place the shortcuts inside.
When the container is folded at the bottom of the workspace, it will unfold from 'bottom to top':
When the "Container from Folder" setting is enabled, dragging a folder from Windows Explorer to the workspace creates a container containing shortcuts to the files inside.
Double-click an empty area to shrink expanded containers. Similarly, right-click between headlines to shrink expanded RSS news feed containers.
When set to auto-expand (default), a container will shrink when you move the mouse away or click an item inside. To keep the container expanded, use the "Keep Expanded" command from the container's right-click menu or click an empty area inside the container to keep it open until you click anywhere else outside of it. Alternatively, you can deselect 'Double-Click to Shrink' under [Settings → Containers → Double-Click to Shrink] and double-clicking an empty space inside the container will offer the same functionality. For the Note and RSS containers, double-click the bottom part of the container.
The icon for a shrunken container is initially based on the first shortcut added to it. However, you can change it through the Container Properties dialog or by right-clicking a shortcut within the container and selecting the "Use icon" command.
To select multiple containers, use the mouse or hold down the [Ctrl] key and click the container’s name label (when fully visible or folded) or its icon (when shrunk).
Dragging a single container while other containers are selected will reposition all selected containers together:
- It’s also possible to move containers using [Ctrl] + Arrow keys. For more details, see the Keyboard Navigation section.
- Hold down the [Ctrl] key to bypass alignment to the grid and other containers.
If the container note contains text but is hidden, a square will appear over the [N] button in the upper-right corner of the container toolbar to indicate this:
To resize the text in notes or the headline font in RSS news feed containers, use the mouse wheel while holding down the [Ctrl] key. Alternatively, you can use the Pinch Zoom gesture on supported touchpads.
Quickly encrypt or decrypt notes with RC4 encryption by selecting the "Encrypt" command from the note's right-click menu. When a note is encrypted, an "Encrypted" label will appear at the bottom left, and the note will be disabled, preventing edits until it is decrypted:
- Select Settings → Dock → Auto Re-encrypt to automatically re-encrypt decrypted notes when the workspace loses focus or when decrypting another note. This setting is helpful if you enter the wrong password or want to add text to a note and quickly re-encrypt it without needing to re-enter the password.
Search inside workspace notes and reminders using Extra → Search Notes or Ctrl+Shift+S:

- Both note title and content are searched
When the mouse hovers over a shrunken container icon or a folded container title, a tooltip will appear, displaying information about the items inside (shortcuts, headlines, notes, etc.). The tooltip also includes basic container mouse handling tips. Once you're familiar with them, you can hide this information by switching from "Full" to "Info" in the drop-down list under the Container section in the Settings dialog, next to the "Tooltips" check-box.
Right-click a container and select 'Properties' to open the 'Container Properties' dialog [F2]. This dialog lets you modify various settings related to the selected containers:

Colors and other settings will be applied to all selected containers.
Select custom colors by clicking the color selector boxes or one of the 16 default quick colors.
Editable color schemes that can be saved using the Appearance dialog are also available under the Container Properties dialog.
Color Schemes → Reset to Default: Reset to the default container colors defined for the workspace. The default colors can be configured in the Appearance dialog [F4].
Color Schemes → Colors from Icon: Use the average color of the container's icon for the background colors. Adjust the color by clicking the Select Color box. When multiple containers are selected, different matching colors will be applied to each container, and the Container Properties dialog will close.
Some of the options available for selecting custom container colors:
Click the displayed icon to select a different one. This icon is visible when the container is shrunk.
Shrink Size: Choose from three different sizes (Normal, Small, and Tiny) to display the container when it is shrunk:
Spacing: Set the spacing, in pixels, between shortcuts when arranging them in columns within the container. You can set the default value for shortcuts in the workspace and for new containers from the workspace's Right-click menu → Arrange → Spacing, or dynamically adjust the spacing between shortcuts using the Shortcut Mini-Toolbar buttons or keyboard shortcut keys. See below for more details.
Spacebar Flip: Select the container to be included when using the spacebar key to scroll through containers (expand and unfold). To enable this option, go to the Settings dialog and set Spacebar Flip to 'Selected' under [Settings → Keyboard Navigation → Spacebar Flip].
Hide Toolbar: Hide the two rightmost container buttons, Fold/Unfold and Show/Hide Note, for a cleaner appearance.
The Arrange menu lets you modify and organize containers in various ways:

Switch: Switch the position of two containers in the workspace.
Select containers with the mouse or click the container's name label (or icon) while holding the [Ctrl] key.
Match Size: Quickly match the expanded size of all selected containers with the active one.
Align Top/Align Left: Adjust multiple containers position in bulk.
Horizontal/Vertical Space Evenly: Particularly useful to space shrunken containers (horizontal) and folded containers (vertical) evenly across the workspace:
- Adjust container spacing by selecting multiple times to either increase or decrease it. Alternatively, use [Ctrl+Alt]+Up/Down to modify vertical spacing or [Ctrl+Alt]+Left/Right to adjust horizontal spacing between containers. For alignment, press [Ctrl+Alt+T] to align containers to the top or [Ctrl+Alt+L] to align them to the left. Refer to the "Keyboard Navigation" section below for additional details.

Use the Select Tag button to hide specific shortcuts and display others with matching tags:

The animation below demonstrates how to use the Select Tag button to group multiple shortcuts within the same container:

Some tips for creating notes:

Drag text from your web browser, Word, or any notepad replacement app that supports this feature to create a new note container. Hold the [Shift] key to set a reminder:
Copy text to the clipboard, then use the right-click menu command Paste Text [Ctrl+V] to create a new note container with the copied content.
Drag a text file (.txt) while holding the [Shift] key to create a note containing the file's content.
Type the letter 'n' followed by a space and the text you want to insert into the note.
Save the note as a .txt file by right-clicking the note container's title bar to open the menu.
Drag text from the browser into folded containers:

Detached Containers

Detach containers from the workspace using the container right-click menu's 'Detach' command or by dragging containers out of the workspace. To attach a container back, click the attach [^] button at the top of the detached container, use the detached container's right-click menu (right-click the detached container's name label or an empty space inside), or use the workspace right-click menu (Arrange → Attach → ...) to attach all or individual containers back.

Containers will attach and detach to the last used location, unless you drag a container out of the workspace (in this case, it will detach next to the workspace on the side it was dragged from), or if you attach a container back to the workspace while the workspace is visible and the container hovers directly above it (in this case, it will attach to the exact place in the workspace it's above).

Once the container is detached, dock it to any side of the screen (top, bottom, left, or right), completely hide it (a thin border line is always visible), or show its name in a tab for easy access. There are more settings that can be controlled for each detached container individually by accessing the detached container's right-click menu.

Here's a screenshot of a few detached RSS news feed containers:

Collapse a detached shortcuts container by double-clicking an empty space inside the container, and RSS containers by a right-clicking between the headlines.
Right-click a shortcut in a detached shortcut container for options.
Keyboard navigation: [Alt+F4] to close and delete the container, [Alt+A] to attach it back to the workspace, [Alt+Left], [Alt+Right], [Alt+Up] and [Alt+Down] arrow keys to dock the container.
Right-click SideSlide's system-tray icon to see a list of all detached containers. Undock or bring forward a detached container by selecting it from the list.
Right-click the detached container name label or an empty place inside (in case it's a detached shortcut container) to show the menu:
Switch between showing a small tab for the detached container or simply showing its edge by toggling: Dock → Use Tab.

Use detached note containers to quickly drag and save text clips (web snippets) from your browser or other apps. Add "---" (three hyphens) at the end of the first paragraph, and each subsequent web clip dragged into the detached note container will automatically have the three hyphens added to the end:
Quickly create additional detached notes with the same colors and settings as the one in focus by clicking the [N] button in the note container toolbar or pressing [Ctrl+N].
Tip: Keep a single or multiple notes docked, either with a tab showing or not (Note's right-click menu → Dock), and use it to write quick reminders:
Fold/Unfold detached containers by clicking the +/- button in the container's toolbar, or by double-clicking the detached container's title-bar:

Shortcuts

The most common objects added to the workspace are shortcuts. Shortcuts can have custom sizes, emphasis, and colors, making it easy to find what you're looking for. They can be grouped and identified by tags, allowing you to focus on your current task and even launch multiple related shortcuts by starting just one. Shortcuts can point to files, folders, web URLs, or system commands.

Adding Shortcuts

Manually add shortcuts using the New right-click menu (Right-Click the workspace → New...) or by dragging and dropping files from Windows Explorer or your web browser to the workspace or different containers (drag the file to the screen corner where the workspace is located, and it will pop out). You can also copy files from Windows Explorer and paste them into the workspace or a container using [Ctrl+V]. To paste shortcuts into a new container, use [Ctrl+Shift+V] or the 'Paste to Container' option in the menu. SideSlide shares the global clipboard with Windows, allowing you to copy files from within SideSlide and paste them to another location, like the Desktop folder.

Tip: Add a new website shortcut by dragging the URL from your web browser's address bar.

Arranging shortcuts with the mouse

- Basic Drag and Drop

Holding the [Alt] key while dragging shortcuts will display the shortcut's x/y coordinates in the title bar.

Select multiple shortcuts with the mouse, just like selecting icons on the desktop. Then, click and drag a single shortcut by its name label (not the shortcut's icon) to sort all the others accordingly.

See Keyboard Navigation below for ways to arrange shortcuts using the keyboard.

Shortcut Mini-Toolbar

Select newly added shortcuts with the mouse to show the shortcut mini-toolbar. Use the toolbar buttons to quickly apply style settings or manipulate selected shortcuts: Start all selected shortcuts, zoom-in, zoom-out, increase and decrease spacing, manually set the size, toggle bold font, sort ascending (A to Z), sort descending (Z to A), select color and remove selected shortcuts:

Another way to show the mini-toolbar is by clicking a shortcut while the [Ctrl] key is pressed.
Hold [Ctrl] and scroll the mouse wheel up or down (or use the Pinch Zoom gesture) to zoom in or out of shortcuts. You can also use the keyboard: [Ctrl + =] to zoom in and [Ctrl + -] to zoom out.
Clicking the color box in the shortcut mini-toolbar allows you to open the Shortcut Properties dialog, select a custom color for the shortcuts or select colors based on the shortcut icons:

More on shortcuts:

The number of selected shortcuts is shown in SideSlide's title bar. When a single shortcut is selected and it's inside a container, the container's name is shown inside square brackets alongside the shortcut's name. This can be helpful when using the Keyboard Launcher to start shortcuts and you'd like to know in which container the shortcut is hiding in.
Access recently activated shortcuts via the right-click menu → Recent. It's an easy way to quickly restart your mostly used, previously closed programs.
When you launch shortcuts or drag other shortcuts or files from Windows to interact with them, the activity will be logged. You can view the number of times each shortcut has been accessed and the last time it's been used via the right-click menu under the 'Extra' section → 'Shortcut Log.' The log file can be sorted by time or frequency. It can help you keep your workspace clean by identifying and removing shortcuts you haven’t used in a while. This feature can be disabled through the Settings dialog.
Move multiple selected shortcuts together and keep them in the same order by holding down the [Ctrl] key while moving (otherwise, the shortcuts will be automatically arranged).
Use the [Ctrl] key to right align shortcuts by dragging them a little bit beyond the right edge of the workspace and then releasing the [Ctrl] key:
- This also works for shortcuts inside a container.

Swap the location of two shortcuts by dragging a shortcut by its icon and dropping it on top of another icon. This will work from anywhere, so it's possible to switch shortcuts in different containers or in the workspace:
- To make sure you are in the right place, a tooltip is shown when you hover over the shortcut icon with the one that is being dragged indicating that the shortcuts are about to switch places.
Drag files from the Windows Explorer to Folder Shortcuts to easily copy and move files from any location, to anywhere. Hold down the Ctrl key to toggle between Copy and Move:
- Conflicts are resolved similarly to how Windows 7 managed file name conflicts. If files in the destination folder share the same name as those in the source, you’ll be given options to replace the existing files (overwrite) or keep both by renaming the copied files.
- Tip: Add a shortcut to the desktop folder and use it to quickly move/copy files to the desktop from anywhere, without the need to hide all open windows.

Drag a shortcut icon (or select multiple shortcuts and drag one) and drop it onto another shortcut label to execute the target shortcut with the dragged shortcut as a command-line argument:
- If you drag an executable file onto a non-executable shortcut, you’ll be prompted to update the shortcut’s properties so the executable uses it as a parameter. For example, if you have a shortcut to an HTML file that typically opens in a browser but want to edit it regularly, you can drag the editor program's shortcut onto the HTML shortcut label. This updates the HTML shortcut to launch the editor program with the HTML file as its parameter. The icon and the name label of the shortcut will remain the same.
Another option for opening shortcuts with different ones is by using the Send To command from the shortcut right-click menu.
Drag a file (or multiple files) from the Desktop or any other Windows location to programs that are in the workspace or in different containers to open it with that program:
It's also possible to drag files to batch file shortcuts (.bat) and other executable files.
You can enable confirmation for specific shortcuts in the Shortcut Properties dialog, or you can bypass the confirmation requirement by holding down the [Shift] key while dragging files to shortcuts with the mouse.
When you drag and drop Windows shortcuts from the desktop folder, by default, they will be sent to the recycle bin. There is also an option to create Windows shortcuts out of SideSlide shortcuts and commands using the right-click menu.
Preview picture file shortcuts when the mouse pointer hovers over an unselected shortcut. Hold down the [Ctrl] key to override this behavior and close the preview by moving the mouse away or by clicking it:
- Select the Pin to Workspace button [^] to add the picture itself to the workspace.
- Disable picture previews from the Settings dialog.
- Add actual pictures to the workspace or to different containers and later convert them to shortcuts to the picture files. See below for more.

The Shortcut Properties dialog allows you to change advanced settings for each selected shortcut. Open the dialog via the shortcut's right-click menu, or by pressing [F2]:

Hover with the mouse pointer over the items in this dialog to see more information about each option.
Prompt for Parameters: Select this option to always prompt for parameters when launching the selected shortcut(s). Already selected parameters (in the Parameters field) will be displayed and you can also ignore the parameters altogether. This option is particularly useful for frequently used programs that require different parameters every time they are launched.
Tip: Use Windows Environment variables such as %tmp%, %onedrive%, etc as parameters for shortcuts (these can be defined within Windows' System Properties, Environment Variables).
Command: Select this option to add a system command rather than a file shortcut.
Icon: Use an icon from a different file instead of the program's own icon.
When using a custom icon for System Command shortcuts, a command icon indicator will be overlaid on top of the custom icon:

This can be disabled from [Settings → Shortcuts → Command Icon Overlay].
Enter @ instead of the drive letter to use a relative path in the Target, Start-in and Icon fields. Example: @:\sample\shortcut.txt: Launch shortcut.txt from the 'sample' folder which is on the same drive SideSlide is running from.
Comment: Show a tooltip when hovering over the shortcut's icon. This is especially useful if you have
Speed Launch: Assign a Speed Launch number to a shortcut from the list on the right of the shortcut label. Invoke the workspace using the Global Hotkey and press 1 to 9 to launch. Use the Tag Start option (see below) to launch multiple shortcuts at once using the numeric keypad.
The "Speed Launch" option is selected by default [Settings → Keyboard Navigation → Speed Launch / Calculator]. When this option is unselected, the number keys will be used to start the calculator. In that case, use [Ctrl+Number] to Speed Launch shortcuts.
Shortcuts selected for Speed Launch are also used as "Send To..." programs accessible via the shortcut right-click menu.

Press [/] (forward slash) to display the Speed Launch list and refresh your memory:

- Example Speed Launch list

Press the number (1-9) on the keyboard or click the shortcut with the mouse to launch.
Use the up/down arrow keys to select an item and hit Enter to launch.

Tag Start: Select this option to specify that launching the selected shortcut will automatically start all other shortcuts that share the same tag.
When you launch the selected shortcut (using either the keyboard or mouse), all other shortcuts sharing the same tag will start automatically. This feature is useful for opening multiple folders simultaneously, launching all your web browsers when testing a site, and more. You can also use the shortcut's right-click menu to execute a tag start.
If a shortcut fails to launch, the Shortcut Properties dialog will show the error and offer two options: Correct the target path and click "Save and Open", or remove the shortcut from the workspace:

(More on shortcuts)

Shortcut Tags: Tags allow you to show specific shortcuts that belong to a certain tag and hide all the rest. Each shortcut can have multiple tags. Add tags to selected shortcuts by opening the Shortcut Properties dialog and entering comma separated tags (keywords) in the Tags field, or selecting an existing tag from the drop down list on the right-hand side of the Tags field.
Scroll through workspace tags using [Ctrl+Tab] or show shortcuts that share the same tag within a single container (see above for the container Select Tag button). Example of flipping through workspace-wide tags:

Show all shortcuts that share a specific tag and hide all the rest from the main workspace right-click menu → Tags.
From the same menu select 'Click to Tag Start' to start all shortcuts that share the same tag instead:
Delete shortcut tags using the workspace right-click menu → Tags → Edit:
- Select a tag to view the shortcuts associated with it.

Right-click a shortcut to show the menu:

A shortcut right-click menu example for a shortcut with parameters
- Override Parameters Field: Temporarily ignore any parameters assigned to the shortcut in the Shortcut Properties dialog. This option will only appear under shortcuts with assigned parameters.
- Start Selected: Start the selected shortcut(s). This will override the Tag Start setting if it was selected for the shortcut in the Shortcut Properties dialog. You can also achieve this by selecting the shortcut and pressing Shift+Enter or Shift+Click/Double-Click.
- Start in Background: Launch the selected shortcut(s) while keeping the workspace active and in focus (the workspace will not collapse). If Tag Start is enabled for the shortcut, it will not be triggered. Tip: Use middle-click to quickly launch shortcuts in the background.
- Tag Start: Start the selected shortcut along with all other shortcuts that share the same tag. Instead of doing this manually, you can select the Tag Start option in the shortcut properties dialog. When you start the selected shortcut, all other shortcuts that share the same tag will be launched automatically.
- Clone: Once selected, a cross-hair cursor will appear, allowing you to select the location for the cloned shortcut. Once you choose the location, the Shortcut Properties dialog will be displayed, allowing you to adjust the properties of the cloned shortcut before it is created in the destination:
- Send To: Send the selected shortcut(s) to one of the programs selected for Speed Launch.
Spacing:

Spacing... under the Arrange menu

Select this option to manually set the spacing (in pixels) between shortcuts in the workspace when arranging them in columns. You can customize this setting for each container individually through the Container Properties dialog [F2]. Adjust the spacing manually using the keyboard (Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down arrow) or by clicking the corresponding button in the Shortcut Mini-Toolbar:
- Hold down the [Ctrl] key to drag the selected shortcuts after setting the spacing in order to keep the custom selected spacing. Otherwise, the shortcuts will be arranged using the default spacing.

Using shortcuts as labels:

Another neat idea is to use shortcuts as labels to further organize other shortcuts (or any object for that matter) in the workspace or inside different containers. For example, use this technique to organize a project you are currently working on:

Add a shortcut to any random file and change its icon to any generic icon that indicates it's a label and not an actual shortcut. It's possible to change the font size and color as shown in the image above.

Keyboard Navigation

SideSlide is fully keyboard accessible allowing you to keep your hands on the keyboard and still quickly open any shortcut, website, folder or news feed.

Click an empty place in the workspace or inside a container and press [Ctrl+A] to select all shortcuts.
Press [Esc] to deselect.
Shift+F10 (Menu key) to show workspace/container right-click menu or the shortcut menu, when there are shortcuts selected.
[Ctrl] + Click on a container's icon (when shrunk) or label (when folded or expanded), then hold down the [Ctrl] key and use the arrow keys to move the container across the workspace. All other selected containers will move accordingly.
Use [Ctrl+Alt]+Up/Down to adjust vertical spacing and [Ctrl+Alt]+Left/Right to adjust horizontal spacing between containers. Use [Ctrl+Alt+T] to align containers to the top and [Ctrl+Alt+L] to align them to the left:
Use the arrow keys to select a shortcut, [Enter] to start, [Ctrl+Enter] to run as administrator, [Shift+Enter] to start selected (overriding Tag Start) or [Del] to delete.
Use [Ctrl+=] to zoom in and [Ctrl+-] to zoom out of shortcut.
Use [Shift] + Up/Down/Left/Right to select shortcuts (press Esc to deselect) and [Ctrl] + Up/Down/Left/Right to adjust their position.
Use [Ctrl+Alt]+Up/Down to increase or decrease spacing:

Use the arrow keys to select and move shortcuts (Shift/Ctrl)
Use [Ctrl+Z] and [Ctrl+Y] to Undo/Redo containers and shortcuts size and position.

Undo/Redo demo.

Undo/Redo under the Arrange menu.
Use the [Spacebar] key to flip forward through containers in the workspace, or [Shift+Spacebar] to flip backward (focus, unfold, and expand).

Keyboard Launcher

The Keyboard Launcher allows you to start any shortcut in the workspace with any custom parameters, open websites, easily open directories by navigating the directory tree, start all shortcuts that share a specific tag, create notes, calculate an expression, set quick reminders and search the web.

To activate the Keyboard Launcher, simply press on any key when the workspace is in focus:

To show the Keyboard Launcher: Invoke the workspace using the Global Hotkey and start typing, focus on the workspace using the mouse and start typing, or use the right-click menu → Extra → Keyboard Launcher.
Enter any part of the shortcut you want to select.
Use the Down Arrow key to go to the next matching shortcut or [F4] to open the dropdown list, showing all other shortcuts that contain letters typed into the Keyboard Launcher.
Launch shortcuts with custom parameters:
Enter the shortcut name, press the [Right] arrow key or [Tab] (to complete the name and add a space) and jump to the end of the name, then enter any additional parameters required by the program (this overrides any parameters specified in the Shortcut Properties dialog).
Example: Add a new shortcut to c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe, type in "cmd" + [Tab] + "/c dir /s"
Open the default web browser and load a website by entering a web address (e.g. google.com).
Press [Ctrl+Enter] to automatically add "www" and ".com" to the text before opening the web browser. Customize the top level domain to add when using [Alt+Enter] from the Settings dialog (the default is ".net").
Start all shortcuts that share the same tag by entering "t " followed by the tag's name:

* Since every shortcut can have multiple tags, it's possible to set a certain tag as the shortcut's name alias so that it can be launched with the keyboard using a different name.

Create a quick note by entering "n " followed by text:

Tip: Notes can be automatically detached from the workspace upon creation by selecting [Settings → Containers → Detach Notes]. Invoke the workspace using the Global Hotkey, press [Ctrl+N] (or type "n " + text) to create a new note. When the note container is detached, tuck it away in the corner of the screen using [Alt+Left], [Alt+Right], [Alt+Up] or [Alt+Down]:

The same applies to reminders. See below for more details.
Start a web search by entering "s " followed by text:

Change the default search URL under [Settings → Keyboard Navigation → Web Search].
Select [Settings → Keyboard Navigation → Start Web Search on Spacebar] to make any input with a space in the Keyboard Launcher trigger a web search, instead of typing 's ' + search query. Without the space, it will search for workspace shortcuts instead.

Calculator: Enter = (the equal sign) followed by an expression. Other operations that can be used: ^, *, /, +, - and ()

Press [Enter] to see the result, continue the calculation or start a new one. There is also an option to copy the result to the clipboard:

Select 'Calculator' under [Settings → Keyboard Navigation → Number Keys] to instantly open the calculator when entering a number. With this option enabled, use [Ctrl + Number] for Speed Launch.

Create a Quick Reminder by typing 'r ' followed by a number (0-99 for minutes) and the reminder text:

You can also set the Quick Reminder's color by including one of the following macros in the reminder's text: :black:, :white:, :green:, :red:, :brown:, :blue:, :yellow:, :orange:, :purple:, or :pink:.
When reminders are configured to detach from the workspace upon creation, [Settings → Containers → Detach Reminders], the workspace can be undocked using the Global Hotkey, a reminder can be created via the keyboard, an then be quickly docked to any screen edge using Alt+Arrow keys:

Enter an RSS news feed name to expand, unfold or focus on an RSS container. Refresh the news feed using [F5] and scroll through the headlines with the arrow keys.
Directory Navigator: Enter the initial folder, or simply [\] (backslash) then the [Down] arrow key to quickly access all subfolders, the [Right] arrow key to go to the next level in the directory tree and the [Left] arrow key to go one level back. Press [Enter] to open the folder:
- \ (backslash): Open the Keyboard Launcher and begin navigating from SideSlide's root drive.
- ~ (tilde): Quickly access your user profile folder.
- Use double backslashes to access a network share:
Esc, Esc, Esc, Esc: Press the [Esc] key once to clear the search box and deselect shortcuts. Press it twice to hide the Keyboard Navigator. Press it three times to deselect any selected containers (if there are any) and four times to tuck away the workspace.

Use the Esc key to shrink a container that was just expanded and fold a container that was unfolded by double-clicking its name label.

Press [Alt]+[O] to open the target path of the currently selected shortcut (this will only work with shortcuts, not with system commands or URLs).

Keyboard Launcher History: Show previously entered commands: Enter ! (exclamation point: Shift + 1) or Alt+H when the workspace is in focus, click the History command from within the Keyboard Launcher dialog or via the menu: Extra → Keyboard Launcher History. This setting can be configured from the Settings dialog under the Keyboard Navigation section.

Launch executable files by typing the full .exe path or from folders in the Windows PATH environment variable (e.g., cmd.exe, wt.exe, explorer.exe):

RSS News Feeds

SideSlide includes support for displaying RSS news feeds inside special containers. Track multiple feeds in one convenient location. Either have all RSS containers accessible from the workspace, shrunk, folded or fully visibly, or detached from the workspace to gain additional control. In addition to a built in viewer, SideSlide allows you to track subjects that interest you by highlighting headlines that contain predetermined keywords and filtering news feeds for specific items.

Add RSS news feeds by using the Add a News Feed dialog (Menu → New → RSS News Feed or [Ctrl+E]):

Web URLs copied to the clipboard before opening this dialog will be shown in the text field.

The new news feed will appear inside a container:

Expand and unfold (or just focus) on RSS news feed containers by entering the news feed name (Reminder: Rename containers, including RSS containers, using [F2] when the container is in focus.)
Use the Spacebar Flip option to scroll through the workspace's RSS containers and read the latest news.
Shrink expanded RSS containers using the [Esc] key, by right-clicking or double-clicking an empty place inside, as well as by double-clicking the "last update" label at the bottom left of the container.
Fold an RSS container with right-click (after unfolding it by double-clicking the container title, as opposed to clicking the fold/unfold button).
Refresh the feed by clicking the 'Refresh' button (right of the shrink/expand button) in the container's toolbar, pressing [F5], using the middle mouse button, or by holding down [Shift] and pressing the left mouse button on the container's title or icon (when shrunk).
Press the [Down] and [Up] arrow keys to select headlines, [Enter] to open the built in RSS viewer or [Ctrl+Enter] to open on site. Press the [Left] and [Right] arrow keys to scroll horizontally.
After opening news items, the headline will be marked as read:
Right-click the container title or the icon of shrunken RSS container to show some specific RSS container menu items, such as Refresh (to refresh all selected news feed containers) Copy URL, Go to URL and Reset Icon in addition to the normal container menu items:
- The 'Refresh on Expand/Unfold' option saves you the trouble of clicking refresh, and is pretty useful for weather RSS news feeds.
- Select the 'Built-in Viewer' option to override the global setting for individual RSS containers.
- Select the 'Article Tooltip' to show the first few lines of the news feed item in a tooltip when hovering the headline with the mouse or when scrolling through headlines with the arrow-keys.
- Select 'Highlight Subjects' to highlight news items that contain keywords you previously searched for or selected to track. See Subject Tracker for more.
- Select 'Filter...' to filter out any headline that doesn't include one or more of the specified keywords. See below for more.
Some of the options in the menu are also accessible from the RSS container itself:

Set all items as read by clicking the [R] button at the bottom right of the container.
Quickly adjust headlines' size by clicking the [+] and [-] buttons next to the [R] button.

Right-click a headline to create a new note with the item's description.
Middle-click a headline to open it with the default browser in the background.
Use the mouse wheel + [Ctrl] (or the Pinch Zoom gesture) to resize headlines.
Use the mouse wheel + [Shift] to scroll horizontally.
When you open a news item, or press [F12], the RSS Viewer dialog will be displayed:
- Disable the RSS Viewer for each individual RSS container in order to load the items directly on site. Even when the RSS viewer is enabled for a specific container, right-click a headline, [Ctrl] and left-click or [Ctrl+Enter], in order to open the article on the website.

RSS Search

Search for news feed items by opening the Search RSS dialog using [Ctrl+S] or from the main menu in SideSlide's title bar. The top 4 menu items are RSS related:

The RSS Search dialog lets you 'search as you type' within populated news feeds' titles and descriptions:

Subject Tracker

Highlight headlines of feeds that contain specific words by adding subjects you are interested in to the Subject Tracker: Subject Tracker → Add. When refreshing a feed and the tracked subject is found in one of the articles, the article's headline will be highlighted:

Disable/enable headline highlighting individually for each RSS container (Right-click a container and select Highlight Subjects).
Click a subject from the Subject Tracker menu to load up the RSS Search dialog and highlight it within the content of the article.
Show tracked subjects and remove: Subject Tracker → Edit.
When containers are shrunk and subjects are found in one of the articles within the news feed, the RSS icon on top of the container icon will change from red to green:

Filter

Rather than highlighting specific headlines, it's also possible to filter out any headline that doesn't contain one or more of the specified keywords. Select the 'Filter...' menu command from the RSS right-click menu and enter a comma separated list of keywords. Headlines containing one or more of the keywords in the list will be shown while all the rest will remain hidden:

When a filter is applied, the RSS container title will be shown in italic font.

Detaching news feed containers

When RSS news feed containers are detached, set them to automatically refresh every 5, 10 or 30 minutes by clicking 'Auto':

Pictures

Add pictures to the workspace or to a container from the New right-click menu, or by dragging a picture file from Windows Explorer or an image from the web browser while holding down the [Shift] key:

Resize a picture by dragging it from any corner.

There are a few things that can be done with each picture, such as, replacing it with another one keeping the same size, adding a comment (visible when hovering with the mouse over the picture), converting it to a shortcut to the picture file, changing to a relative path and more. Right-click a picture to see the menu:

Every JPEG picture you add to the workspace can be turned into a slideshow, displaying other pictures from the same folder. Start the slideshow by clicking the [Play] button at the bottom right of the picture, and stop is with the [Stop] button. By default, the slideshow will advance every time the workspace is undocked, keeping things interesting. This functionality can be disabled via [Settings → Dock → Auto Slideshow].

Reminders

SideSlide lets you add multiple reminders to the workspace. You can add a reminder from the right-click menu, use the keyboard shortcut [Ctrl+R], drag text (e.g., from the web or Outlook) while holding [Shift], or quickly enter a reminder by typing 'r' followed by the minutes and text.

Here's the Add Reminder dialog:

Enabling the 24-hour check-box will impact not just the format for selecting reminder times, but also when displaying the time in the title bar (using the %TIME% macro).

By default, reminders are added as folded containers showing the scheduled date and time:

Choose a different name by Right-clicking the reminder's title-bar and select Rename.

Reminders are special containers, so it's possible to edit the text inside, change colors and more. When hovering over the reminder icon (when shrunk) or name (when folded), a tooltip will be displayed showing the time it is scheduled to appear:

Detach reminders from the workspace manually or automatically upon creation by selecting [Settings → Containers → Detach Reminders]
Turn reminders into notes and notes into reminders from the note or reminder right-click menu.
Start the reminder text with an exclamation point (!) so that when you clear the reminder by selecting [Complete] it will be turned into a note.
Create Quick Reminders from the Keyboard Launcher.
Right-click a reminder to change its colors, rename it, edit and more.
Create Quick Reminders, in different colors, by typing 'r ' followed by a number (0-99 for minutes) and the reminder text. For more details, refer to the Keyboard Launcher section above.

The reminder alert appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen. The alert's color corresponds to the reminder color in the workspace:

Select Edit to reschedule the reminder.
Select [Settings → General → Repeat Reminder] to keep the reminder alarm sound going for 10 times.
Change the snooze interval from the default 5 minutes in [Settings → General → Snooze]
The alarm sound you hear is the alarm.wav file found in SideSlide's root folder. Change it to any other WAV file, or delete it. There are plenty of alarm sounds in "C:\Windows\media". Copy a wav file to SideSlide's root folder, delete alarm.wav and rename the new file instead.
Download alternative alarm sounds: Here. A more modern one here. Another sound can be downloaded here, and the original one can be downloaded here.

There’s much more to explore with SideSlide, including features like Folder Connectors and more. Be sure to right-click everything and experiment! Until a proper user manual is ready, this tour will help you get started. You can also find lots of details in the Change Log about newly added features.

Extras

This should be a USB memory stick Use SideSlide from a USB drive/Portable Installation

Download the portable version Zip file from the Download page and extract to the USB drive.

Any object (wallpaper, file, folder, picture, etc) you add from the same USB drive will be accessible even when Windows assigns a different drive letter to the drive.

Quickly change the target path for shortcuts be using the "@" (at symbol) instead of the drive letter when editing shortcuts from within the Shortcut Properties dialog.

Multiple Workspaces

To use multiple workspaces, extract the portable version into separate folders (e.g., SideSlide1, SideSlide2, etc.) and launch SideSlide.exe from each folder. You can customize the title for each workspace by navigating to Settings → General and adjusting the Title Bar option. This allows you to treat each workspace as a distinct container, making it easier to differentiate between them. Additionally, you can completely hide the title bar using the /notitlebar command-line parameter. If you prefer, the workspace can be shown as a tab with a custom label when docked, making it even simpler to identify each workspace. To set this up, go to Settings → Dock → Size → Tab.

You can also launch all workspaces simultaneously by starting the main workspace first. To do this, create a container named #STARTUP and place shortcuts to the other SideSlide.exe executable files inside it. Additionally, you can use the /notitlebar and /nosplash command-line parameters for each of the shortcuts from within the Shortcut Properties dialog.

When starting SideSlide with the /notitlebar command-line parameter, a new menu command will appear, allowing you to quickly toggle the title bar on and off for quick adjustments:

Show/Hide the Workspaces using a 3rd party software

When starting SideSlide.exe from the same location (e.g. the default installation folder), the workspace will show if it's hidden or undock. You can use a 3rd party software such as Logitech SetPoint, Microsoft Keyboard and Mouse Center or the Surface Pen to set a button that shows and hides the workspace by pointing to SideSlide.exe.

Themes (Last Update: April 15, 2025)

Download additional themes to completely change SideSlide's appearance:

Click the image below to download the theme's zip file.
Open SideSlide's settings folder by pressing [F3] when the workspace is in focus and [F3] again when the Settings dialog is displayed.
Extract the zip file into the SideSlide\Skin folder. The .ngt file should be in the Skin folder, Buttons and Wallpaper in Skin\Buttons and Skin\Wallpaper.

Simply Dark 2

Leaf

Simply Dark

Constellation

Peacock

Alien Planet

White on Blue

Purple Haze

Sky

Techno Blue

Techno Brown

Vista

Wave

Dark Order

Blue Order

Blue

Claws

Golden Sand

Gray

Green

Orange

Alien Planet 2

Diamond Tech

The Game

The Game 2

Post It

Some themes are using the same title-bar buttons and some use the preinstalled ones such as the default button set.
Rather than themes which include a wallpaper, you can also choose a color scheme by loading up the Appearance dialog [F4] and selecting a color scheme from the Colors list:

Custom Default Container Icons

Exit the program and overwrite the icons located in the SideSlide root folder (reminder.ico, note.ico, and emptyicon.ico) with the ones in the zip file:

SideSlideConIcons0.zip (the original icons)

SideSlideConIcons1.zip

SideSlideConIcons2.zip

SideSlideConIcons3.zip

Command line arguments

/?: Display a list of command line arguments.
/hide: Launch SideSlide with the main workspace window hidden.
/nosplash: Suppress the splash screen at startup.
/notitlebar: Hide SideSlide's title bar. Useful when running multiple instances of SideSlide.
/portable: Launch SideSlide in portable mode.
/loadrss: Load RSS newsfeeds on startup.

For backup:

/backup: Backup SideSlide settings into a zip file. The file, SideSlide_Backup.zip, is created in SideSlide's settings folder unless the /path option is specified.
/path [path]: Destination folder for the backup Zip file.
/silent: Suppress the "Backup Complete" notification.

Using non-English characters for shortcuts, container names and other workspace elements (v5.45b and above)

Setting a Language for Non-Unicode Applications:

Open the Control Panel.
Select "Clock and Region".
Select "Region".
Click the "Administrative" tab.
Under "Language for non-Unicode programs" click "Change system locale".
Choose your language under "Current system locale" or select "Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support".

Windows Vista/7/8/10/11: Starting an app that requires admin privileges without the UAC prompt

Select the Administrator check-box for shortcuts that require admin privileges, but it's also possible to run shortcuts with the highest privileges without the UAC prompt:

Click the Windows Start button.
Enter Task and launch the Task Scheduler application.
From the menu select Action and Create Task...
Give the task an easy to remember name (preferably the name of the program you want to run with admin privileges, e.g. CCleaner).
Check the Run with highest privileges check-box.
Switch to the Action tab, click New... and then click Browse... to select the program.
Click OK twice.

From SideSlide:

Add the program shortcut to the workspace, right-click the new shortcut and select Properties.
Optional: Select and copy the path from the Target field and paste it in the Icon field.
Check the Command check-box.
Enter schtasks /run /tn "THE NAME YOU CHOSE FOR THE TASK" in the command field.

Shortcut to My Computer

C:\Windows\explorer.exe

Shortcut to delete folders and files

@echo off
if exist %1\ (
	rmdir /s %1
) else (
	if exist %1 (
		del %1
	) 
)

Warning: Use with caution!

Delete.bat

Taking back Win+S shortcut key

Since the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, the key combination Win+S opens Search/Cortana.

If you want to use it for SideSlide again, follow these steps:

Open the Registry Editor and navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\
Create or edit DisabledHotkeys as an Expandable String Value.
Double-click it and type s.
Log out and log back in.

You will now be able to use Win+S as SideSlide's Global Hotkey.

Alternatively, you can download and run this registry file to make the change automatically.

Always back up the registry before making any changes!

Shortcut to 'Show my Desktop' (hide/minimize all windows and show the desktop)

Create a new System Command shortcut (Ctrl+O), then copy and paste the following in the Command field:

%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}

Set the "Run:" dropdown list to "Minimized".

Windows 10/11 apps

1. Open the Container Library [F6].

2. Enter 'apps' in the Search field and press the Enter key or click the 'Go' button.

3. Select a container and click 'Add'.

Shortcut to Task Manager

Search for "Task Manager" in the Container Library [F6] and add the container. Move the shortcut to any location in the workspace and also set it for Speed Launch.

Shortcut to the Windows Terminal and executing commands from the Keyboard Launcher (Windows 11)

Create a new System Command and enter 'wt' in the Command field, or create a normal shortcut and enter 'wt' in the Target field. Then, set the icon to point to C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.22.10731.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\wt.exe (or a similar location)

Shortcut to Microsoft Edge Browser

Create a new Web URL shortcut (Ctrl+W) and paste the following into the URL field:

microsoft-edge://

Shortcut to Windows Update

Create a new System Command shortcut (Ctrl+O), then copy and paste the following in the Command field:

start ms-settings:windowsupdate

Select "Minimized" from the "Run" drop-down list.

Other Windows apps

Create a new Web URL shortcut (Ctrl+W), then copy and paste one of the following in the URL field:

bingweather://

bingmaps://

ms-clock://

ms-photos://

microsoft.windows.camera://

onenote-cmd://

mailto://

ms-windows-store://

mswindowsmusic://

mswindowsvideo://

ms-settings://

calculator://

ms-todo://

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