Activate multiple programs and folders at the same time in Windows

You are using a computer running Windows, you have a lot of favorite programs and applications that want to activate simultaneously with just one click. So with the free Splat tool, you can open multiple programs, files and folders at the same time. Here's how to do it.

Step 1 : Because the Splat application runs under pre-established profiles. So you will have to create new profiles first. To create a new profile, just click the New Profile button in the toolbar, or you can also go to the File menu> New Profile .

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Step 2 : In the Add profile dialog box displayed, enter a name for the new profile to be created. For ease of tracking and use, you can specify the name of the profile according to the applications you want them to start at the same time. After entering the name, press the OK button to continue.

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Step 3 : Now, you will proceed to add applications to the newly created profile. To do so, click the Insert Entry icon.

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Step 4 : In the Add entry dialog box displayed, you will see there are many options, in which the default Action item is selected as Run, but there are three other options you may be interested in and include: Close application, Kill application and Wait / delay . Depending on how you want to use, select the appropriate Action option. For example, if you want to open multiple applications at once, just select Run (if not running), then click the file icon on the right side of the Target pane to select the executable files (* .exe) needed. Run or click the folder icon to select any folder. The Launch state section allows you to select the size of the program window when activated, which will open the screen in full screen, minimize, hide or normal. Finally click the Save button to save the changes.

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Do the same to add programs and folders to start at the same time on the profile.

Step 5 : After you have added all the applications or folders you want to run simultaneously, you will see the interface of the program as shown below.

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Step 6 : To quickly activate your favorite programs or folders, you can set the shortcut keys you want to use for your newly created profile by right-clicking on the profile name in the list in the left column. and select Edit launch hotkey .

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Step 7 : In the Hide / show hotkey window displayed, select the shortcut that you will use to quickly activate the programs or folders simultaneously. After selecting, press the Accept button to apply

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So, whenever you need to activate programs or folders at the same time, just press the shortcut combination you have set up, all your favorite programs will be activated immediately.

Set up Splat

Usually with the default settings of the Splat application, you can use it well, but if you need to change the settings to better suit your usage needs, do the following:

From the main interface of the application, you switch to Options tab , all settings of the program are located under the General section, but you only need to pay attention to a few settings: Allow the program to start with System ( Start with Windows ), minimize the program icon on startup ( Minimize on Startup ), minimize the program icon to the system tray ( Minimize to tray ), close the program from the system tray ( Close to tray) ), completely hide the Close button minimizes , display the pre-launch profile ( Display last selected profile on startup ) . Also, you can change the application font by Click the font List button.

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Good luck!