It can do more than just launch apps so trying to be sure we have a great, straight forward name that works for everyone,” he tweeted. “Help us name our Win+R project (we call launcher internally) for Power Toys. Launch next monthĬlint Rutkas, member of the PowerToys team, took to Twitter to ask the community for help in finding a new name for the app once it goes live next month. The app can take control of the Windows key + R hotkey, currently used by the run dialog in the operating system, to show up on the screen at any time, regardless of what you’re doing on the device. Like Apple’s very own macOS Spotlight tool bundled with the OS, PowerLauncher, relies on a search box that takes the focus on the screen and allows you to search for multiple types of content, including apps and files.
Microsoft will launch a Spotlight-like app launcher for Windows 10 as soon as the next month, according to a roadmap shared by the company recently, so it’s now looking for an official name for use for this release.Ĭurrently codenamed PowerLauncher, the new app launcher, which works separately from the Start menu in Windows 10, is part of the modern version of PowerToys.