Start 11 Keyboard shortcut for opening file location / run as admin

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Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to perform the following actions using a keyboard shortcut.

  • Open the containing directory of a search result
    • For example, in Everything, if you press Ctrl-Enter on a search result, it will open the directory. (I discovered that Ctrl-Enter in Start11 opens a web search, which is also cool!)
  • Run as Admin
    • For example, in the standard Win10/11 start menu, there is an extended area to the right of the result with options such as Run as administrator. These can be arrowed to using the keyboard. I was wondering if there was anything like this in Start11.

 

Thanks for the help!

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
You can disable Start11 search and that will than default back to use Windows search and you should get all those keystroke back.

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Ctrl + Shift + clicking (or enter) on an item should run it as admin.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi basj, thank for your for the response!

I love Start11's search function (it's much better than the built-in one), so I would like to keep using it! I was hoping Start11 offered these features natively. :) Maybe they could be suggested as enhancements.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you Neil Banfield, that's exactly what I was looking for!!!