Hotkeycontrol

Hotkeycontrol is a powerful, yet simple-to-use Windows software solution that allows users to set up hotkeys for various actions on their computer, in order to open a file faster or adjust the volume, for instance.

Once you launch it, the program places an icon in the Windows system tray that lets you enable and disable hotkey monitoring but also to access its configuration screen and change the standard shortcuts. Basically, the program needs to be running for your hotkeys to work, but the tray icon also allows you to temporarily disable monitoring for the selected configuration.

Speaking of settings, the configuration panel is the place where you may spend most of the time because it allows you to assign your hotkeys to the desired action, like opening a file or running a program.

You can also create dedicated key combinations to control volume or mute the sound, adjust monitor brightness, pause or play music and jump to next or previous tracks in the default media player.

Macros are supported too and so are active window commands, which means Hotkeycontrol gives you the power to close a window, hide one, keep it on top, enable transparency or maximize it just by triggering a hotkey.

Hotkeycontrol can be configured to handle computer shutdowns, restarts, monitor status and screensaver via dedicated keyboard shortcuts, so you may actually spend some time setting up the program.

There's nothing too complicated and a help manual is also available, just in case you need more information on a built-in feature. Hotkeycontrol remains light on hardware resources all the time and works flawlessly on all popular Windows versions.

All things considered, Hotkeycontrol is the tool you need if you want to control your apps of your operating system from the comfort of your keyboard. It has minimal impact on PC performance and comes loaded with plenty of options for a great amount of Windows actions.