[RESOLVED] Microsoft Keyboard Shortcut for Metro Media Player

[jseidel]

I have a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 that allows 5 hot keys to be set to the programs of your choice. How do I set a hot key to open a program that runs on the new Windows 8 Metro interface? Can you? Specifically I want to open Metro Media Player but I cannot locate the executable file for it or any other metro programs to set the hot key. Metro Media Player is published by Klonworks and I find no program listings in any folder entitled Klonworks or Metro Media Player. The whole functionality of the metro interface is different but there must be an executable file somewhere that opens it with the tile on the Start Screen. How do I find it to make a hot key work?
TIA
J.

[Train]

R-click and check the properties of the tile. My guess it should list where it is.

[jseidel]

Right clicking on the tile presents three options on the bar at the bottom: Unpin from Start, Uninstall, Larger/Smaller (depending on size of tile). Nowhere does it show the target program or executable file that it opens:

[Train]

There went a good idea out the window. Hope someone can help you.

[jseidel]

I received this reply from the Klonworks, the folks that wrote the Metro Media Player program:
"Thanks for your questions and for downloading and support Metro Media Player. I hope you enjoy the application as much as I enjoyed writing it.

I did a little research and discovered that all Metro Apps are contained in a secret hidden directory inside Program Files, called Windows Apps. Unfortunately, it is not accessible and you can’t make a shortcut to it and have it work because it needs to run in an app container. However, there is a cool little utility that bridges the gap and may give you exactly what you are looking for:

http://www.technize.net/how-to-creat...ows-8-desktop/
follow this link to and it will explain what you need to know to make it work. Interesting question, and I hope this helps to answer it."
As stated on the linked page, it works only with MS written Metro programs. Even if it did work with third party apps, one would accomplish nothing because it would create a shortcut icon on the desktop that would be the target and I'm not sure if one would gain any fewer keystrokes or clicks by doing this. All it would really do is open the app from the desktop if one wanted to bypass the new Windows 8 Start screen.
J.